The Netbook is a prime example of active government policies for the redistribution of wealth and education. Note that these computers are for public school students, which are mostly populated by the most vulnerable sectors of society. With the rise of neoliberalism and private education from state schools had been almost destroyed. With the government of Nestor and Cristina Kirchnner, education began to be an important part of management. One of the most notable is the division of Netbook. Let's see how the Journal is the news Clarin lying with impunity and brazen.
"The little machine offers a 10-inch screen, Intel Atom processor at 1.66 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive. For Internet access available Wi-Fi and 3G, as long as the student put a SIM card into the slot. "
is important to note that this configuration is superior to the standard of the netbooks on the market. Account, for example, with a difference not found in 99% of the ultraportable market, even in high-end computers: built-in 3G modem for cellular broadband use. also includes the last Wi-Fi standard (802.11n), adopted in September, and Bluetooth connectivity, two rare issues on computers around the 2,000 pesos.
"One of the characteristics of these teams is the technical limitation. On the one hand, it is difficult to make more than one task at a time. By having all integrated circuits, it is impossible to try to improve their own ... "
We ran multiple applications simultaneously on the netbook in question, and could run a fairly loose. The computer has Windows XP, which is a multitasking operating system. If we see the official Microsoft specifications, we realize that XP requires 128 MB of RAM and 1.5 of free hard disk space. Two requirements that exceeds Exomate 8 and 106 times, respectively, as has 1024 MB of RAM (or 1 GB) and 160 GB disk.
On the other hand, all the notebooks have integrated components on the motherboard. Any average user knows that the great disadvantage of any laptop (either the brand or price range that is) with respect to a desktop PC is having its "integrated circuits." With regard to the configuration, is possible to double the amount of RAM.
On the other hand, the 3G Exomate incorporates the Intel Atom N450, which is the last, faster and providing more energy consumption all netbooks processors manufactured by the company.
"... and the battery life is very restricted, which becomes shorter with each load. Its lifespan is estimated at three years. "
The battery life was one of the advantages quoted in in our review. And for a simple question: is a six-cell battery, ie cells double standard netbooks offered . It is therefore able to store twice the energy.
any material batteries degrade over time. The shelf life quoted in the article is correct: According to Wikipedia, the lithium ion batteries can last three years or more with proper use.
In our tests, using a "full" the engine returned more than 4 hours of operation, exceeding the average 2.5 hours a netbook three-cell battery, the more frequent and sold on the market.
"Then, they become obsolete, slow, and that's without considering the wear suffered internal components."
On the other hand, it is truism that any electronic device, especially computers, have a period of obsolescence, only determined by the greater or less progress in the field. Anyway, educational applications and Web browsing, the most requested by students, are not the most demanding in terms of hardware.
computers are slowed only by two points. One objective: if the disk is filled with data (installation of many applications, poor maintenance, etc.), and subjective: a computer today will, inevitably, slower than those that are released within five years.
"While the official announcement was that these devices are given as a loan as an incentive, students may stay with the machine. At that point will just be a memory as useless signed by all the dust. "
This is subjective. There is a branch of computing, called retrocomputing, which is dedicated to generating new programs and uses for old computers. programs office and all Internet applications, perhaps the two main uses of a common user not to use your computer for 3D games and applications from any branch of design, require a moderate amount of system resources and run on older machines.
As technologists we thought they used the word "limited" to talk of a team. In our publications, we only use the adjectives "compared to something." It makes no sense to compare any netbook with a notebook and much less with a desktop PC.
So we built this table with the technical specifications with the XO-1, netbook for education adopted by the Ceibal in Uruguay and Argentina ruled that after joining the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child, as the acronym) for its sluggish performance. Overall, the Exomate is considerably higher.
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