Tami Brass's List: Classmate Tablet Notes

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Size-wise, Netbooks have 9- or 10-inch screens, weigh from 2 to 3 pounds, and sport keyboards sized from 80 percent to 95 percent of normal.

Price-wise, Netbooks start at about (all prices are rounded off and approximate) $330 for a Linux-based model and $350 for an XP-based machine. The high end of the Netbook price range is debatable. To me, anything over $500 isn't a Netbook. Still, many companies are marketing computers they refer to as Netbooks for more than that. When HP first released their Mini-Notes, prices ran from $500 to $1,200.
Update: As of October 15, 2008 prices at HP's website range from $400 to $780.

Despite a huge proliferation of Netbook models, these specs seem to be standard:

* Screen resolution 1024x600
* Intel Atom CPU running at 1.6-GHz
* Wi-Fi B and G
* Ethernet at 100Mbps
* A slot for a flash RAM memory card
* External VGA output jack
* Integrated graphics
* Two or three USB ports
* Built-in camera
* Headphone and microphone jacks

What's missing

What's missing is just as interesting.

For one thing, there is no optical drive. CDs and DVDs had to be thrown overboard to reduce both the size and cost. Another omission is the now legacy PC card (aka PCMCIA) slot. Most Netbooks don't include Bluetooth. And, while they do have Ethernet and Wi-Fi, they don't include the fastest version of Ethernet (known as gigabit Ethernet), the latest version of Wi-Fi (N) or the older "A" version of Wi-Fi.

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Newly designed from the ground up, the Intel® Atom™ processor is based on entirely new hafnium-based 45nm microarchitecture. Representing Intel's smallest and lowest power processor yet¹, the Intel® Atom™ processor enables a new generation of powerful and energy-efficient Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and a new category of simple devices for the internet called netbooks and nettops that will be available at affordable prices.

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If I were given the choice in what kind of devices to get for my classroom, it would be an easy one. Since I'd want my students to blog, contribute to a wiki, create podcasts, and edit video, my choice would have to be netbooks. But, I'd want netbooks with plenty of memory and a larger screen. The current netbooks that are priced similarly to the iPod touch are underpowered and their 7 inch screen makes them annoying to use.

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After playing with a prototype of Intel's Convertible Classmate, it more or less confirmed what I had suspected: there are some neat ideas at play, but there's a reason why it's aimed at schools.

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Design

Intel-powered classmate PCs are educational laptops for youth. Developed specifically for kids, classmate PCs are lightweight, easy to carry, and rugged.
Features

Intel-powered classmate PCs include practical, education-oriented features that improve the learning experience for students, parents, teachers, and schools.

* Education-specific feature set
* Compatibility with existing content, applications and operating systems
* Standard PC platform, preparing students to use technology that is prevalent today
* Operation in various wireless networks
* Theft-deterrent solutions and support
* A wide array of locally relevant accessories and peripherals, software applications, and content targeted at education

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Chip giant Intel plans to release details of its latest Classmate PC at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this Friday. The "convertible" model features a standard (8.9-inch) display that can be turned to a tablet mode for pen input, draw, paint and other applications that favor the more vertical format. It features a touch screen that can be used with a stylus.

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Vendor of Classmate Tablet PC - "NOBi"

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The NOBi Convertible Netbook PC has a number of new unique features, while maintaining the youth-friendly elements of light weight, ruggedization, water-resistant keyboard, and ergonomic design with carrying handle. These added new features expand usage models and opportunities.

Tablet Mode: More flexibility to get more comfortable, move around, Increased mobility for anywhere usage, Simple UI shell and launcher for tablet mode

Touch Screen User Input: Allows writing and drawing, Supports resting hands on the screen, Enables enhanced classroom interaction and collaboration

Enhanced Software: Easier network connection, Fosters collaboration, HW-optimized apps and easy network management

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