World | India India to Unveil $10 Laptop Low-cost computer is part of plan to update nation's colleges By Nick McMaster Posted Feb 2, 2009 2:06 PM CST Copied Intel South Asia, Director Sales, R. Ravichandran, unseen, shows newly launched Intel Centrino 2 processor technology in New Delhi, India, in this Tuesday, July 15, 2008 file photo. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, FILE) India’s government will launch an ultra-cheap laptop computer tomorrow as part of a new initiative to update the nation’s educational system, the Guardian reports. The Sakshat will sell for $10 (500 rupees), a price India hopes will be accessible for most students. The laptop is the centerpiece of a national plan to give college students access to textbooks, class lectures, and homework online. Each laptop costs about $20 to make, but India’s top education official said the cost is bound to come down “with mass production.” Nonetheless, some tech experts are skeptical: "You cannot even make a computer screen for $20. And India does not build much computer hardware. So where will the savings come from?" asked the director of India’s Netcore Solution. Read These Next A family hike took a tragic turn in Arkansas on Saturday. Delta pilot arrested moments after landing plane. Multiple people shot at Reno casino. Gunman kills police officer at Manhattan skyscraper. Report an error