First Photos of MIT's $100 Laptop

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uhohs

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and now we wait for this to change the world... heh.

lets see how much violence/theft this is going to incite in 3rd world countries.
 
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JS80

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You know what's going to end up happening? People who don't "need" this (like 100% of ATOT) are going to buy it. This will either put a strain on supply that would otherwise go to those who are in need, or push prices above the pricepoint at which those in need could afford it. You can't fvck with economics.
 
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CPA

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kids may be starving, but heh at least they'll have cheap laptops.
 
nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: JS80
You know what's going to end up happening? People who don't "need" this (like 100% of ATOT) are going to buy it. This will either put a strain on supply that would otherwise go to those who are in need, or puch prices above the pricepoint at which those in need could afford it. You can't fvck with economics.
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I don't think they're going to be available for general purchase.
 
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juancferrer

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They're making them so that it'll actually cost them $100, right? So sell them to us for $150/$200, and you pretty much pay for some kid in Africa to have one for free.
 
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vtqanh

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Originally posted by: juancferrer
They're making them so that it'll actually cost them $100, right? So sell them to us for $150/$200, and you pretty much pay for some kid in Africa to have one for free.
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I think I read somewhere that initially it would cost them more than 100, but as productivity increases, they will be able to bring it down to ~100
 
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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: JS80
You know what's going to end up happening? People who don't "need" this (like 100% of ATOT) are going to buy it. This will either put a strain on supply that would otherwise go to those who are in need, or puch prices above the pricepoint at which those in need could afford it. You can't fvck with economics.
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I don't think they're going to be available for general purchase.
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yeah, but the nigerian spammers are going to offer them on ebay for sure. my contact, mumbuntu, said that i could have 50 laptops for $10,000; western union transfer of course. let me know if you guys want one!
 
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91TTZ

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Did they really need to make it that damn ugly? Looks like a cross between a Nerf boomerang and a Snork.

Also, for the same price, you can get a used laptop that destroys this cheap new laptop.
 
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