Pinoy kids are mostly on their own. Give them laptops, please. They might make something good off it.

Goes to show that it *is* possible, but hardware manufacturers are dragging their feet because it’s not as profitable. That has been the whole point of OLPC. If OLPC hadn’t done it, nobody else would.

I believe OLPC is still trying to bring the price down to $100 per unit.

CPU – Intel® Celeron® M Processor 370 (1.5 GHz, 90nm, FSB400, 1 MB L2 cache, uPGA478)
DISPLAY – 14.0″ WXGA (1280×768) TFT
HARD DRIVE – 40 GB
MEMORY – 64-bit wide DDR data channel, One 200-pin SODIMM socket, supporting DDR 333/400, 256 MB Expandable up to 1GB, based on SODIMM Modules
VIDEO CONTROLLER – VIA PN800 integration, Shared Memory Architecture up to 64MB, 128 bit 3D graphic engine, Support analog monitor pixel resolution up to 1920×1400,
SOUND SYSTEM – AC’97 2.2 Compliant Interface, 3D stereo enhanced sound system, Sound-Blaster PROTM Compatible, S/PDIF Digital output (5.1 CH), 1x Built-in Microphone, 2x Built-in Speakers
COMMUNICATION – 10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet on board, 802.11g MiniPCI Wireless LAN

you know how much? $150 USD compared to OLPC’s $175

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