OLPC XO-1.5

XO-1.5 · 2009–2011 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: VIA C7-M 400 MHz to 1 GHz x86 (typically run around 433 MHz to conserve power)
Ram: max: 1 GB (soldered) · base: 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM (soldered)
Ports: USB 2.0 x3 · SD card slot · mesh-networking wireless antennas (swiveling "rabbit ears") · microphone in · headphone out
Battery: LiFePO4 pack, user-removable
Display: 7.5" 1200x900 dual-mode: transmissive color indoors, reflective monochrome sunlight-readable outdoors
Storage: base: 4 GB or 8 GB NAND flash (soldered, model dependent) · options: SD card expansion
Weight: 1.2 kg
Os Support: latest: Sugar on a Stick and community Fedora builds (unsupported) · shipped: Sugar on a Fedora-based OS
Release Price: $225

Variants

Colors

Green / White2009 launch color, standard across all XO-1.5 production

Upgrade paths

RAM

1 GB soldered directly to the board, quadruple the XO-1's 256 MB · Fixed at manufacture like its predecessor, but the jump to 1 GB removed the swap-thrashing that plagued the XO-1 under Sugar.

LOCKED

storage

SD card slot for expansion alongside the fixed 4 GB or 8 GB internal NAND · Internal flash is soldered but the SD slot remains the easy path to more space in the field.

EASY

CPU

Same VIA C7-M silicon across all units, clocked between 400 MHz and 1 GHz · Clock speed was tuned in firmware for battery life, not user-adjustable in the field on deployed units.

LOCKED

battery

Standard user-removable LiFePO4 pack, no tools · Kept the XO-1's tool-free latch design for classroom swaps.

EASY

other

Entire chassis opens with a single captive screwdriver-friendly design, documented in OLPC's public service manual · Same field-repairable philosophy as the XO-1: a teacher with minimal tools can get inside, no proprietary fasteners.

EASY