XO Laptop by OLPC Review part 2 - software

[mrnac87]

great review! Keep them coming. If you could do more on the softwear that would be great

[DEATHgod4L]

can it play disks

EX

games (left 4 dead)

movies

stuff like that

[Jimmybobburns]

@DEATHgod4L no you ARTARD its for kids in third world countries not for gaming everyones an idiot

[mishi6997]

i was wondering if you can help me connect to the internet!

PLEASE!

[pdidyking]

1:04 He doesn't know what he's talking about.

[newmoongirlz3]

its like the kiddie version of HP minis

[Skryx]

Fake and Gay

[ImGuruS]

@Skryx shut up! retard 

[arrocknroll]

i like the net book better because it runs windows and its about the same price as th XO but i can see how this would be a good computer for children in developing countries.

[NeonGreen411]

Great reveiw I bidded 4 one on ebay for 165.50 and so far im in the lead!!!:)

[Bdiddly1]

@NeonGreen411 ,HAHA YA MUG THEY COST £100! DUH!!!

[thewhites12345]

windows or macintosh?

[LakeKeta]

@thewhites12345 linux



[101nickjonas96]

were wud you even buy 1 of these lol

[thewhites12345]

u have 2 win them in a 'one laptop for child' program

[mani1239]

That's a cool computer, but there's no need to buy it now that HP Minis exist.

Ah, technology. As it improves, it leaves many things obsolete.

Good review :)

[newmoongirlz3]

@mani1239 i think they just made it for the kids

[dumlq]

can it play cd games like WOW or halo

[meplayvgalot]

dude are you serious LMAO

[arranmc182]

not perfect lol what a joke that is normal on a Linux system and thats what the XO is dont tell people its not perfect because you dont understand Linux

[gigicul21]

exist this laptop in shops..in usa ..china if in usa ...in seattle exist ??or exist in special xo shops..

[beastieboysSGH]

dude that thing is hella small. and its gay

[chickenstorm]

usually id call you a little fag, but the information was GREAT you are SIMPLE and your just an all around good reviewer,

Thankz

-N1k0laZ

[goofymad]

where can i get one

[TheOnlySkater]

eBay is the only place now.

OLPC ended their buy one get one offer, where you donated $200 which would send one XO to a devoloping nation, and another would be sent to you.

Unless OLPC decides to sell the laptop, or do another buy one get one.

[mmmkaaaay]

Takes a while to boot up, eh.

[samphilomath]

Can it boot from usb and SD?

any reply would appreciate

I am trying to get as much informations I can before I receive my.

I got Puppy Linux running on one of my 80G usb hard drive. Base on OLPC spec, Puppy linux should run perfectly on it.

[Charbax]

With a developper key (which I think you can get rather easilly with G1G1 laptops, but which you cannot get for educationnal laptops unless the school has authorised the serial number to get a developper key) you can boot whatever you want, which is compatible with the hardware. Perhaps special signed software ona USB key or SD card could boot without the need of a developper key, such as when Windows provides a lite version of Windows XP on an SD card.

[ericleino]

hahahahahaahhaha pretty cool

[nameislisa]

THANK YOU!!!! I am waiting for mine to arrive-

You are a wonderful reviewer/teacher (extremely clear and thorough)- you should have a TV show!

Happy new Year- and keep up the great work- I will look for more updates. lisa

[cheetah1]

how did u get one? i want to buy one

[0vv3dj00]

does laptop include internet?

[freeeman9]

yes thats what the ears are for

[hoboprimate]

oh, and then restart Sugar (Ctrl+Alt+Erase)

[goney3]

Great review! That boot time was pretty gnarly though. Thank you for posting this :)

[Charbax]

You don't need to boot it very often, it goes into a stand-by mode that consumes very little battery, perhaps it can stay in stand-by mode for weeks on a battery, from which you resume to the OS in a second.

[dknott87]

It's been planned to be able to, but it really can't right now. The software is still being developed fast; good suspending and resuming is still a few upgrades away.