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| 'DOEL' Laptop | Made in Bangladesh |
The dream of Digital Bangladesh in realization! Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has unveiled the worlds cheapest and also the first domestically manufactured laptop named 'DOEL' today at the Bongobondhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka.
The laptop will be produced by the State owned Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (TSS) (টেলিফোনে শিল্প সংস্থা) in collaboration with 2M Corporation Ltd., Dhaka and TFT Technology, Penang, Malaysia. The primary device will be priced at 10,000 BDT (6,490 INR | US$132.3) and will run on Google’s Android OS.
TSS is set to launch three more models by the end of this week which would run on Intel Processors are are priced at:
- 13,500 BDT (8759 INR | US$178.6) - Basic model with Intel Atom Processor,
- 22,000 BDT (14272.67 INR | US$291.1) -Standard model with Intel Atom Processor and,
- 26,000 BDT (16868 INR | US$344) - Advanced model with Intel Pentium Processor.
This is indeed a great step towards the realization of the dream of Digital Bangladesh and bringing about e-governance; it would undoubtedly boost the connectivity across the nation and will drive digital connectivity in villages.
However, the government needs to do a lot more to improve the internet connectivity across the nation else the distribution of laptops wouldn’t be of great benefit in terms of digitally connectivity. But, for sure this affordable laptop will cut the digital-divide among the citizens and will be very helpful especially for students.
An important feature would be the presence of Phonotic Bangla Keyboard along with English in all the four laptop models. This would surely make it easy for the people who are not well acquainted with english and would increase the reach of digitization by making a larger portion of people computer literate.
People need to have realistic expectations from this affordable laptop because they are aimed to cater the basic needs and not to deliver high end services but its surely a 'value for money' deal.
DOEL Primary Price: 10,000 Taka 10.0″ LCD Panel (1024*600) VIA 8650 800MHz 512 MB RAM Integrated 0.3 MP Webcam WiFi 802.11b/g 10/100M Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) 2 USB 2.0 SD Slot for Max 32 GB Google Android Integrated | DOEL Basic Price: 13,500 Taka 10.1″ (1024*600) WXGA LED Backlit Intel® ATOM Processor 455 1.66GHz Intel NM 10 Express Chipset. Intel ® GMA 3150 (Integrated) Graphics. 1GB DDR3 HITACHI/TOSHIBA SATA 250 GB HDD Integrated 1.3 MP Webcam 802.11 bg/n 10/100M Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) 3 USB 2.0 Linux Based OS | DOEL Standard Price: 22,000 Taka 12.1″ (1360*768) WXGA LED Backlight Intel® ATOM Processor N470 1.83GHz Intel NM 10 Express Chipset. Intel ® GMA 3150 (Integrated) Graphic 2GB DDR3 SATA 320GB HDD Integrated 1.3 MP Webcam 802.11 bg/n 10/100M Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) 3 USB 2.0 Linux Based OS | DOEL Advanced Price: 26,000 Taka 14″ (1366*768) WXGA LED Backlight Intel® Pentium P6200 2.13 GHZ Processor Intel HM55 Chipset 2GB DDR3 SATA 320GB HDD DVD Writer ( Samsung ) Integrated 1.3 MP Webcam 802.11 bg/n 10/100M Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) 3 USB 2.0 Linux Based OS |
To get more information click on TSS | Doel Laptops.
The Naming of this Laptop:
This laptop is named after the National Bird of Bangladesh i.e. Doel দোয়েল (English: Magpie Robin). So this should clear the doubts of all the people who think that its named to 'sound' like 'Dell'.
It’s a matter of pride for all of us today…!
জয় বাংলা !
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