[Gavlar]

What do you think the cheapest Laptop/Desktop that, with today's technology, could be made?

I've heard India tried to make a 500rupy (about £7 or $10) laptop, called the 'Sakshat', but it didn't work out quite how they had hoped, not sure how it ended though.

See if you can make the cheapest build, I mean, this is a computer that only needs to be powerful enough to run a low intensive Linux distro, and maybe surf the web, but I won't push it.

Give it ago, cheapest possible PC?

[1002richards]

Here's a worthy endeavour
"One laptop for every child" - have a browse at the spec...

http://laptop.org/en/

[shannon08]

Hey, its good idea.....if laptop becomes cheap everyone can purchase, we can see everywhere laptop users. Company can get huge profit.

[1002richards]

The Mission Statement of LaptopOrg is slightly different:
"Mission Statement: To create educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning. When children have access to this type of tool they get engaged in their own education."