Comments on: Read e-books on ‘the cheapest laptop in the world’? Or is it a scam? http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/read-e-books-on-the-the-cheapest-laptop-in-the-world/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tamas Simon http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/read-e-books-on-the-the-cheapest-laptop-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-477631 Tamas Simon Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:36:57 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6883#comment-477631 250$ or 150$ makes a big difference. Even OLPC could not keep the price that low and they have the advantage of - not trying to make any profit - ordering in extra large quantities But definitely cheap (200$) laptops are coming, probably for the XMas season... 250$ or 150$ makes a big difference.
Even OLPC could not keep the price that low and they have the advantage of
- not trying to make any profit
- ordering in extra large quantities

But definitely cheap (200$) laptops are coming, probably for the XMas season…

]]> By: Alan Wallcraft http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/read-e-books-on-the-the-cheapest-laptop-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-477613 Alan Wallcraft Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:19:32 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6883#comment-477613 Even if this offer is vaporous, cheap laptops will run Linux because Windows XP is expensive and because Linux generally runs faster on resource limited machines. For example, the ASUS Eee PC 701 is real and will cost $200-250 with a 7" screen (a later model will have a 10" screen for more money). It will come with Linux. So software e-book readers that don't run on Linux are at a disadvantage, and that is essentially all of them with DRM support. This includes MobiPocket, which runs on some Linux devices (eg. PepperPad 3 and iLiad) but not on Linux laptops. Adobe's Digital Editions will eventually have a Linux version, but it isn't available yet. Even if this offer is vaporous, cheap laptops will run Linux because Windows XP is expensive and because Linux generally runs faster on resource limited machines. For example, the ASUS Eee PC 701 is real and will cost $200-250 with a 7″ screen (a later model will have a 10″ screen for more money). It will come with Linux.

So software e-book readers that don’t run on Linux are at a disadvantage, and that is essentially all of them with DRM support. This includes MobiPocket, which runs on some Linux devices (eg. PepperPad 3 and iLiad) but not on Linux laptops. Adobe’s Digital Editions will eventually have a Linux version, but it isn’t available yet.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/read-e-books-on-the-the-cheapest-laptop-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-477573 David Rothman Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:26:46 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6883#comment-477573 <p>Thanks,Tamas. Well, as I said, it's too early for a final judgment. For a nonSlash perspective, go <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5789" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Also see <a href="http://www.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=%22Medison+%22&btnG=Search+News" rel="nofollow">Google news roundup.</a> David Thanks,Tamas. Well, as I said, it’s too early for a final judgment. For a nonSlash perspective, go here. Also see Google news roundup. David

]]> By: Tamas Simon http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/read-e-books-on-the-the-cheapest-laptop-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-477554 Tamas Simon Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:06:35 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6883#comment-477554 This was picked up on Slashdot where the "wisdom of the crowds" said that it's probably a scam. I agree. Would be nice to confirm it... especially if it's not :) This was picked up on Slashdot where the “wisdom of the crowds” said that it’s probably a scam. I agree.
Would be nice to confirm it… especially if it’s not :)

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