[Olpc-open] Great article about kids repairing their XO's in Nigeria

[Josh Cogliati]

Just out of curiosity, how hard is it to get parts for
the OLPC?  (As in I got one with the G1G1 program, and
my son is sometimes putting serious stress on the
hinge, so I am wondering what happens if it breaks.)


--- Seth Woodworth <seth at isforinsects.com> wrote:

> 
> Plus, part of the OLPC's ease of repairing also
> translates to its ease of
> recycling, which is a big bonus for the planet. Too
> many devices are
> difficult to break down into reusable materials.
> 
> The OLPC also wins praise for it's incredibly low
> power use (2 watts,
> compared with 30 to 40 watts for a typical laptop).
> It was designed to work
> with alternative sources, since so many parts of the
> developing world don't
> have reliable, or affordable, grid electricity.
> Jepsen said power sources
> being deployed include simple hand cranks, $10 solar
> panel kits, wind
> turbines, stationary bike motors, and even a device
> that harnesses the power
> of cows walking in a pasture.