[OLPC India] Ordering OLPC Laptops(XOs) for schools

[Manusheel Gupta]

Thanks Ajay for compiling a good list of questions.

We will get back to you soon.

Regards,
Manu

 Manusheel Gupta
One Laptop Per Child Inc.
http://laptop.org



On 10/20/07, Ajay Kumar <ajay at classapart.org> wrote:
>
> Manu,
>
> This is really great news. Now one does not have to wait for the
> government to get all ends tied.
> And I personally can go tell all my friends that this is how they can
> get the devices. I am very happy that I can contribute to the effort by
> spreading the word around if nothing else.
>
> A few questions that I anticipate from these friends remain unanswered
> though:
>
>    * Cost
>          o Does it change on even larger numbers?
>          o Has the actual landed cost been figured out?
>          o Does it include customs/taxes etc. ?
>          o Does it include shipping to the designated place?
>          o Does it include insurance right until it reaches the child?
>    * Being the best possible solution:
>          o Are there any authentic reports comparing the XO with
>            intel's classmate pc?
>          o Or other announced devices like Asus EEE (if they count,
>            that  is).
>    * Deployment:
>          o School servers:
>                + What software is going to be available?
>                + What operating systems etc?
>                + Any content?
>                + Would we need to hire system administrators for the
>                  servers?
>          o Network:
>                + Does RDAG provide any bandwidth cost estimates yet?
>                + Would there be other providers partnering with the
>                  laptop foundation?
>          o Support:
>                + Hardware:
>                      # Warranty:
>                            * What would the warranty time period be?
>                            * Where to take a broken machine? As in,
>                              would there be local hardware repair of
>                              some form?
>                            * What are the exclusions from the warranty?
>                      # Insurance:
>                            * Are some insurance plans/partnerships
>                              being worked out to take care of the
>                              exclusions?
>                + Software:
>                      # Would we need to hire sysadmins, or the reset
>                        button is just fine?
>                      # What if we want this package or that installed
>                        on the 100/1000/10000 machines that we request?
>          o Training:
>                + I know children would learn on their own.
>                + Any training need for the teachers? :)
>                + Any likely providers?
>
>
> This is just from the top of my head. And I hope that some of these
> would find a way to the faqs section. And responses to the remaining as
> a reply to this thread. :)
>
> I promise to keep posting whatever I hear from my field visits.
>
>
> Kind Regards,
> Ajay
>
>
>
>
> Manusheel Gupta wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > We are glad to inform you about a mechanism to order OLPC laptops(
> > XOs) for your schools.
> >
> > You can order 100+/1000+/10000+ laptops starting in November from the
> > Give 1 Get 1 program; the price goes down inversely to the
> > quantity. Please refer to
> > http://laptopfoundation.org/participate/givemany.shtml .
> >
> > You can order for the "English" keyboard laptops right away. For
> > other keyboards, we will require a 6-8 week lead time.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Manu
> >
> > Manusheel Gupta
> > Technical Consultant/Advisor
> > One Laptop Per Child Inc.
> > http://laptop.org <http://laptop.org/>
> >
> >
> >
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