Ooh, ONE USB port! And stunning resolution! Doesn't look very light either. I hope it's at least durable. And don't get me started on ECS' (severe lack of) quality. Might be fun to tinker with if it's rugged and the price is right.
Yet another boring cut down laptop. Depressing that Intel is behind it. I would have hoped that Chipzilla would be doing something innovative with solid-state memory and no moving parts. Maybe that's the 3rd generation?
With a decent battery life, there is a lot of useful stuff that computer could do. Small screen, yes, but that was what we used to have. Ten years ago this would have been red-hot office hardware.
How long before a Linux version for such machines?
Of course, it isn't the least expensive laptop of this performance. I hope some of the money is going on making them harder to break.
Remember, the trogs may attempt to hit each other with them. Wouldn't want to damage the sensitives inside, forcing the parents to buy a new one in expaseration every week! (Or every day, if some tales of certain schools are anything to go by.)
What the hell do kids really need computers for? Certainly not for education.
In my interactions with school age kids it is getting obvious that research skills are getting worse and kids are falling into the trap of just believing the first Google hit they get, doing a cut and paste and they're done.
Velocity Micro Edge Z30 Midsize Desktop (2.66GHz Intel Core i5 750, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, DVD±RW DL, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit)
Apple iMac All-In-One Desktop (3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR2, 1TB, DVD+-RW DL, Mac OS X v10.5 Snow Leopard, 27" LCD)
HP (Hewlett-Packard) Pavilion p6210f Mini-Tower Desktop (2.6GHz Athlon II X4 620, 6GB DDR2, 640GB HDD, DVD±RW DL, Windows 7 Home Premium)
HP (Hewlett-Packard) Compaq Presario CQ5210F Mini-Tower Desktop (2.7GHz Athlon 64 X2 215, 3GB DDR2, 500GB, DVD±RW DL, Windows 7 Home Premium)
Apple iMac All-In-One Desktop (3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR2, 500GB, DVD+-RW DL, Mac OS X v10.5 Snow Leopard, 21.5" LCD)
Daewoo's laptop is child's play – literally
Anonymous Coward
Looks very stripped down... #
Posted Monday 23rd June 2008 11:39 GMT
Ooh, ONE USB port! And stunning resolution! Doesn't look very light either. I hope it's at least durable. And don't get me started on ECS' (severe lack of) quality. Might be fun to tinker with if it's rugged and the price is right.
Ashley Pomeroy
Only from Tomy #
Posted Monday 23rd June 2008 11:59 GMT
In the first shot, it resembles one of those old Grandstand electronic games - like Scramble. Remember them? With the light-up screens?
Nigel
Depressing #
Posted Monday 23rd June 2008 12:09 GMT
Yet another boring cut down laptop. Depressing that Intel is behind it. I would have hoped that Chipzilla would be doing something innovative with solid-state memory and no moving parts. Maybe that's the 3rd generation?
Dave Bell
Tempting... #
Posted Monday 23rd June 2008 13:07 GMT
With a decent battery life, there is a lot of useful stuff that computer could do. Small screen, yes, but that was what we used to have. Ten years ago this would have been red-hot office hardware.
How long before a Linux version for such machines?
Of course, it isn't the least expensive laptop of this performance. I hope some of the money is going on making them harder to break.
Nìall Tracey
"nifty carry handle"? #
Posted Monday 23rd June 2008 13:27 GMT
Doesn't it ever rain in Korea?!?!
Vendicar Decarian
Little apes #
Posted Monday 23rd June 2008 14:03 GMT
Looks like a robust design. Exactly what you want to give the little apes.
I look forward to 32 gig solid state, higher resolution with an atom.
kain preacher
what #
Posted Monday 23rd June 2008 21:29 GMT
lets see I could pay $530 USD for that or $479 USD for this
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=Versatile+performance&series_name=C700T_series
Pyros
But! #
Posted Monday 23rd June 2008 23:44 GMT
But, is it ToughBook quality?
Remember, the trogs may attempt to hit each other with them. Wouldn't want to damage the sensitives inside, forcing the parents to buy a new one in expaseration every week! (Or every day, if some tales of certain schools are anything to go by.)
Charles Manning
Tykes and computers #
Posted Tuesday 24th June 2008 02:43 GMT
Why?
What the hell do kids really need computers for? Certainly not for education.
In my interactions with school age kids it is getting obvious that research skills are getting worse and kids are falling into the trap of just believing the first Google hit they get, doing a cut and paste and they're done.
Anonymous Coward
Re: what #
Posted Tuesday 24th June 2008 08:19 GMT
Can we have a rule that anyone obviously not getting the whole laptot thing is moderated out on sight? It's getting bloody tedious.
E
I keep seeing 'Likud' not 'Lukid'. #
Posted Tuesday 24th June 2008 13:08 GMT
Can't imagine why though.