The world's cheapest laptop is going to cost 7,30 euro or 500 rupee, reported various newspapers this week.

The computer 'Sakshat' was presented by the Indian government as a way of enabling more Indians to be educated and bridge the "digital divide" in the country between the rich and the poor. The piece of technology has been created by the Indian government in cooperation with Indian universities and intended for students to access lectures, coursework and specialist help from anywhere in India.  Specifications of the device were speaking of machine with a 2 GB onboard memory and Wi-Fi and USB ports. Various writers speculated that the device could mean the end of the one laptop per child' projects aiming to produce cheap laptops such as the 100 dollar laptop developed by MIT for children in poor countries.

However, various reports today spoke of a failure to deliver the promised machine. Instead what was presented at a conference on education was  a  device with a 2GB capacity, dimensions of 10×5 inches and a price of $30 but with wifi access and USB ports, a storage device which can be accessed by a user by connecting this device to a laptop.

Much to do about nothing? It seems so. Still plenty of opportunity for developers to produce the world's cheapest laptop.