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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Tuesday 13 Oct 2009 14:15 : \____
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> Asus Eee PCs in USA Schools: A First-Hand Report
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>>| The 901 Linux model has an 8.9" screen, weighs about 2.5 pounds, and has a
>>| 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB Solid State Drive, Linux,
>>| and a 6 Cell Battery with about 4-6 hours of battery life. Those seemed to
>>| me to be the right features for elementary and middle school education (high
>>| school students would probably want a slightly bigger screen and keyboard).
>>| The price - currently $275 retail on Amazon and presumably cheaper for a
>>| large order purchased through a distributor - is pretty good too.
>> `----
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>> http://www.olpcnews.com/commentary/academia/asus_eee_pcs_in_usa_schools_a.html
>
> Teachers reported that the performance of the computers was excellent,
> and they noted no real differences in performance between these computers
> and more powerful computers their students have previously used.
>
> Interesting little factoid, that.
I guess they don't need to run Vista or MSO07. That would require a whole cluster of XOs.
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