ulpc Archives - K12 Handhelds https://www.k12handhelds.com/tag/ulpc/ Mon, 12 May 2008 23:02:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.k12handhelds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/favicon-150x150.jpg ulpc Archives - K12 Handhelds https://www.k12handhelds.com/tag/ulpc/ 32 32 115208875 What's in a name? https://www.k12handhelds.com/whats-in-a-name/ https://www.k12handhelds.com/whats-in-a-name/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 23:02:00 +0000 http://www.k12handhelds.com/blogmm/?p=187 I’ve been wondering what name the industry is going to settle on for the new low-cost sub-laptop devices like the OLPC, the eeePC, the Classmate, and others. (These devices are generally smaller than a laptop, but bigger than a handheld.

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]]> I’ve been wondering what name the industry is going to settle on for the new low-cost sub-laptop devices like the OLPC, the eeePC, the Classmate, and others. (These devices are generally smaller than a laptop, but bigger than a handheld. They often run Linux, though higher-priced versions with xp are also available. They generally run from $200-$400, making them a good fit for schools.)

HP has called theirs a mini-notebook.

The term UMPC (ultra-mobile PCs) does not apply to these devices, but rather to the very small (and very expensive) tablets that run Microsoft’s Origami OS.

I’ve recent seen these devices called ULPCs — ultra-low cost PCs. That’s a name that makes sense to me.

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