The $100, no $150, maybe $176, I mean $188, now $200 laptop

greggh · Post by **greggh** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:57 pm

http://uk.reuters.com/article/technolog ... 8720071029

Price of MIT professor's '$100 laptop' hits $200

BOSTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A computer developed for poor children around the world, dubbed 'the $100 laptop,' has reached a milestone: Its price tag is now $200.

The One Laptop per Child Foundation, founded by MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte, has started offering the lime-green-and-white machines in lots of 10,000 for $200 apiece on its Web site (http://laptopfoundation.org/participate/givemany.shtml).

Two weeks ago, a foundation executive confirmed recent estimates that the computer would cost $188, which was already higher than the $150 price tag in February and $176 in April.

snarkout · Post by **snarkout** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:29 pm

That's $400 if you or I want one. Buy one/give one, or something like that. If they have any damned sense at all, they'll either extend the window during which you can purchase one, or move it to sometime that doesn't conflict with holiday shopping. I really, seriously intended to buy one, but there is simply no way I can lay out $400 for a toy this month, even one that provides a tool for someone in the 3rd world.

Wally Balljacker · Post by **Wally Balljacker** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:50 pm

$400? I could buy a used ThinkPad for that price.