Give a Laptop, Get a Laptop
Nov 30th, 2008
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The non-profit organization One Laptop Per Child is once again offering its laptop deal.
eFluxMedia reports:
"One Laptop Per Child is reviving Give One, Get One promotion on Monday in its effort to put affordable, educational notebooks in the hands of third-world children. Basically, if a consumer buys an XO laptop for $400, he will automatically donate a second unit to a child in a developing country. In order to offer the deal, the organization is working with Amazon.Since 2005, OLPC has tried to fulfill its goal of producing a $100 laptop with the idea that technology can rectify e-learning and computer illiteracy issues throughout the world. The organization came as close as $188, but now the laptops carry a $200 price tag because of increased production costs."
These cheap laptops will give students around the world the opportunity to learn by using technology. The duplicate laptops sent to consumers can be used for everyday online learning needs such as writing term papers and surfing the web. Interested? Simply visit Amazon.com to learn more and sign up.
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