Worlds Cheapest $10 Dollar Laptop From India

February 3, 2009 · Filed Under Other · 2 Comments 

Do you think any thing in the world which is not possible by human beings????!!!
Like a laptop for $10! Yes for 10 dollar Laptop [Rs500 INR], that’s true. Indian government is going to launch $10 laptop soon.

The Indian Government [UPA] is launching the cheapest laptop ever seen priced at $10 even as the private sector, with its best efforts, has not managed to bring down the price of a laptop lower than $100[Rs5000 INR].

This ultra low-cost $10 Laptop has been developed with support of IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Indian Institute of Science and some B Tech students.
Details about the $10 Laptop remained limited, but higher education secretary R.P. Agrawal of India said last week that, it would be available within six months. Officials have not publicly demonstrated a prototype yet also not explained how it can be produced at such a low cost.

Following are some of the configurations.

  • It can be charged with a two-watt power input.
  • 2 GB memory can upgrade.
  • Wireless Internet capability.
  • Capability to project on a screen.
  • The configuration can be upgraded etc.

The government has invested more than 939 million dollars to develop the low-power gadget to work in rural areas with unreliable power supply and poor Internet connectivity etc. The planned laptop is part of a push to increase the number of students in higher education and give them the technological skills needed to further boost India’s economic growth.