News - OLPC's "Give One, Get One" XO Laptop arrives in Europe

[HEXUS]

The One Laptop Per Child association's XO laptop is to make its European debut today as part of the Give One, Get One program.

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[Biscuit]

as *nice* as the idea is i very much doubt people will buy this over a netbook... even if it is for a kid

[aidanjt]

Also, how did the price go from $199 in the US, to $382 in the UK? Even with VAT that's taking the piss, and you can get fullly fledged netbooks for a fair bit less.

[McEwin]

When they first introduced this in America it was a great idea but they stopped anyone outside getting it and helping out. Now its over priced and as already said we get better netbooks for less. Miss your chance XO - sorry Kids

[Parm]

Also, how did the price go from $199 in the US, to $382 in the UK? Even with VAT that's taking the piss, and you can get fullly fledged netbooks for a fair bit less.

aidanjt, the US price quoted is a single-unit price, so it's $199 if you're buying one system. If you're doing the "Give One, Get One" in the US, the price is $399 so you'll get one for yourself and give one to a child.

The option to buy a single unit isn't available in Europe yet.