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The Intel Classmate 2, one of many in the lines of the smaller sized laptops, has some pretty solid specs. It will come with a 9-inch LCD display, six-cell battery, 512MB RAM, 30GB HDD, integrated webcam, 802.11b/g WiFi support, Windows XP or Linux OS and the Intel Celeron M processor. However, despite upgrading to the larger screen, Intel kept the resolution the same size as its’ predecessor, keeping it as a measely 800 by 480 pixels. Future versions will move to Intel’s Atom platform, however there is no official date yet set for that upgrade. Hot off the presses, the Classmate 2 went live for sale but a few days ago on April 2nd. Geared towards the younger generation, primarily those between 6 and 12 years of age, the laptop comes standard with Windows XP and MS Office, giving them experience with the platform and software suite they’ll likely encounter in the near future of their computing us.

Inexpensively priced at just $400, it doubles to the normal consumer as a back up or travel computer, only weighing your luggage or bag down a mere 3.9 pounds. Understandably, not the computer made to hold a wealth of equipment, the SD card slot and USB slots offer room for more hard-drive space and expansion via those avenues. Clocking in at your standard four hours of constant use time, the Classmate 2 should do just that, last you through your classes, and keep you up to date on all those notes you need to take. It’s handy, convenient, portable, and inexpensive, perfect for the youngsters to beat around on, or the college student trying to stay up on their academics.

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