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guardian.co.uk - 2/3/2009

India to launch credit crunch £7 laptop, world's cheapest computer

— guardian.co.uk — The credit crunch computer is set to arrive tomorrow in India when officials unveil the 500 rupee... ( (more) India to launch credit crunch £7 laptop, world's ...

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business.timesonline.co.uk - 2/3/2009

India set to follow cheap car with £7 laptop

— business.timesonline.co.uk — Indians may soon be able to buy the ultimate in credit-crunch computing a laptop that costs only... 500 rupees ( 7). The government-developed laptop is the latest in ultra-cheap engineering to emerge from the sub-continent. It is also the most ... (more) India set to follow cheap car with £7 laptop

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engadget.com - 2/3/2009

India 'unveils' $20 laptop, the Sakshat

— engadget.com — As expected, India's government unveiled the jointly-developed " $10 laptop " today, now priced at $20. Unfortunately... dubbed Sakshat, which ironically translates as "before your eyes," the laptop is slated to ship in six months, with specs in line ... (more) India 'unveils' $20 laptop, the Sakshat

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India's $10 Sakshat Laptop "Announcement" Is a Complete Bust [NetBooks]
Gizmodo — ... Screen size? Processor? Battery life? Software? Launch date? Pictures? Fuzzy pictures? Nah, that stuff is for real products. Right now, this is vaporware. No, it's not even that. It's some second grader sitting in the back of the bus, convincing his classmates that, really, his dad used to play basketball with Michael Jordan and that, seriously, he's totally hooking up with a seventh grader over at Parkland Middle School. [InformationWeek] ...

India’s $10 Laptop Sounds Like a Bad Joke
Today @ PC World — Well, it’s official -- sort of. India’s ultra low-cost laptop was formally announced Tuesday, although product details were sketchy at best. According to an InformationWeek report , the “Sakshat” laptop will have 2GB of memory, Wi-Fi, wired Ethernet, and will use a miserly 2 watts of power. The device will initially cost $20, but is slated to drop to $10 within six months as production ramps up. The rest of the laptop remains a mystery, however. Key tech specs such screen size, processor, storage, and battery life weren’t released, and we’ve yet to see an official photo of the ...