http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=218 has a step-by-step disassembly of the XO laptop, analyzing it from a mechanical design point of view. This is only tangentially related to the issues raised in earlier discussion about defects in the usability of the OS/UI, but I think it's relevant to consider in terms of the holistic user experience of the product. To wit, the best UI design in the world won't matter if the hardware breaks down in a few weeks. It appears that OLPC have done a good job of addressing common problems such as dust, serviceability, etc.
(Caveat: I'm no hardware designer. I've never stripped down a laptop to components before.) --Alan P.S. I still intend to write up my personal experiences as the parent of an XO user. I'm beginning to see some of the issues that others have reported. My boy still hasn't had a chance to interact with a community of XO users and I'm hoping to include some of that in the report. ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
