One Million OLPC Laptop Orders Confirmed

Quanta Computer, the world’s largest contract laptop PC manufacturer, already has confirmed orders for 1 million notebook PCs for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, a company representative said Thursday. Quanta is manufacturing the OLPC laptop, and mass production is the key to slashing its cost. Currently, the laptops cost around $130, but the goal is to whittle down the price to $100.

We’ve been hearing about OLPC for what seems like forever, so it’s good to finally see this milestone hit. While the price is hovering around $130 at the moment, they mentioned that if more support is gained (think 5 – 10 Million), then they could be put back at the $100 price point.

Source: Network World