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XO-1.5 now available on Ebay

November 30th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

I just came across a post on the OLPC News blog lamenting the fact that a XO-1.5 showed up on Ebay: Recently, the first XO-1.5 to appear on eBay sold for $316. This my friends, is a travesty. The XO-1.5, with a 1Ghz processor and 1GB of RAM, is a solid upgrade from the XO-1. [...]

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Xo-1.5 HS hands on video

September 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news, video

The photo at left is the xo-1.5. For the most part it is identical to the xo-1.The only real difference (besides the color) is that the 1.5 was designed for use by secondary school students. The membrane keyboard has been replaced with a standard clicky one (like any other laptop.) BTW, the new color comes [...]

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Pixel Qi screen vs. XO-1.5 screen (video)

July 8th, 2010 · No Comments · video

Mike Lee of OLPC News posted this video yesterday. It shows the difference between the 2 different generations of screen. (The Pixel Qi DIY screen is based on the same technology as the XO screen and it was developed by the same people.) You might also be interested in Mike’s FlickR stream. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvqfvEWtoNo

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