Ultra-Portable Laptop Comparison ($400 and under)

Ultra-Portable OLPC XO ASUS EEE 4G* Classmate PC Nova 5000 BX* Cloudbook
Price $200(+$200 Donation)
$399
  $400 (not confirmed)
  $399 (not confirmed)
$399
CPU 433 Mhz
Intel Celeron M ULV 900 MHz
Intel® Mobile Processor ULV 900 MHz, Zero L2 cache, 400 MHz FSB Intel PXA270 Processor, 524 Mhz
1.2 ghz
Storage 1024 MiB SLC NAND flash, high-speed flash controller
4 GB
1GB/2GB NAND Flash
128 MB NAND Flash memory
30GB Hard Disk Drive
Memory 256 MiB dynamic RAM
512 MB (DDR2)
DDR-II 256M SO-DIMM
64 MB RAM (128 MB optional)
512MB DDR2 533MHz
LCD 7.5” Dual-mode TFT display
7" 800 x 480, LVDS Interface, LED B/L
7 Inch TFT LCD Screen
(800 x 480, 65,000 colors, 400 cd/m2)

7" WVGA TFT Display (800 x 480)
LAN/WAN/ Wireless networking: Integrated 802.11b/g (2.4GHz) interface; 802.11s (Mesh) networking supported; dual adjustable, rotating coaxial antennas; supports diversity reception; capable of mesh operation when CPU is powered down; Marvell Libertas 88W8388 controller and 88W8015 radio;
Ethernet + 802.11bg WLAN
10/100M Ethernet + WLAN 802.11 b/g w/ Antenna
Ethernet port 10/100
802.11b/g, (1) 10/100 Ethernet Port
Power - Pack type: 2 or 4 cells LiFePO4; or 5 cells NiMH, approximately 6V series configuration;
- Capacity: 22.8 Watt-hours (LiFePO4); 16.5 Watt-hours (NiMH);
4 Cells: 5200 mAh, 3.5hrs*
* Actual battery life will depend on actual operations and other settings.
Battery with Adapter – 6 Cells, approximately 4 hours Usage

4-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
Audio
Audio: AC97-compatible audio audio subsystem; internal stereo speakers and amplifier; internal monophonic microphone; jacks for external headphones and microphone; Analog Devices AD1888 and Analog Devices SSM2211 for audio amplification;
Hi-Definition audio
Stereo speaker
Microphone
Stereo 2 Channel Audio, Built-in Speakers and Microphone, Jack for External Output and Microphone Input

Headphone/Line-Out Port, Microphone/Line-In Port, Set of Stereo Speaker
Weight 1.45KG with LiFeP battery; 1.58KG with NiMH battery;
0.92 KG
Less than 1.3kg (aprox. 2.86 pounds)
2.7 lbs (1,225 g)
2 lbs
USB Ports
USB: Three Type-A USB-2.0 connectors; up to 1A power supplied (total);
USB: 3 USB 2.0 ports

3 x USB 1.1 (Host) port (supporting keyboard, mouse, Flash memory stick, etc.) USB (slave) port
(supporting ActiveSync connection)
(2) USB 2.0 Ports
Other Input/Output

SD card reader
VGA out
Built-in web cam



(1) DVI-I Port, (1) 4-in1 Media Card Reader, (1) .3MP Webcam,
OS RedHat Linux with custom interface ("Sugar")
Xandros Linux with custom interface ("EasyMode")
Can run WindowsXP (sold sperately)
Windows XP Pro/ Linux
Windows CE.NET 5.0 operating system
Version of Ubuntu
Availability laptopgiving.org, or direct order for large volume Various resellers, in stock now Not commercially available??? Unknown??? Walmart.com and ZaReason.com


  • Please note that there are several other models available Nova5000SX, Nova500EX, Eee PC 8G, Eee PC 4G Surf, Eee PC 2G Surf.