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<div style="font-size:133%; text-align:center; margin-left:100px; ">Starting '''<u>November 12</u>''', [http://laptop.org One Laptop Per Child]<br/>will be offering a '''[http://xogiving.org/ Give 1 Get 1 Program]'''<br/>for a brief window of time in '''<u>North America</u>'''.</div><div style="font-size:80%; text-align:right; ">See also the [http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/faq.php Frequently Asked Questions].</div></span></div> |
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; In a nutshell : If you live in the '''USA or Canada''', and during a brief period of time (now extended through December 31), you will be able to pay USD 399 for '''two''' XO laptops. The first laptop is yours to keep (the ''get 1'' part) and the second one is donated to the program to be distributed in one of OLPC's partner countries (the ''give 1'' part). |
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See also the [http://laptopfoundation.org/participate/givemany.shtml Give Many] program for giving larger quantities of laptops to your preferred destination. |
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This page is part of the OLPC wiki, edited by the community at large. OLPC also has a static [http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/faq.php Official FAQ] on this program. |
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== '''Users''' == |
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Users of the XO are forming their own user communities, even before the units arrive, see [[XO_Giving/Users|Users]]. |
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[[New Users]] can post questions and get answers. |
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== [[XO Giving]] specific questions == |
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*Why are XOs sold in developed nations (as part of the get one give one program) being stripped down and only sold for a limited time? Couldn't any child regardless of geography, culture or income bracket benefit from a educational laptop like this? Additionally, wouldn't it help create manufacturing economies of scale if more were sold? This could potentially help reach the goal of a true $100 laptop faster. |
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: Cost. Yes. Yes. Only maybe. --[[User:Quozl|Quozl]] 06:26, 4 December 2007 (EST) |
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*Will the "Get 1" XO include any human-power system? |
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: No. |
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*Will the "Give 1" XO include a human-power system? |
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: Yes, but only if it is needed and cost effective, determined by the deployment project team. --[[User:Quozl|Quozl]] 06:38, 19 November 2007 (EST) |
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*How can one get a hand crank or yo yo? |
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: Get it yourself, see [[XO_Giving/Crank]] --[[User:Quozl|Quozl]] 06:26, 4 December 2007 (EST) |
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*Will the North American Laptops use the Anti-theft 'leasing' system? |
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: No. |
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*Will people in Europe also be able to purchase XOs via the G1G1 program? |
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: Not at the moment, see '''[[XO_Giving/Europe]]'''. |
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* Can you vote for which country to send the other XO? Leave some preferences? |
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: Not at the moment. |
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* When will the laptops be delivered? |
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: According to [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/09/olpc.negroponte/index.html this CNN article], it will depend on the order date, where the first 20,000 ordered are estimated to arrive before Christmas and the others later. However, point 5 of the [http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/terms-and-conditions.php Give-One-Get-One Terms and Conditions] expressly states that delivery may be subject to delays, so there are no certain delivery dates. —[[User:Leejc|Joe]] 11:48, 15 November 2007 (EST). |
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: As of 11/19, the donor service line indicated that orders placed on Friday, 11/16, at least, are part of the 'second shipment.' There's no indication of when this second shipment will go out, but it will be later than the first shipment scheduled, as of 11/19, for mid-December. |
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: I received my pre-11/26 ordered laptop on 12/15/07. Amazing little machine. Well done All!! Joe S. Pittsburgh PA |
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* How many laptops have been sold? |
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: Tens of thousands. |
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* To whom can further questions be addressed? |
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: The bottom of the pages on the OLPC site includes this: "Donor service questions: 1-800-201-7144". |
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* Is there any chance that the G1G1 program will happen in Australia? If so, count me in. |
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* Do you repeat this initiative in future (for XO-2, XO-3, ... laptops)? (I think it were good to repeat. Extra money for the cause.) |
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More discussion at this article's associated talk page: [[Talk:XO Giving]] |
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