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Rob Beard wrote: > On 10/02/2010 11:34, Gordon Henderson wrote: >> On Wed, 10 Feb 2010, tom wrote: >> >>> Gordon Henderson wrote: >>>> >>>> http://www.norhtec.com/products/gecko/index.html >>>> >>>> RRP is $199 too. >>>> >>>> And yes, it can run Linux! >>>> >>>> I gues by the name, they're aiming it at schools. Interesting though. >> >>> Any UK sellers that you know of? >> >> No... >> >> Reading more, I don't think they're making it yet - just looking for >> orders, and the price is going to vary according to how many you >> order too. >> >> entry level is a 1GHz processor with 512MB of RAM. >> >> However it's an intersting concept - thanks to the proliferation of >> cameras, gadgets, etc. you can buy AA batteries almsot anywhere in >> the world now. >> >> They're claiming the CPU uses 1.2 watts too - so now the effort must >> be put into the display chip & backlight as at those power levels, I >> imagine it's almost comparable with ARM for the cpu speed... >> >> Gordon >> > > I'd be interested in one depending on the price, although I'm kinda > worried that $199 will translate to £199. > > I wonder if it's worth mentioning to some of the big online suppliers > (eBuyer.com, Aria, Scan etc) who have the buying power to buy these in > the thousands, maybe that might bring the prices down a little. > > Rob > > > If you read on and look at the U-tube vids they are looking for partners. You can get them in kit form too according to one of the vids. The idea being that the school teachers / parents in developing countries can assemble them themselves to reduce the costs even further. The design looks very modular so the CPU modules / Memory can be swapped out ... useful for breakdowns. Since the unit can use either HDD or a SD Flash card, its possible to ignore the HDD bay completely (making it lighter on the pocket / weight / batteries). You can order without the HDD and put your own recycled HDD drive. Alternatively if you dont need the extra storage, there is a internal USB port tucked in the HDD compartment so other devices (WI-MAX, bluetooth, etc ... can be plugged in and stored there). They dont look that hard to construct. Tom. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html