I found this review article on the Elonex Onet. It seems to be a write up of an actual machine, although the first section of the review could have been written without. Maybe the deliveries are starting to come through?
Archive for July, 2008
Elonex one deliveries started?
Saturday, July 26th, 2008Gone green
Thursday, July 17th, 2008New Elonex One t + Specifications
Thursday, July 10th, 2008Take a look at this page that cannot be accessed from the main Elonex site by clicking on this link. I was guided to this from my email to get the free upgrade.
The specifications listed on it are as follows:
LCD Display 7″ Widescreen 800 x 480
Internet Integrated Wi-Fi
Memory Card SD Card slot
Processor 400Mhz
Connections 3 x USB Audio in & Out
Dimensions 21 x 14 x 3cm, 625g – NOW THAT’S LIGHT!! The original ‘One’ is listed at 950g
Storage 1GB Flash SSD, 2GB on the One-t+
Battery Li ion 3hrs usage (as opposed to 4 hours for the original ‘One’)
No mention about the memory, so I’d imagine that this is still 128mb/256mb as for the ‘One’
Neither the One t or the One t+ have a removable keyboard, or bluetooth. Its a real shame about the bluetooth, as this would have given this smashing looking little laptop a little bit of an edge on the Asus EeePC. I’m not sure how much of a loss the lack of removable keyboard would be, especially as the original ‘one’ does not have a touch-screen.
Despite what has been reported on lots of other blogs, the click-through pages from Elonex’s email stated that the retail price for the One-t was £179 with the One-t + at £199. We’ll have to wait and see what the actual pricing is when it is launched.
Software seems to be pretty much the same as the earlier models. The whole package being firmly aimed at making a laptop for kids to take to school an affordable reality. No specific news on the actual software and I imagine that the laptop will still have the Linos Operating System used on the ElonexOne.
Accessories
Whilst selecting my upgrade I was offered a number of accessories. Again, these cannot be accessed from the main Elonex One site. The list was as follows:
‘WristVault’ (4GB = £15, 2GB = £10, 1GB = £7) in Pink, Blue, Red, Black, White and Green. I guess these colours were chosen to complement the colours that the new laptop seems to be available in.
‘One Starter Pack’ (£15) with a memory card reader,headphone and mike set, USB torch/light, RJ45 broadband cable, USB to USB cable, mini USB to USB cable and a neoprene case to store the accessories in.
‘Optical Mouse’ £5
Full size USB keyboard £10
USB speakers £10 in white, pink or black.
A4 inkjet printer £30
Neoprene case £10 in black or pink.
Good luck to Elonex – this looks like a great little laptop. The accessories options are well considered and although not rock-bottom, seem reasonably priced. I’m really looking forward to this device arriving, even though its for my son!
Delivery news – WOW! Upgrade to Elonex Onet+
Thursday, July 10th, 2008I received this email from Elonex yesterday:
“Thank you for reserving your Elonex ONE / ONE+. We are currently shipping reservation orders and it is now time for you to confirm your order, so we can schedule delivery to you.
We are also offering you a FREE upgrade to our new and improved ONEt laptop; which well tell you more about when you confirm your order.
Please click the following link to review your details, and to choose which accessories you would like to add to your order to help you get the most out of your ONE.”
So I clicked the link and upgraded to the Elonex One t +. It looks a whole load better than the original ‘one’, principally because the screen is thinner as the main part of the computer is beneath the keyboard. I imagine this means that the screen is no longer detatchable for use as a tablet, but aesthetically it gives the machine greater credibility as a ‘proper’ laptop, not just a toy.
Details of the One t + are still not on the official site. I’ll post back later with more information, including a run-through of the upgraded spec.
Elonex One Delivered? Anyone got one yet?
Monday, July 14th, 2008I was just wondering if anyone has actually received their order for an ‘original’ ElonexOne or ElonexOne+? There is much speculation on the web that the free upgrade to the Elonex One T that many people received is to deal with a late delivery issue of the 200,000 units that were offered in the first instance.
My upgrade was logged and a confirmation email stated that delivery would be within 28 Days (so about three weeks to go if that is calender days..). You can track the order using the order reference on Elonex’s site, but theres nothing saying that the laptop has been dispatched.
I’m going to open this up for comments, so please leave a post if you’ve got either your ‘One’ or ‘Onet’. It would be interesting to have comparisions between order/upgrade date and receipt.
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