Fresno schools buy 1,000 Eee PCs, Asus launches 2G Surf model

December 14th, 2007 | Category: Tech Talk

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The OLPC and Classmate PC may be getting most of the attention these days with their attempts to win by as many schools as possible, but it looks like Asus’ Eee PC is starting to compose some moves of its own, with the Fresno Unified School District recently snagging 1,000 of the laptops in an attempt to boost student scores. As The San Francisco Chronicle reports, the schools additionally went the additional step of getting the laptops pre-installed with Windows and other Microsoft software, which apparently brought the total cost to $464

a seat. plus according the Chronicle, it seems that Asus has officially launched its $299 2G Surf model a little ahead of the January period we first heard about, although it still seems to be nigh impossible to come by, at least at the moment.

[Thanks, Bill]

 

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