The One Laptop per Child project promises to develop low cost PCs, and make these PCs accessible to children in developing countries.  The first generation of the OLPC, known as the OLPC XO-1, was released in 2007.  In 2009, an updated version of the device, known as the OLPC XO-1.5 was released.  Thanks to the FCC, we can take a good look at the innards of the XO-1.5, and see what this low-cost, low-power PC is made of.

Unlike the XO-1 which relied on an AMD Geode processor, the XO-1.5 relies on a VIA C7-M ULV processor running from 400MHz to 1GHz.  Accompanying the VIA C7 is a VIA VX855 Media System Processor, which handles 2D and 3D graphics, video decoding and HD audio.  The VIA VX855 is actually quite robust for the XO-1.5’s 7.5” screen, offering support for 1080p HD video playback.

The XO-1.5 is available with 512MB to 1GB of SDRAM.  Storage is provided by an internal microSD card, with external SD/MMC storage supported as well.

The wireless capabilities of the XO-1.5 are provided by a Marvell 802.11 b/g transceiver.  No Bluetooth or WWAN options are available on the computer.

Take a look below to see additional photos of the OLPC XO-1.5.

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