2008/11/17 Huan Truong <hnt7438 at truman.edu>: > P.S: By "nettop", I meant "netbook". > > I knew AGU had a program "like" this one a couple of years ago* with > mp3 players with recording functions, and at that time having a > portable 256MB mp3 player for ~ 100.000 VND (if I was not wrong) was a > bargain to record lectures. Students love those kinds of program. > > *: http://enews.agu.edu.vn/misc/print.php?a=1012 > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 11:16 PM, I wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I know there are a number of members in HanoiLug who are currently >> working in colleges in Hanoi. While we had organized events >> advertising the advantages of FOSS in colleges like VNU and Bach Khoa, >> I still know most of the students *and* teachers are not aware of the >> existence of free software and/or too afraid (coward) to try it. >> >> I have not thought much on it, that's just some very humble basic >> ideas that just came across my head 30 minutess ago. Your ideas are >> very welcome (and - esp. people who are working in colleges in this >> mailing list.) >> >> -- >> Huan Truong >> > > > > -- > Huan Truong > _______________________________________________ > POST RULES : http://wiki.hanoilug.org/hanoilug:mailing_list_guidelines > _______________________________________________ > HanoiLUG mailing lists: http://lists.hanoilug.org/ > HanoiLUG wiki: http://wiki.hanoilug.org/ > HanoiLUG blog: http://blog.hanoilug.org/ >
About one year ago there is already a netbook aimed at student in Vietnam, it is a Classmate PC (intel) preinstalled with hacao Linux, too bad the price is pretty high, 340$ for one, or 250$ for a student, and the spec aren't so high (though it is still accepable for a netbook): >The Hacao Classmate PC is equipped with an ultra-low power 900MHz Celeron >processor with a 400MHz FSB (front-side bus), teamed >with 256MB of RAM and >1GB of Flash-based local storage. The 2.9-pound device measures 9.6 x 7.7 x >1.7 inches (245 x 196 x 44mm), >and features a 7-inch WVGA (800 x 480) LCD >display. > >It also includes both wired and wireless (802.11b/g) Ethernet interfaces, but >lacks the OLPC laptop's "mesh" networking capability As a student myself, I have an interest in these devices, but IMO, there aren't any netbook that is suit perfectly for students in VietNam. OLPC is quite interesting, but we can't get it unless our government do something. One feature that I think is the most important for a student netbook is the ability to convert to a tablet, like tablet PC. There is one from ASUS, but it is very expensive (700$?), OLPC has this too, but as I said above, we can't get it yet, and it is so rugged that it can even make a good blunt weapon :P I heard that there gonna be an ARM-powered netbook coming out, and Ubuntu is going to support it, if so it might be interesting as ARM is a very good processor with low power consume rate. Anyway, I am very interested in this idea, so if anyone decide to do this, please let me join, a netbook for student has alway been my dream since the debut of ASUS Eee. Have a good day, everyone!
