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=== A comparison between the XO Laptop and the Intel Classmate ===
=== A comparison between the XO Laptop and the Intel Classmate ===

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|width= "20%"|'''Hardware Overview'''
|width= "40%" |'''OLPC XO'''
|width= "40%" |'''Intel Powered Classmate PC 1.0'''
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|Price($) ||$188 ex works||
|Hardware Overview||OLPC XO||Intel Powered Classmate PC 1.0
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|Price($) ||$188 ex works||??
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|Availability ||Now||Now
|Availability ||Now||Now
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|Weight||<1.5Kg||1.45Kg
|Weight||<1.5Kg||1.45Kg
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|Dimensions
|Dimensions|| 245mm (9.65") × 230mm (9") × 30.5mm (1.2")<br/>
|| 245mm (9.65") × 230mm (9") × 30.5mm (1.2")<br/>
• Small form factors that easily fit in a student's backpack||240mm × 185mm × 40mm (excluding handles)
<br/>
• Small form factors that easily fit in a student's backpack
• Small form factors that easily fit in a student's backpack
||240mm × 185mm × 40mm (excluding handles)<br/>
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• Small form factors that easily fit in a student's backpack

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<br/>
<br/>
• Audio I/O;
• Audio I/O;
<br/>
• SD card slot
<br/>
<br/>
• Analog- and DC-data input (unfiltered microphone jack);
• Analog- and DC-data input (unfiltered microphone jack);
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<br/>
• SD/MMC Memory Slot
• SD/MMC Memory Slot

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OTHER HARDWARE
OTHER HARDWARE
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|Display ||* 7.5"" diagonal dual-mode screen
|Display ||
• 7.5"" diagonal dual-mode screen
<br/>
• 3:4 aspect ratio
<br/>
• compliant with industry display standards
<br/>
• screen won 2007 ''Popular Science'' “Best of What's New Award”
<br/>
• 6" × 4.5" viewing area
<br/>
• B&W sunlight-readable mode; ~SXGA
(1200×900 (200dpi) NATIVE)
<br/>
• Color transmissive mode; ~WVGA
(~800×600 (133dpi) NATIVE)
<br/>
• LED backlight (replaceable by a child: ~$2 and 2 screws);
<br/>
• No mercury in backlight;
<br/>
• 0.2- 1W with backlight on
<br/>
• 0.1W with backlight off (in sunlight-readable mode)
<br/>
• scalar allows higher and lower resolution to be put on the
screen via compression or panning.
||
• 7"" diagonal screen, compliant with industry display standards
<br/>
• 6.1" × 3.4" viewing area
<br/>
• Color LCD WVGA
<br/>
• Resolutions:
(800x480 (135 dpi))
(800x600 (pan or compress/downscale))
(640x480)
<br/>
• Fluorescent backlight (not replaceable, mercury in backlight)
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|Network
|* 3:4 aspect ratio
||802.11b/g wireless<br/>
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802.11s mesh-networked
|* compliant with industry display standards
<br/>
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• 0.4W WiFi operating power;
|* screen won 2007 Popular Science “Best of What's New Award”
<br/>
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• up to 2.3Km range (as measured in Australian outback);
|* 6"" × 4.5"" viewing area
<br/>
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• mesh operates autonomously, is compatible with 801.11s today, and will continue to be compatible with 802.11s as it is finalized
|* B&W sunlight-readable mode; ~SXGA
||802.11b/g wireless
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<br/>
| 1200×900 (200dpi) NATIVE
• ~10W WiFi operating power (no - .8W)
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<br/>
|* Color transmissive mode; ~WVGA
• 10/100 Ethernet
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| ~800×600 (133dpi) NATIVE
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|* LED backlight (replaceable by a child: ~$2 and 2 screws);
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|* No mercury in backlight;
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|* 0.2- 1W with backlight on
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|* 0.1W with backlight off (in sunlight-readable mode)
|- valign="top"
|* scalar allows higher and lower resolution to be put on the
|- valign="top"
|screen via compression or panning. ||* 7"" diagonal screen, compliant with industry display standards
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|* 6.1"" × 3.4"" viewing area
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|* Color LCD WVGA
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|* Resolutions:
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|- 800x480 (135 dpi)
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|- 800x600 (pan or compress/downscale)
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|- 640x480
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|* Fluorescent backlight (not replaceable, mercury in backlight)
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|
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|Network||802.11b/g wireless
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|802.11s mesh-networked
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|* 0.4W WiFi operating power;
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|* 2.3Km range (as measured in Australian outback);
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|* mesh operates autonomously, is compatible with 801.11s today, and will continue to be compatible with 802.11s as it is finalized||* 802.11b/g wireless
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|* ~10W WiFi operating power (no - .8W)
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|* 10/100 Ethernet
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|Touchpad||Capacitive-finger touch-pad
|Touchpad||Capacitive-finger touch-pad
<br/>
6" resistive drawing tablet for stylus use
||
Capacitive finger touch-pad, 1000 points/in, 0.2 X 0.7 mm
<br/>
• Pegasus NoteTaker (optional $23 add't), 100 DPI resoution, ~1s delay, battery required
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|Audio ||Integrated 2-channel audio; stereo speakers and microphone
|6"" resistive drawing tablet for stylus use||* Capacitive finger touch-pad, 1000 points/in, 0.2 X 0.7 mm
||Integrated 2-channel audio stereo speakers and microphone
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|Built-in Camera
|* Pegasus NoteTaker (optional $23 add't), 100 DPI resoution, ~1s delay, battery required
||Integrated still- and motion-capture camera (640×480)
||"none
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|Lock Mechanism
|Audio ||Integrated 2-channel audio; stereo speakers and microphone||Integrated 2-channel audio stereo speakers and microphone
||[[Bitfrost]] firmware anti-theft system
<br/>
• Handle-bar holes for end-user-provided locks
||
Anti-theft mechanism on trusted platform module (TPM)
<br/>
• Kensington† lock port
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|Keyboard
|Built-in Camera ||Integrated still- and motion-capture camera (640×480)
||[[OLPC_Keyboard_layouts|Localized keyboards]], 80 keys
||Localized keyboards, 77 keys
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|Other ||
|,"none
• Existing, rapid high quality, video and audio editing with integrated video camera
<br/>
• Microphone-input can be used for AC and DC input (to turn XO into a real functioning oscilloscope) (optional probe <$1 added cost)
||Capable of rapid, quality video processing

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SOFTWARE
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|OS
|Lock Mechanism||BitFrost firmware anti-theft system
||All major versions of Linux
(Windows† XP (pending; additional cost $3)
||Windows† XP Pro (add'l cost TBD)
<br/>
• Windows Professional as standard offering
<br/>
• Multiple versions of Linux
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|Security
|Handle-bar holes for end-user-provided locks||* Anti-theft mechanism on trusted platform module (TPM)
||[[Bitfrost]]:
<br/>
• protection against virus, malware
<br/>
• theft prevention
||Hardware-based theft prevention using Trusted Platform Module (TPM Infineon)
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|Graphical User Interface
|* Kensington† lock port
||Sugar:
<br/>
• sharing and collaboration core experience;
<br/>
• ad-hoc or server based;
<br/>
• visibility into what others are doing;
<br/>
• learning and building things together;
<br/>
• deeply integrated into mesh/hardware;
<br/>
• language-independent icons;
<br/>
• Fedora and all other major Linux GUIs (including Mandriva, Metasys, Pixart, Ubunta, RedHat, Tuquito and many others)
<br/>
• WindowsTM GUI (pending)
<br/>
• uses existing education applications currently available in schools (and many new ones!)
<br/>
• uses existing developer tools to support new application development
<br/>
• easy to use tools for editing, publishing and web browsing in addition to standard tools for these and other purposes
||Windows†, Mandriva†, Metasys†
<br/>
• Other Linux ((PixArt, Ubuntu, Tuquito, Redhat)
<br/>
• uses existing educations applications currently available in schools
<br/>
• uses existing developer tools to support new application developments
<br/>
• uses standard tools for editing, publishing and web browsing
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|Software Application Feature Set
|Keyboard||Localized keyboards, 80 keys||Localized keyboards, 77 keys
||Student-to-student and teacher-to-student and teacher-to-teacher collaboration:
<br/>
• Collaborate in real time in web browser, document editing, and multimedia activities;
<br/>
• Shared desktop: student-to-student and teacher-to-student;
<br/>
• Journal to share and monitor activity and progress;
<br/>
• ”Learning learning” and “hard fun” pedagogy;
<br/>
• Share files, share applications, peer-to-peer;
<br/>
• Group chat, 1:1 chat;
<br/>
• Live broadcast/streaming multimedia;
<br/>
• Parent/Teacher policy settings (via OLPC server);
<br/>
• Multimedia tools and digital pen with integrated stylus touch-pad;
<br/>
• Automated-backup tools;
<br/>
• Anti-virus
<br/>
• peer-to-peer, mesh, and ad hoc networking
<br/>
• theft prevention
<br/>
• Content and web caching;
<br/>
• School management software (Moodle on OLPC server);
<br/>
• Support for thousands of existing and future Windows (pending) and Linux applications and content
||School Management Software that supports both Teacher-to-student and student-to-student collaborations: Streams Multimedia, Share Desktop - Teacher & Student, Monitor Activity & Progress, Student Testing, Share Files, Group Chat & Teaching, Class Model Management, Live Broadcast
<br/>
• Allows for teachers to place students in collaborative groupings and individual/private text feedback from teacher to student
<br/>
• Supports classroom management to ensure appropriate, safe and on task usage
<br/>
• Parent/Teacher policy settings
<br/>
• Multimedia tools and digital pen
<br/>
• Anti-virus
<br/>
• Web caching
<br/>
• Peer to peer and ad hoc networking
<br/>
• Theft Prevention
<br/>
• Support for thousands of existing & future Windows†/Linux Applications & Content
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|Programming environments
|Other ||* Existing, rapid high quality, video and audio editing with integrated video camera
||Full support of Linux and in addition to full support of Windows XP (pending)
<br/>
• Pygame;
<br/>
• Python;
<br/>
• full integration of Etoys/Squeak
||Full support of Windows† and Linux
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|Email
|* Microphone-input can be used for AC and DC input (to turn XO into a real functioning oscilloscope) (optional probe <$1 added cost)||Capable of rapid, quality video processing
||gmail accounts for all
(and standard Linux email apps);
Windows Outlook Express email client (POP3 and IMAP) (pending)
||Outlook Express e-mail client (POP3 and IMAP accounts);
gmail
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|Text to speech tools
|SOFTWARE
||Support for text to speech tools based on Linux and Windows
||Support for text-to-speech tools based on Windows or Linux
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|Content
|OS ||All major versions of Linux
||Supports worldwide and locally developed content
<br/>
• Partnerships with Wikipedia, Internet Archive, UNICEF, UNDP, WHO, WFP, Library of Congress, etc.
||Supports worldwide and locally developed content

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POWER
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|Power Supply
|Windows† XP (pending; additional cost $3)||* Windows† XP Pro (add'l cost TBD)
||NiMH battery pack:
<br/>
• 4–8 hrs;
<br/>
• 2000 cycles;
<br/>
• burns at 100C;
<br/>
• replacement cost ~$10
<br/>
• charge time 1.3 hours
<br/>
LiFeP battery pack:
<br/>
• 5–10 hrs;
<br/>
• 2000 cycles;
<br/>
• burns at 100C;
<br/>
• replacement cost ~$10
<br/>
• charge time = 1.5 hours
<br/>BOTH Batteries compatible with OLPC multi-battery charger
||Li-ion battery pack:
<br/>
• Removable and replaceable (requires screw driver, best if serviced to replace)
<br/>
• Lasts 4-5 hours (6-cells version)
<br/>
• Charges 100% in 3h
<br/>
• 500 cycle, Replacement: ~$40 plus shipping and logistics every ~18 months
<br/>
• Burns at 1000C & Li-Ion chemistry safety
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|Alternative power input
|* Windows Professional as standard offering
||Wide range AC/DC power input:
<br/>
• car-battery charge;
<br/>
• solar recharge (optional: $12 for 5W, $120 for 50W);
<br/>
• hand-crank recharge (optional: ~$11 for 8W);
<br/>
• pull-string recharge (optional: ~$10 for 8W);
<br/>
• foot-pedal recharge (optional: ~$150 for 50W);
<br/>
• multibattery-charging (optional: ~$150 for 20 batteries every 2 hours)
||No alternative power input except for adapter
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|Typical Laptop Power Draw
|* Multiple versions of Linux
||0.5W mesh mode; (1W ebook Mode (idle)); 2–4W typical; 4–6W power user (max)
<br/>CPU and motherboard turn off (while screen and mesh remain on – for power savings)
||~9-10.5W idle; ~15W average (Mobilemark 2005 Office Productivity); ~20W power user (max); CPU throttling for power saving
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|Power Adapter
|Security||Bitfrost:
||17 W;
<br/>Supports unconditioned power:
<br/>
• 2–3KV spike protection;
<br/>
• 300V peak;
<br/>
• Frequencies as low as 35 Hz, etc.
||100~240 input and 20V (65W)

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MECHANICAL
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|Form Factor
|* protection against virus, malware
||Laptop mode:<br/>
• clamshell;
<br/>
• E-book mode: transformer hinge wraparound portrait mode;
<br/>
• Multimedia mode: games-machine mode;
<br/>
• Television mode: keyboard behind screen;
<br/>
• Mesh-router mode: closed
||Laptop mode: clamshell
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|Industrial Design
|* theft prevention||* Hardware-based theft prevention using Trusted Platform Module (TPM Infineon)
||Designed for K-12 education in the developing world:
<br/>
• Numerous international design awards:
<br/>
• Permanent Collection of the Cooper Hewitt; Museum of Modern Art in New York.;2007 INDEX award (largest European design award), etc,
<br/>
• 400 unique color combinations for easy recognition in a classroom||Designed for K–12 Education:
<br/>
• Spill-resistance certified (ISO IP/42)
<br/>
• Rugged and durable certified (IEC 68.2.32)
||
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|Ruggedness
|Graphical User Interface||* Sugar:
||
• No moving parts (including no fan);
<br/>
• Rubber-sealed keyboard, touch-pad;
<br/>
• Sealed in closed position;
<br/>
• Humidity- and dust-resistant ports;
<br/>
• ISO IP/42 compliant
<br/>
• 150 cm drop test on hard steel (details in spec)
<br/>
• 50C operating temperature (pending UL certification)
||
• Fan, but no other moving parts
<br/>
• Water-resistant keyboard
<br/>
• Spill-resitance certified (ISO IP/42)
<br/>
• IEC 68.2.32 compliant (describes drops of 1m to 1.2m on hard concrete)
<br/>
• 45C Operating temperature

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ENVIRONMENTAL
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|Environmental Impact
| * sharing and collaboration core experience;
||
• Energy Star 4.0 Category A qualified
<br/>
• EPEAT Gold: the highest ranking possible for a laptop demonstrating its minimal environmental impact. (www.epeat.net)
||

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POST SALES
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|Warranty
| * ad-hoc or server based;
||Spare systems and parts ship ahead
<br/>
• 1% extra systems included in standard laptop price;
<br/>
• 2–5% laptops (~$1.75–7.00 additional cost);
<br/>
• >5% on single part is considered catastrophic failure and will be addressed by Quanta
<br/>
• 3 year warranty available.
||System and parts ship ahead (mix of units and FRU ""field Replaceable Units""), percentage depends on distributor (typical 3%).
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|Service and Support
| * visibility into what others are doing;
||Local support; Quanta and OLPC help;
<br/>
• Easy to take apart;
<br/>
• Spare screws;
<br/>
• 24/7 help-desk;
<br/>
• Camera and microphone for online support
||Local OEM supports customer;
ODM and Intel support LOEM

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MANUFACTURING
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|System
| * learning and building things together;
||Manufactured by Quanta Computer, world's largest laptop manufacturer;
|- valign="top"
<br/>
| * deeply integrated into mesh/hardware;
• Local manufacturing and assembly available at high volume (~1M unit/month scale)
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||ECS, local manufacturing and assembly available through SKDs
| * language-independent icons;
|- valign="top"
|* Fedora and all other major Linux GUIs (including Mandriva, Metasys, Pixart, Ubunta, RedHat, Tuquito and many others)
|- valign="top"
|* Windows GUI (pending)
|- valign="top"
|* uses existing education applications currently available in schools (and many new ones!)
|- valign="top"
|* uses existing developer tools to support new application development
|- valign="top"
|* easier to use tools for editing, publishing and web browsing in addition to standard tools for these and other purposes||* Windows†
|- valign="top"
|* Mandriva†
|- valign="top"
|* Metasys†
|- valign="top"
|* Other Linux ((PixArt, Ubuntu, Tuquito, Redhat)
|- valign="top"
|* uses existing educations applications currently available in schools
|- valign="top"
|* uses existing developer tools to support new application developments
|- valign="top"
|* uses standard tools for editing, publishing and web browsing
|- valign="top"
|Software Application
|- valign="top"
|Feature Set||Student-to-student and teacher-to-student and teacher-to-teacher collaboration:
|- valign="top"
|* Collaborate in real time in web browser, document editing, and multimedia activities;
|- valign="top"
|* Shared desktop: student-to-student and teacher-to-student;
|- valign="top"
|* Journal to share and monitor activity and progress;
|- valign="top"
|* ”Learning learning” and “hard fun” pedagogy;
|- valign="top"
|* Share files, share applications, peer-to-peer;
|- valign="top"
|* Group chat, 1:1 chat;
|- valign="top"
|* Live broadcast/streaming multimedia;
|- valign="top"
|Parent/Teacher policy settings (via OLPC server);
|- valign="top"
|Multimedia tools and digital pen with integrated stylus touch-pad;
|- valign="top"
|Automated-backup tools;
|- valign="top"
|Anti-virus
|- valign="top"
|peer-to-peer, mesh, and ad hoc networking
|- valign="top"
|theft prevention
|- valign="top"
|Content and web caching;
|- valign="top"
|School management software (Moodle on OLPC server);
|- valign="top"
|Support for thousands of existing and future Windows (pending) and Linux applications and content
|- valign="top"
| ||* School Management Software that supports both Teacher-to-student and student-to-student collaborations: Streams Multimedia, Share Desktop - Teacher & Student, Monitor Activity & Progress, Student Testing, Share Files, Group Chat & Teaching, Class Model Management, Live Broadcast
|- valign="top"
|* Allows for teachers to place students in collaborative groupings and individual/private text feedback from teacher to student
|- valign="top"
|* Supports classroom management to ensure appropriate, safe and on task usage
|- valign="top"
|* Parent/Teacher policy settings
|- valign="top"
|* Multimedia tools and digital pen
|- valign="top"
|* Anti-virus
|- valign="top"
|* Web caching
|- valign="top"
|* Peer to peer and ad hoc networking
|- valign="top"
|* Theft Prevention
|- valign="top"
|* Support for thousands of existing & future Windows†/Linux Applications & Content
|- valign="top"
|Programming environments||Full support of Linux and in addition to full support of Windows XP (pending)
|- valign="top"
|* Pygame;
|- valign="top"
|* Python;
|- valign="top"
|* full integration of Etoys/Squeak||Full support of Windows† and Linux
|- valign="top"
|Email||gmail accounts for all
|- valign="top"
|standard linux email apps
|- valign="top"
|Windows Outlook Express email client (POP3 and IMAP) (pending) ||* Outlook Express e-mail client (POP3 and IMAP accounts)
|- valign="top"
|* Gmail
|- valign="top"
|Text to speech tools||Support for text to speech tools based on Linux and Windows||Support for text-to-speech tools based on Windows or Linux
|- valign="top"
|Content||Supports worldwide and locally developed content
|- valign="top"
|Partnerships with Wikipedia, Internet Archive, UNICEF, UNDP, WHO, WFP, Library of Congress, etc.||Supports worldwide and locally developed content
|- valign="top"
|POWER",,
|- valign="top"
|Power Supply ||NiMH battery pack:
|- valign="top"
|* 4–8 hrs;
|- valign="top"
|* 2000 cycles;
|- valign="top"
|* burns at 100C;
|- valign="top"
|* replacement cost ~$10
|- valign="top"
|* charge time 1.3 hours
|- valign="top"
|
|- valign="top"
|LiFeP battery pack:
|- valign="top"
|* 5–10 hrs;
|- valign="top"
|* 2000 cycles;
|- valign="top"
|* burns at 100C;
|- valign="top"
|* replacement cost ~$10
|- valign="top"
|* charge time = 1.5 hours
|- valign="top"
|
|- valign="top"
|BOTH Batteries compatible with OLPC multi-battery charger
|- valign="top"
|
|- valign="top"
|,"Li-ion battery pack:
|- valign="top"
|* Removable and replaceable (requires screw driver, best if serviced to replace)
|- valign="top"
|* Lasts 4-5 hours (6-cells version)
|- valign="top"
|* Charges 100% in 3h
|- valign="top"
|* 500 cycle, Replacement: ~$40 plus shipping and logistics every ~18 months
|- valign="top"
|* Burns at 1000C & Li-Ion chemistry safety
|- valign="top"
|
|- valign="top"
|Alternative power input||Wide range AC/DC power input:
|- valign="top"
|* car-battery charge;
|- valign="top"
|* solar recharge (optional: $12 for 5W, $120 for 50W);
|- valign="top"
|* hand-crank recharge (optional: ~$11 for 8W);
|- valign="top"
|* pull-string recharge (optional: ~$10 for 8W);
|- valign="top"
|* foot-pedal recharge (optional: ~$150 for 50W);
|- valign="top"
|* multibattery-charging (optional: ~$150 for 20 batteries every 2 hours)||No alternative power input except for adapter
|- valign="top"
|Typical Laptop Power Draw||0.5W mesh mode;
|- valign="top"
|1W ebook Mode (idle);
|- valign="top"
|2–4W typical;
|- valign="top"
|4–6W power user (max)
|- valign="top"
|CPU and motherboard turn off (while screen and mesh remain on – for power savings)||~9-10.5W idle
|- valign="top"
|~15W average (Mobilemark 2005 Office Productivity)
|- valign="top"
|~20W power user (max)
|- valign="top"
|CPU throttling for power saving
|- valign="top"
|Power Adapter ||17 W;
|- valign="top"
|Supports unconditioned power:
|- valign="top"
|* 2–3KV spike protection;
|- valign="top"
|* 300V peak;
|- valign="top"
|* Frequencies as low as 35 Hz, etc.||100~240 input and 20V (65W)
|- valign="top"
|MECHANICAL",,
|- valign="top"
|Form Factor ||Laptop mode: clamshell;
|- valign="top"
|E-book mode: transformer hinge wraparound portrait mode;
|- valign="top"
|Multimedia mode: games-machine mode;
|- valign="top"
|Television mode: keyboard behind screen;
|- valign="top"
|Mesh-router mode: closed||Laptop mode: clamshell
|- valign="top"
|Industrial Design||Designed for K-12 education in the developing world:
|- valign="top"
|
|- valign="top"
|Numerous international design awards:
|- valign="top"
|* Permanent Collection of the Cooper Hewitt; Museum of Modern Art in New York.;2007 INDEX award (largest European design award), etc,
|- valign="top"
|* 400 unique color combinations for easy recognition in a classroom||Designed for K–12 Education:
|- valign="top"
|* Spill-resistance certified (ISO IP/42)
|- valign="top"
|* Rugged and durable certified (IEC 68.2.32)
|- valign="top"
|Ruggedness||* No moving parts (including no fan);
|- valign="top"
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|Environmental Impact||* Energy Star 4.0 Category A qualified
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|Warranty||Spare systems and parts ship ahead
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|* 1% extra systems included in standard laptop price;
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|* 2–5% laptops (~$1.75–7.00 additional cost);
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|* >5% on single part is considered catastrophic failure and will be addressed by Quanta
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|Service and Support||Local OEM support;
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|Quanta and OLPC help;
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|Spare screws;
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Classmate data were provided to OLPC by Intel.

Latest revision as of 16:06, 1 June 2012

A comparison between the XO Laptop and the Intel Classmate

Hardware Overview OLPC XO Intel Powered Classmate PC 1.0
Price($) $188 ex works
Availability Now Now
Boot/Resume Time <0.16 s (resume)
Laptop is “always on” for mesh network; boot once a week or month; always resume for instant on.
~60 seconds boot time / ~15 seconds (resume)
Weight <1.5Kg 1.45Kg
Dimensions 245mm (9.65") × 230mm (9") × 30.5mm (1.2")

• Small form factors that easily fit in a student's backpack

240mm × 185mm × 40mm (excluding handles)

• Small form factors that easily fit in a student's backpack

MOTHERBOARD

Processor AMD Geode LX700 0.8W, lead-free ULV Dothan ZC 900MHz, lead free
Cache 128 KB L2 cache No L2 cache
Chipset AMD CS5536 South Bridge, lead-free, 2D and 3D Graphics Capabilities 915GMS, lead free, 2D and 3D Graphics Capabilities
Memory 256MB DDR1 333MHz 256MB DDRII 400Mhz
Storage 1 GB NAND flash 1GB NAND flash
Ports • Wide-range DC power (10–19V);

• 3 USB-2.0 ports;
• Audio I/O;
• SD card slot
• Analog- and DC-data input (unfiltered microphone jack);

• DC power (20 volt input)


• RJ45 Ethernet
• 2 USB 2.0
• Audio I/O
• SD/MMC Memory Slot

OTHER HARDWARE

Display

• 7.5"" diagonal dual-mode screen
• 3:4 aspect ratio
• compliant with industry display standards
• screen won 2007 Popular Science “Best of What's New Award”
• 6" × 4.5" viewing area
• B&W sunlight-readable mode; ~SXGA (1200×900 (200dpi) NATIVE)
• Color transmissive mode; ~WVGA (~800×600 (133dpi) NATIVE)
• LED backlight (replaceable by a child: ~$2 and 2 screws);
• No mercury in backlight;
• 0.2- 1W with backlight on
• 0.1W with backlight off (in sunlight-readable mode)
• scalar allows higher and lower resolution to be put on the screen via compression or panning.

• 7"" diagonal screen, compliant with industry display standards
• 6.1" × 3.4" viewing area
• Color LCD WVGA
• Resolutions: (800x480 (135 dpi)) (800x600 (pan or compress/downscale)) (640x480)
• Fluorescent backlight (not replaceable, mercury in backlight)

Network 802.11b/g wireless

802.11s mesh-networked
• 0.4W WiFi operating power;
• up to 2.3Km range (as measured in Australian outback);
• mesh operates autonomously, is compatible with 801.11s today, and will continue to be compatible with 802.11s as it is finalized

802.11b/g wireless


• ~10W WiFi operating power (no - .8W)
• 10/100 Ethernet

Touchpad Capacitive-finger touch-pad


6" resistive drawing tablet for stylus use

Capacitive finger touch-pad, 1000 points/in, 0.2 X 0.7 mm
• Pegasus NoteTaker (optional $23 add't), 100 DPI resoution, ~1s delay, battery required

Audio Integrated 2-channel audio; stereo speakers and microphone Integrated 2-channel audio stereo speakers and microphone
Built-in Camera Integrated still- and motion-capture camera (640×480) "none
Lock Mechanism Bitfrost firmware anti-theft system


• Handle-bar holes for end-user-provided locks

Anti-theft mechanism on trusted platform module (TPM)
• Kensington† lock port

Keyboard Localized keyboards, 80 keys Localized keyboards, 77 keys
Other

• Existing, rapid high quality, video and audio editing with integrated video camera
• Microphone-input can be used for AC and DC input (to turn XO into a real functioning oscilloscope) (optional probe <$1 added cost)

Capable of rapid, quality video processing

SOFTWARE

OS All major versions of Linux

(Windows† XP (pending; additional cost $3)

Windows† XP Pro (add'l cost TBD)


• Windows Professional as standard offering
• Multiple versions of Linux

Security Bitfrost:


• protection against virus, malware
• theft prevention

Hardware-based theft prevention using Trusted Platform Module (TPM Infineon)
Graphical User Interface Sugar:


• sharing and collaboration core experience;
• ad-hoc or server based;
• visibility into what others are doing;
• learning and building things together;
• deeply integrated into mesh/hardware;
• language-independent icons;
• Fedora and all other major Linux GUIs (including Mandriva, Metasys, Pixart, Ubunta, RedHat, Tuquito and many others)
• WindowsTM GUI (pending)
• uses existing education applications currently available in schools (and many new ones!)
• uses existing developer tools to support new application development
• easy to use tools for editing, publishing and web browsing in addition to standard tools for these and other purposes

Windows†, Mandriva†, Metasys†


• Other Linux ((PixArt, Ubuntu, Tuquito, Redhat)
• uses existing educations applications currently available in schools
• uses existing developer tools to support new application developments
• uses standard tools for editing, publishing and web browsing

Software Application Feature Set Student-to-student and teacher-to-student and teacher-to-teacher collaboration:


• Collaborate in real time in web browser, document editing, and multimedia activities;
• Shared desktop: student-to-student and teacher-to-student;
• Journal to share and monitor activity and progress;
• ”Learning learning” and “hard fun” pedagogy;
• Share files, share applications, peer-to-peer;
• Group chat, 1:1 chat;
• Live broadcast/streaming multimedia;
• Parent/Teacher policy settings (via OLPC server);
• Multimedia tools and digital pen with integrated stylus touch-pad;
• Automated-backup tools;
• Anti-virus
• peer-to-peer, mesh, and ad hoc networking
• theft prevention
• Content and web caching;
• School management software (Moodle on OLPC server);
• Support for thousands of existing and future Windows (pending) and Linux applications and content

School Management Software that supports both Teacher-to-student and student-to-student collaborations: Streams Multimedia, Share Desktop - Teacher & Student, Monitor Activity & Progress, Student Testing, Share Files, Group Chat & Teaching, Class Model Management, Live Broadcast


• Allows for teachers to place students in collaborative groupings and individual/private text feedback from teacher to student
• Supports classroom management to ensure appropriate, safe and on task usage
• Parent/Teacher policy settings
• Multimedia tools and digital pen
• Anti-virus
• Web caching
• Peer to peer and ad hoc networking
• Theft Prevention
• Support for thousands of existing & future Windows†/Linux Applications & Content

Programming environments Full support of Linux and in addition to full support of Windows XP (pending)


• Pygame;
• Python;
• full integration of Etoys/Squeak

Full support of Windows† and Linux
Email gmail accounts for all

(and standard Linux email apps); Windows Outlook Express email client (POP3 and IMAP) (pending)

Outlook Express e-mail client (POP3 and IMAP accounts);

gmail

Text to speech tools Support for text to speech tools based on Linux and Windows Support for text-to-speech tools based on Windows or Linux
Content Supports worldwide and locally developed content


• Partnerships with Wikipedia, Internet Archive, UNICEF, UNDP, WHO, WFP, Library of Congress, etc.

Supports worldwide and locally developed content

POWER

Power Supply NiMH battery pack:


• 4–8 hrs;
• 2000 cycles;
• burns at 100C;
• replacement cost ~$10
• charge time 1.3 hours
LiFeP battery pack:
• 5–10 hrs;
• 2000 cycles;
• burns at 100C;
• replacement cost ~$10
• charge time = 1.5 hours
BOTH Batteries compatible with OLPC multi-battery charger

Li-ion battery pack:


• Removable and replaceable (requires screw driver, best if serviced to replace)
• Lasts 4-5 hours (6-cells version)
• Charges 100% in 3h
• 500 cycle, Replacement: ~$40 plus shipping and logistics every ~18 months
• Burns at 1000C & Li-Ion chemistry safety

Alternative power input Wide range AC/DC power input:


• car-battery charge;
• solar recharge (optional: $12 for 5W, $120 for 50W);
• hand-crank recharge (optional: ~$11 for 8W);
• pull-string recharge (optional: ~$10 for 8W);
• foot-pedal recharge (optional: ~$150 for 50W);
• multibattery-charging (optional: ~$150 for 20 batteries every 2 hours)

No alternative power input except for adapter
Typical Laptop Power Draw 0.5W mesh mode; (1W ebook Mode (idle)); 2–4W typical; 4–6W power user (max)


CPU and motherboard turn off (while screen and mesh remain on – for power savings)

~9-10.5W idle; ~15W average (Mobilemark 2005 Office Productivity); ~20W power user (max); CPU throttling for power saving
Power Adapter 17 W;


Supports unconditioned power:
• 2–3KV spike protection;
• 300V peak;
• Frequencies as low as 35 Hz, etc.

100~240 input and 20V (65W)

MECHANICAL

Form Factor Laptop mode:

• clamshell;
• E-book mode: transformer hinge wraparound portrait mode;
• Multimedia mode: games-machine mode;
• Television mode: keyboard behind screen;
• Mesh-router mode: closed

Laptop mode: clamshell
Industrial Design Designed for K-12 education in the developing world:


• Numerous international design awards:
• Permanent Collection of the Cooper Hewitt; Museum of Modern Art in New York.;2007 INDEX award (largest European design award), etc,
• 400 unique color combinations for easy recognition in a classroom||Designed for K–12 Education:
• Spill-resistance certified (ISO IP/42)
• Rugged and durable certified (IEC 68.2.32)

Ruggedness

• No moving parts (including no fan);
• Rubber-sealed keyboard, touch-pad;
• Sealed in closed position;
• Humidity- and dust-resistant ports;
• ISO IP/42 compliant
• 150 cm drop test on hard steel (details in spec)
• 50C operating temperature (pending UL certification)

• Fan, but no other moving parts
• Water-resistant keyboard
• Spill-resitance certified (ISO IP/42)
• IEC 68.2.32 compliant (describes drops of 1m to 1.2m on hard concrete)
• 45C Operating temperature

ENVIRONMENTAL

Environmental Impact

• Energy Star 4.0 Category A qualified
• EPEAT Gold: the highest ranking possible for a laptop demonstrating its minimal environmental impact. (www.epeat.net)

POST SALES

Warranty Spare systems and parts ship ahead


• 1% extra systems included in standard laptop price;
• 2–5% laptops (~$1.75–7.00 additional cost);
• >5% on single part is considered catastrophic failure and will be addressed by Quanta
• 3 year warranty available.

System and parts ship ahead (mix of units and FRU ""field Replaceable Units""), percentage depends on distributor (typical 3%).
Service and Support Local support; Quanta and OLPC help;


• Easy to take apart;
• Spare screws;
• 24/7 help-desk;
• Camera and microphone for online support

Local OEM supports customer;

ODM and Intel support LOEM

MANUFACTURING

System Manufactured by Quanta Computer, world's largest laptop manufacturer;


• Local manufacturing and assembly available at high volume (~1M unit/month scale)

ECS, local manufacturing and assembly available through SKDs

Classmate data were provided to OLPC by Intel.