Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/07/17/jumpc_launched_in_uk/
Intel's kid-friendly cut-price computer concept has come to the UK courtesy of local supplier Actronix.
Dubbed the JumPC, the Small, Cheap Computer is based on a 900MHz Intel Celeron Mobile processor and the chip giant's 915GMS chipset. It has 512MB of DDR 2 memory on board and 2GB of Flash storage - though you can select a 30GB HDD instead.
JumPC: Intel's Classroom PC, coloured orange
The unit has an Eee PC-style 7in, 800 x 480 display; two USB ports; 10/100Mb/s Ethernet and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. There's a webcam too.
It ships with Windows XP Home Edition pre-loaded, and Actronix is also bundling EasyBits' Magic Desktop software to provide a more straightforward, child-oriented UI to the laptop's features. An integrated handle makes it easy for nippers to lug the laptop around.
Easy to handle
All this comes in at £239, the supplier said. It's taking advance orders through its website (http://jumpc.co.uk/order.html), though the machine won't go on sale until early August, it admitted.
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