[Chicago] OLPC vs Classmate

[Atul Varma]

Is the Classmate actually being marketed to the U.S. or to the
third-world?  I could see it being fairly cool if it was actually
intended for U.S. audiences, which have better access to power and
such, but as far as the whole third-world thing goes, it does appear
as though the OLPC has the upper hand.

- Atul

On 4/25/07, Chris McAvoy <chris.mcavoy at gmail.com> wrote:
> The classmate looks like a "my first soul sucking laptop."  I heard it
> comes with "kiddie-Quicken" for managing your allowance.
>
> (that last part isn't true.)
>
> The goals are so wildly different between classmate and olpc...one is
> trying to change the world, the other is trying to keep the status
> quo.  (deciding which is which is an exercise left to the reader,
> hint: olpc is trying to change the world.)
>
> *snap*
>
> Chris
>
> On 4/25/07, Ian Bicking <ianb at colorstudy.com> wrote:
> > The Classmate PC is laaame...
> >
> > http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/04/intel_olpc_smac.html
> >
> > I'd been under the impression it was just a slightly different class,
> > but it's barely any more powerful than the XO.
> >
> > Comparison chart here:
> >
> > http://laptopmag.com/features/Intel-vs-OLPC-Battle-of-Good-Wills.htm?Page=2
> >
> > Note that the goals for battery life for the XO are actually higher than
> > what's listed, though probably the standard they use for measuring it
> > doesn't work for the techniques OLPC is trying (the XO will be usable
> > even when asleep, so for some kinds of usage the power consumption will
> > be lower).  Also, the XO won't use Lithium Ion batteries because of
> > safety issues.
> >
> > Here's a nice picture of the Classmate's screen:
> >
> > http://flickr.com/photos/dcmetroblogger/409238819/in/set-72157594232448993
> >
> > --
> > Ian Bicking | ianb at colorstudy.com | http://blog.ianbicking.org
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