Cheap laptop batteries: Good deal or risky business?
pcworld.com — It's a fact of life that sooner or later, every laptop battery hits old age. Most do well for between 18 and 36 months, depending on how heavily they're used. Then they slip into a slow decline and lose the ability to take a full charge. (Submitted by louiebaur) More...
Intel Quits One Laptop Per Child Program
hosted.ap.org — That didn't last long! Citing disagreements with the organization, Intel Corp. said Thursday it has abandoned the One Laptop Per Child program, dealing a big blow to the ambitious project seeking to bring millions of low-cost laptops to children in developing countries. (Submitted by inactive) More...
A look at how much the "Free" laptop from Visa actually costs
debt-consolidation.strategy-bl… — If you get an offer for a free laptop just by signing up for a free credit card, think twice. This page gives you the best case scenario on how much the laptop will end up costing you compared to just buying it outright. This is what I call an anti-deal--you lose money instead of save it. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Colombia tests OLPC laptops... running Windows XP
arstechnica.com — The government of Colombia has established a deal to bring the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project's distinctive XO laptop to the country for a pilot program that will involve schools in several towns. These laptops won't be packing the penguin, however, because they will come with Microsoft's Windows XP operating system preinstalled. (Submitted by EmitStop) More...
1000 Used iBooks to be sold at $50 a piece from a school near Richmond, VA
fatwallet.com — This may go down as one of the best deals of the year. Apparently, Henrico County Public Schools will be selling 1000 used Apple iBook laptop computers $50 each, with a one-per-person limit on Tuesday, Aug. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Specs state that the computers are white Power PC 750s with 12-inch screens and have 320 megabytes of memory. (Submitted by DrSarcasm) More...
OfficeMax Black Friday Ad For 2006 Posted.
blackfriday.info — Another ad leaked out. Some of the deals in the Office Max ad are a 20" Widescreen LCD Flat Panel Monitor for $199.99, an Averatec 2370 12" AMD Turion 64 X2 12" Laptop for $599.99, and a Sandisk Cruzer Micro 1GB Flash Drive for $13. (Submitted by inactive) More...
The bet is on! Ubuntu vs. Microsoft. Help Ubuntu win!
ubuntuforums.org — This guy has a bet with a friend. This is the deal: He has to use Ubuntu for 30 days. IF there is anything he can’t do on Ubuntu (except for games which his friend reluctantly conceded is Microsoft turf) that he can do on Vista, then he gets a brand new laptop courtesy of his buddy. IF on the other hand, he loses, he has to pay for his new laptop. (Submitted by climatewarrior) More...
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