>> It's called an OLPC.
>
> Maybe...

No maybe. That does meet most of your description.

But ...

>I hear mixed views and reports.

Yes. Not unexpected. Attempts to make silk purses from sows ears are
always challenging.
Original target price was $US100 which I understand rose to closer to
$US200. It aims at more than a std netbook in some areas (eg touch
screen) and thus makes life hard for itself in others.

During 2010 "Boxing day sales" silly season we bought my wife an Acer
e-machine netbook. Superb for the $. XP home, 1 GB, 150?GB, WiFi. Long
battery life, fine for Skype, handles all non technical person's day
to day PC needs. With Acer $50 cashback, bought at retail it cost us
$US220. Cheapest new PC I've seen so far. If that is presumed to be
about break even overall it augurs well for the future.

> But then I'm a sceptical person.

I should hope so :-)
You'd not be alone i that.


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