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Hardware Developer's Program - while there are only a small number of test units available for free, developers can [[Developers_Program|submit proposals]] to receive one of those units for testing and development.
Hardware Developer's Program - while there are only a small number of test units available for free, developers can [[Developers_Program|submit proposals]] to receive one of those units for testing and development.


A large number of units were distributed in the [[XO Giving|Give 1 Get 1 program]] throughout the US or Canada.  If you have sufficient funds, you can acquire a production-run machine from a secondary market such as [http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-5232-2978-1/1?AID=9479574&PID=2809660&mpre=http%3A//www.ebay.co.uk/ EBay].
A large number of units were distributed in the [[XO Giving|Give 1 Get 1 program]] throughout the US or Canada.  If you have sufficient funds, you can acquire a production-run machine from a secondary market such as EBay.


If you would like to run a non-official (i.e. experimental, unstable) build on a Mass-Production/G1G1 machine you will need to acquire a [[Activation and Developer Keys|developer key]] to allow your (locked) laptop to load the unsigned image.  You probably ''do not'' need to run an experimental image for most activity development purposes.
If you would like to run a non-official (i.e. experimental, unstable) build on a Mass-Production/G1G1 machine you will need to acquire a [[Activation and Developer Keys|developer key]] to allow your (locked) laptop to load the unsigned image.  You probably ''do not'' need to run an experimental image for most activity development purposes.