| The perfect student laptops are small, light and cheap | | | | than a kilo. The Eee PC 2G Surf is also marketed as |
| - exactly what a netbook is. Mini laptops were | | | | the RM Asus Minibook for educational establishments |
| originally designed for educational purposes, there | | | | within the UK. |
| smaller size and relatively low cost ideal for schools | | | | The One Laptop Per Child Foundation's XO laptop is |
| and students. | | | | specifically designed for education, in rugged |
| However, studies show that 70% of the netbook | | | | conditions where power and connections aren't |
| market is likely to be consumers. None the less, there | | | | necessarily readily available. The OLPC is a charitable |
| are mini laptops specifically developed for education, | | | | foundation which delivers XO laptops to children in |
| most child-orientated models weighing less than a kilo | | | | third world countries, in doing so providing them with |
| and being no bigger than the average textbook. | | | | an education. |
| The first netbook produced, the Asus Eee PC 701 is | | | | Intel, the chipmaker, have produced the Classmate |
| available in several different variants. The '2G Surf', is | | | | PC as part of the 'Intel Education Initiative' and 'Intel |
| the lowest spec and cheapest model available in the | | | | World Program' where Intel spends $100 million a |
| entire Eee PC range, but is still very good value for | | | | year on training, teaching and providing resources for |
| money, retailing at beneath £200. | | | | teachers and students - to produce the next |
| The Surf models in the Eee PC 701 range come | | | | generation of innovators. The Classmate PC is a |
| without the inbuilt webcam and have a slightly | | | | commercial product, designed with similar specs to |
| derated battery fitted. None the less, they still come | | | | the XO laptop, although aimed at second-stage |
| with either Windows XP or Linux, Intel Celeron M | | | | developing countries who can afford to buy student |
| Processor, 512MB of memory and over 40 | | | | laptops. |
| pre-installed applications and yet it still weighs less | | | | |