With power rationing at best, or no power at worst, desktops would quickly turn to expensive scrap metal. Regarding desktops being cheaper to fix, that may be the case today but it can be argued that a jua-kali ecosystem of laptop specialists will emerge in the same way that TVs and all manner of electronics are catered for by the informal sector.

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 3:28 AM, <ashok+skunkworks@parliaments.info> wrote:
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:03 PM, Gakuru Alex
<alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
> Could I try and get PS Ndemo to talk to us on "how-to" get one of
> those 1 million laptops stimulus?
> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/628254/-/u8x1gfz/-/index.html
>
>

Why not 2-million desktops ? they are easier to upgrade, cheaper to
fix, and less likely to get stolen.
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