Here's the contender to the OLPC, Asus' Eee PC.
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3829
- Display: 7"
- Processor: Intel mobile CPU (Intel 910 chipset, 900MHz Dothan Pentium M)
- Memory: 512MB RAM
- OS: Linux (Asus customized flavor)
- Storage: 4GB, 8GB, (possibly 16 GB) solid state drive
- Webcam: 300K pixel video camera
- Battery life: 3 hours using 4-cell battery
- Weight: 2lbs
- Dimensions: 8.9 in x 6.5 in x 0.82 in - 1.37 in (width x depth x thickness)
- Ports: 3 USB ports, 1 VGA out, SD card reader, modem, Ethernet, headphone out, microphone in
Start-up and shut down are mere seconds because of the solid state drive inside. Love those things, but they're expensive as hell. Luckily it's all fairly cheap. Starts at $199 for 4 GB flash drive and $250-299 for 8 GB with the 16 GB being a lot more.. It's also competing against the Palm Foleo, which goes for about $499. Of course, this doesn't have the hand-pull and such like the OLPC or the child-like asthetic, but if you're looking for a sub-notebook that's pretty cheap for web browsing, word processing, and the like, this may be for you.
I just may get it over the OLPC. The only downside for me is the black area around the screen seems like a whole lot of wasted space, even though it actually hides the speakers. They could have put more there, perhaps programmable buttons or something.