Elonex One laptop has been displayed during Computex 2008 in Taiwan. The laptop is mentioned as the UK’s first £100 sub laptop in order to help students having access to affordable laptop.
Launched at the Education Show 2008, the laptop has been designed to offer affordable access to wireless internet, email and word-processing. Aimed primarily at the education sector the laptop will be a tool to give children modern computing skills and access to online resources, and to give teachers a range of new methods to teach with.
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Targeting the British educational market, Elenox released Linux-based laptop that worth about $200, named the Elonex One. The laptop powered by 300MHz processor and configured with Flash storage, 7-inch screen, and does support Ethernet lan, WiFi networks, and USB connectivity.
The Elonex One provides 128MB of RAM, 1GB of flash, and extra cost USB-based flash storage devices ranging up to 16GB, says Elonex. A One+ model doubles the memory and internal flash, and adds Bluetooth. Like Aware’s AW-300 (pictured at right), the Elonex One offers a detachable screen that provides the option of a standalone touchscreen tablet, complete with a mouse emulator on the back and an onscreen keyboard emulator.
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Designed and built for students, ‘The One’ laptop from Elonex boasts 7-inch display, 1GB flash memory, 2 USB ports, and built-in speakers. Running Linux OS, ‘The One’ is mentioned as the UK’s first sub-£100 laptop. Other features include Wi-Fi that allows users to access internet.
Elonex say their cheap-as-microchips laptop aims to remove cost barriers to schools in underprivileged areas, evening the playing field with the more affluent ones.
Via T3
