http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/press-releases/2009-05-19-Latitude2100.aspx
http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/direct2dell/archive/2009/05/19/latitude-2100-dell-netbook-for-schools.aspx http://www.flickr.com/photos/dellphotos/sets/72157618110617117/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_1N9UtEZWc http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10243917-1.html (Unfortunately, the writer has apparently never heard of OLPC and the XO, crediting the Intel Classmate for being "the first netbook" :-/ ) http://www.Edu4u.com = New Dell online community for educators; education-specific "Educational Personal Purchase Programs"; software preloading service ("ImageDirect") so school districts can receive ready-to-deploy computers not needing admin prep; "TechKnow" 40-hour training program to help students troubleshoot tech problems directly; "webNetwork private cloud" pilot claims to provide "secure web access to web, hosted web or Windows applications and data, from anywhere, using any device." Dell Latitude 2100: * Aimed specifically at education market. * Choice of Windows XP Home, Vista Home Basic or Ubuntu (!). * 10.1" 1024x576 LED screen; optional touchscreen claimed as a "first" for an educational netbook. * Intel Atom N270, 1 Gb of RAM * Storage: hard drive < 250Gb, SSD < 16Gb * "Surfing" LED bar on the top of opened cover ("Network Activity Light") designed to inform teacher when kids have wireless activity; apparently can be called by applications. No info about whether it can be turned off (in a class running Sugar, all those machines would be blinking all the time, could drive anybody nuts) * Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11g standard, 802.11n optional * SD/MMC card reader. * VGA port, 3 USB ports, headphone/speaker out, microphone in * Rubberized case (optional strap with locking anti-theft feature) in five colors ("School Bus Gold, Chalkboard Black, Ball Field Green, Blue Ribbon and Schoolhouse Red"... reminds me of my beloved 1966 Chevy Chevelle in "Tropic Turquoise") * 24-bay classroom charging station available in the US and has LAN update feature for admins. * Window on battery pack for inserting school & student name. * Optional webcam. * Optional anti-microbial keyboard (US-only; for my part, I recommend "wash hands with soap") * MSRP: $369 Sean Sugar Labs Marketing Coordinator _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
