A 9 year old reviews the OLPC XO laptop

[sweetmitch3]

u sound like a chipmunk when u laugh. hee hee

[MorpihaProductions]

0:43

that's all im saying

[GhibliFan1]

...and it would be better off in the hands of a poor African kid than some obviously middle class kid with parents who can afford a normal laptop.

[TailsYTChannel]

This is an 11-year-old speaking.

I must say, this project is indeed, quite interesting, and very useful for third world children, as it seems generally user friendly.

Say, lightweight OS? I have read that Sugar is a Linux distro. Great choice, OLPC! Now we don't have to swallow that nightmare called Microsoft Windows.

I must say, after all I've seen, I hope I could test one of these someday.

Back to my daily developer's nightmare,

-TailsYTChannel

[ghhhks]

а ну малыш пиздуй уроки учить!

[monckeys]

lol he is adorable

[cdebov]

this laptop is ass

[websurf90]

This is probably on of the best and funniest reviews for this on YouTube. Nobody else lets you see the software and OS.

[greyfoxzero]

LOL the kid said you can chat with people over in Nigeria!!!! OMG no way!!!! Seriously I want this kid to do a windows 7 commercial.

[halofan1227]

lols thats a miniature buiesness man lolz

[Intellmac]

wtf put xp on it!

[Mentocthemindtaker]

@Intellmac No way man. XP is bulky and buggy and crashes once a month. Sugar is an excellent, lightweight OS and perfect for this system.

[t7fu8]

XO-2 is coming!

Also nice review!!!

[ArubianGrl]

they canceled it :( now its XO-3 or XO-1.75 or what not. no more dual touch screen! omgosh i;m so mad they canceled it..

[karmacop911]

give that boy a cup of coffee!

[evilvampire5656]

im 9 and i have a real computer and trying to get my big bro to stop looking at porn on it :O

[44ch1m]

dear god this made me laugh :)

[halofan1227]

lolz

[halofan1227]

me too only im 11

[IWishIMasterI]

LOL "We 'll they Speak Very bad english ... soo ummmmm " Dad offs the video lol

[XhighOnLyfX]

lol how can he assume they r in peru?????? omg

[Artybruh]

I'm doing a report on IT's role in Universal Education and it's good to see a childs review considering children are the intended audience

[LanHikari90]

They speak very bad english, so I think they're in Peru. XD

[zigo0000]

Can you get one in America?

[GamePro0012]

Of course, zigo0000!

[callepro]

where can i get one for free?

[GamePro0012]

You can't legally, callepro.

[akimf]

I like the old dude's voice - his accent

[akimf]

Breeeeee-Teeeeeeeeeeee-Shhhhhh­hhhh

[akimf]

no racism meant

[arni0202]

lol great review! Kids love this xo-1 and great vid

[elreservista]

I see that it has liked much, sees it very excited... ooohh i wnat one!!!

[mesosexy97]

I WANT 1!!!!!!!!!!!

[eluminusunknown]

lol nice one dude

[funnyfamilyvideos]

the funniest part was when that kid said hey wheres my mouth

[ThatRunescaper]

dude you kid should be a pro reviewer lol,literally though,good reveiw!

[jklitten]

Haha this kid is funny. :D

[khaos07777]

I hate sugar desktop environment >.>

[hossrex]

*phew*

Luckily, you're most likely no where near the intended audience of this product.

Thanks for the input anyway! Your opinion is meaningless.

[khaos07777]

why don't they just use gnome, kde, or xfce? I learned to program when I was like 12 so I'm sure they could learn basic navigation >:]

[hossrex]

*sigh*

You're 14. By the time you were twelve, I'm absolutely positive, you'd already been using computers.

The XO laptop was not only designed from the ground up to be for people with ZERO computer experience, but even for people who don't know what a computer looks like, or what they're supposed to do.

That is *NOT* any Linux distro I've ever heard of.

Linux is *NOT* easy, and contrary to what people say, not intuitive.

You have to understand that not all kids have your background.

[khaos07777]

gnome, kde, and xfce are **NOT** linux environments!!! they are unix environments and yes, so is sugar. that is why you can install it on linux.

I wish the spent some more time on the design too. Looks like part of a high chair with plastic pieces coming off the top.

Besides, what drunken idiot would want their 6 year-old kid talking to people all over the world?

so *SIGHSIGH* mr. sigh :p

[hossrex]

I never said *YOU* don't know what you're talking about regarding Linux/Unix platforms.

I said PEOPLE WHO THINK COMPUTERS CONJURE DEMON "MAJIK" MIGHT BE CONFUSED.

If you can't understand the difference, have a nice day.

P.S. All the "*sighs*"? Its because you're not making unbiased, impartial points. You're assuming everyone knows as much about computers are you do, and when you're older you'll understand how stupid that makes you sound.

[khaos07777]

OK, fist of all, I believe the word you were looking for was magick (yes, I know it is spelled differently than magic)

second, I am "(not) making unba(i)sed, impartial points"? (damn, pretty sure I was)

third, I was just kidding >=]

so please also have a nice day.

[hossrex]

Are you implying with that statement that you don't know the word "biased"?

Thats the funniest thing I've heard all day.

[Mentocthemindtaker]

@khaos07777 Then don't use it. Hurr durr.

[jigglesnap]

There are a lot of naysayers, but this doesn't look so bad.

[gigicul21]

exist this laptop in shops ..in usa ..in seattle in special???

[Marriland99]

it's 400$ but considering a good Dell laptop is like 2000$, why bother or complain???

[jklitten]

Well, a VERY good Dell notebook is $2,000, and it's not $400 for one, but $200.

$400 gives one to someone and you get one.

[TDAWizard]

lol, hez gona lecture his kid on internet safety

[jokeersuper]

Realy creative thing. It got many things that a kid can do with. It even cooler that Red Hat are the devolopers behind it :-D

[bucko1s]

he sounds like them teenage girls whos voice raises at the end like hes askin a question or sumthin

[LessthanJake14]

Usetuful?

[0vv3dj00]

this video was uploaded on the day runescape died!

[bobbybob3680]

WTF?

[BreckR]

what do u mean it died

[Adam52493]

i guess he means the pvp crisis lol

[gumberly]

is it like.. 15$

[goofymad]

where did you get the laptop

[loneknight97]

that computer is oddly strange- but sort of in a good way. its pretty cool, like unusual

[linea2000]

Pre-production model or not, You could have bought your son an OLPC and given this one to a child in Nigeria. I can't believe you brought one back that had been shipped over there. Whatever the Nigerian government thinks about the OLPC, it is not best use of resources for you to take one to the UK. I know you were given it, but I would've have to give it to a local.

[chronotriggerfan]

People have a right to do what they want with their money. The great thing about charity is that it's by choice; if you want to shell out $200 to get some Nigerian kid a laptop, great for you, but you have no right to criticize the spending of others simply because you don't have the funding to do so yourself.

[linea2000]

What are you talking about? How do you knowI don't have the funding myself?! You have no idea about me or the charities I support. Actually I work in the charities sector and support several development charities that work in Africa.

[Twomaze]

Hehe first i thought this unit is from the black market

[tylerGo1]

lol "they speak bad english so I think there in Peru".

[pokemoncelebi]

i see [pokemon diamond or pearl in background lol great vid

[awsomenessxisxhand]

I have one of those! Mine has tetris on it XD. Its fun. Anyways, I'm trying to figure out iToys, the video and picture thing is fun, but sometimes the internet stops working and I don't know how to fix it! T_T This kid has figured it out more than me...thats just sad...

[longmeaderulez]

Awesome. Totally awesome. Especially the part about his new friends who speak funny English. If there's anything that really gets me excited about the G1G1 and OLPC its that you'll have kids becoming friends across huge economic and cultural divides, sharing ideas, learning stuff, and generally having a great time.

[chianti95]

smart kid -  nice video! He's equally enthusiastic about figuring out how the XO works and about sharing the knowledge. That's (I think) what this project is about!

[ruskin147]

Thanks!I think you've hit the nail on the head. he's not that well-versed in the use of computers but found out all sorts of stuff very quickly about the XO.

[TheGreatSparky]

Wait, you went to Nigeria, where the laptop is being distributed to children, and brought it back to the UK? With all due respect, was that really the wisest decision?

[ruskin147]

Let me explain. I visited the OLPC project which was being tested at one school in Nigeria. The organisers out there had spares - not final production models but earlier versons - and gave me one specifically to give to my 9 year old. So this was not depriving a local child. The trial there is nearing an end - what they most need is a commitment from their goivernmenmt to invest in taking the XO to more schools. But the government still isn't convinced that it's the best use of resources.

[sylla2]

Hey Ruskin147, good to know. I know it's stupid but I kinda had the same thought as TheGreatSparky. Maybe you should put the above explanation in the description of your video?

[notreallydbedn001]

THAMK YOU FOR SHARING THIS  ~PEACE~

[nivek2002]

Best review I have watched! Love his enthusiasm!

[nivek2002]

Also, nice to see this on the BBC website, good publicity for a great product! The video BBC has is a longer to.

[alihowei]

Nice, I ordered one through the give one - get one program. I have a question, are you able to get access to a terminal by pressing alt + "+"?

[ruskin147]

Not sure - Rufus hasn't bothered with that and I will struggle to prize the XO from his grasp to have a look. But I do believe that is possible. Best to go to the OLPC wiki to check that kind of stuff.

best wishes, Rufus's dad..