I placed my order back in April 2008 for a white Elonex One+. This is intended for my two young sons who have taken a shine to my Asus EeePC.
I’ve opted for the white One+ model which is 20 quid more and has the larger RAM (256MB), 2GB flash storage inbuilt, and bluetooth – a feature that has the edge over the Asus.
I was under the impression that the laptop would be delivered sometime early in June. Late May I received an email that simply said ‘sdfsdf’, that turned out to be a test email from Elonex. In a later email apologising for the error, they said that they would be emailing within the first two weeks of June to confirm my delivery date. I’ve not yet had that email.
A quick check on the news section of Elonex’s site today advises that shipping will begin by the end of June, with all 200,000 orders being fulfilled by September, ready for the new school year. A less optimistic ‘we’ll send you an email when yours is ready’-type comment suggests that they’re running behind the original plan. I wait with interest…
My Asus
I bought an EeePC 701 late 2007 and have been really impressed with it’s portability, ease of use and the ability to use it as a ‘real’ laptop. The computer has ended up being our main computer due to the low power consumption and rapid startup times. In fact, I’m writing this entry on the Asus, connected to the web via a Mobile Broadband modem from 3.
As a Linux user already, I have found the operating system itself stable and straighforward, with minor flaws only creeping in with some of Asus’ less-than-well tested updates that have a tendancy to wipe wireless settings etc. I have enabled the semi-hidden advanced mode (KDE) and extra repositories.