Quanta confirms one million OLPC XO orders

According to InfoWorld (via Yahoo News), contract manufacturer Quanta Computer has confirmed that they've received orders for one million of the long-awaited OLPC XO laptops anticipated by children and geeks alike, with orders expected to further increase throughout the rest of the year. If that goes as planned, Quanta says it could ship as many as ten million of the laptops before year's end, which would go a long way towards getting the little green laptop down to its intended $100 price point, possibly even ahead of the 2008 target date for a price drop. Quanta also revealed that NickNeg is apparently not the only one obsessed with the project, with company president Michael Wang saying "this is our chairman's pet project, it's his life." Not that there's anything wrong with being obsessed with a gadget, of course.

[EDawg @ Feb 15th 2007 2:21PM]

I want one of these so bad its killing me. And from what I understand you.can't.have.one. Which makes the wanting worse.

[andy @ Feb 15th 2007 3:42PM]

It'll be made in China, so you know it'll be ripped off and black marketed. OLPC wants it that way anyway so it'll be cheaper and more readily available. So you'll be able to get it here.


If you want an officially sanctioned version; you know there's always ebay.

[NovaLand @ Feb 15th 2007 3:35PM]

Funny there's a color picture on the screen, but last time i read the specs it said there were going to be a monocrome display...

[EDawg @ Feb 15th 2007 3:54PM]

Funny you mentioned ebay Andy--- is it me or does this scream: "SCAM!!!"

The logo on this thing says "Koolu" but to me it says "PhotoShop"

And $499? WTF?? I'll wait for the Chinese knock off

http://cgi.ebay.com/Koolus-Green-Tiny-PC-OLPC-One-Laptop-Per-Child-XO_W0QQitemZ330088664818QQihZ014QQcategoryZ140076QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Mac Filmmaking @ Feb 15th 2007 8:57PM]

I have seen one of these and it looks awesome. It's very small and works well.
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http://macfilmmaking.blogspot.com

[Xenia @ Feb 16th 2007 8:46AM]

@NovaLand: The OLPC laptop has two graphic modes. The energy-saving B/W mode, even readable in plain sunlight, and the color mode. So the picture is no fake.

See: http://olpc.com/quick-facts.html

[DannyMac @ Feb 16th 2007 12:53PM]

Yes, I really do wish they'd release these in America. I wish my state of Kentucky would get on board with this. Our Governor has this initiative called "No Child Left Offline" where they give computers to schools and the like. This would be great for Eastern Kentucky where there are many poor communities that would benefit from having a laptop such as this. If states didn't want to divvy up the money, they could finance half of what it costs $50/$75 and have parents pay the rest. If there's a family who cannot afford it still, they could pay the rest for those less fortunate children. Perhaps I should write my heads of government on this matter--I think I will.

[Tim Quernemoen @ Feb 16th 2007 8:38PM]

This has been one of the most over covered stories on engadget!
How is this still a story? Any other gadget this old would already be replaced with a new better one by now.