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Elonex One T or CnM Minibook for Christmas – Welcome to the unofficial user community!

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Thought it would be worthwhile putting up a post for the benefit of those who have got a new Elonex One T or CnM Minibook for Christmas and are looking for help.

Owing to the CPU chip used in these laptops, Linux distributions and software designed for the more ‘normal’ X86-based processors will not work, however, help is at hand…

In addition to the manufacturers websites, you might like to have a look at the following:

http://www.littlelinuxlaptop.com – This describes itself as the “ultimate unofficial free software and modding resource site” for these laptops. Have a look here if you are after more software, or want to get deeper into the Linux operating system. There is also a fair bit of other useful background information regarding the laptops on here, and useful links to other resources.

If you’ve just got the laptop out of the box, performing a software update using the inbuilt software updater is a good idea. This resolves a few glitches including some issues with the wireless function. It may be necessary to connect directly to your router using a cable to do this first time.

Other specific help you might be looking for:

Games: In addition to the games that can be directly installed to the laptop, users have found that you can play flash games (see this forum post), which opens up massive possibilites for widening the scope of use for these laptops, such as running flash presentations from other software like Openoffice.org. Alternatively, Firefox game add-ons can be installed (see this forum post), as the in-built browser ‘Bon-Echo’ is related to an older version of Firefox.

YouTube: Try this from the CnM site

The Small Linux Laptop Forum is an unofficial community forum for users of Elonex One / One T, CnM Minibook and other related mini laptops. Much useful information and problem-solving can be found here.

If you are trying to do something, have a search of the forum – quite often the problem you are encountering has been solved by someone else before. If you can’t find anything, submit a well structured post giving as much information as you can about the problem, including things you have tried already. They are a friendly and helpful bunch. Try and return the favour at some point by helping someone else – or if you work out the problem for yourself, post a ‘How-To’ within the relevant board.

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Unofficial Forum Launched

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Following a few requests, I’ve put a forum up here. I’ve added a link from this blog as well. Given that the Elonex OneT appears to be very similar to a number of other small laptops I’ve kept the naming generic – there is clearly scope for cross-pollination with the experiences of users of these units.

I’ve not got much time to administrate it, but please make best use of this forum. Many of the comments posted on the blog to date have been very helpful, and as people get to know their laptops sharing this knowledge will be very beneficial. I’ve no intention to replicate Elonex’s own resources, and it is obviously worth trying the official sites first.

As the forum software is not linked with the blogging software, you will need to register seperately. Sorry about this – I spent quite a while looking into bridging mods to allow unified login, but the reviews seemed to suggest that these were quite buggy.

I’ve also been looking at littlelinuxlaptop.com recently. This seems to be a promising resource for anyone wanting to get stuck in and add software. It would be nice to see GCompris or similar on the Fun & Games list in the near future.

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Mine is on the way. Thanks for all the comments.

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

I got my email earlier today confirming that the Elonex One T+ had been dispatched. Looking forward to getting it and posting up a review.

I’m planning to continue this blog as a long-term test once it arrives. This laptop range has been firmly marketed towards kids, so we’ll see how it fares in the hands of a 4-year-old!

There have been quite a few comments added to the last post from people who have got their laptops, so please take a look at what they think to them.

With respect to comments, I’m not always able to check this blog every day and have also been away for a few days recently, so comments may have waited for a while to get moderated (apologies if this relates to you and please bear with me). I also got a couple of comments which contained direct email addresses which I couldn’t anonymise, so I’ve not posted these – hope this is OK.

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Elonex One t’s on their way..post your review comments here

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

I’ve had loads of comments posted today from those of you who have received emails from Elonex or had phone calls with them confirming that their laptops are on the way…. all exciting stuff. Sounds like some people will be getting them before the week is out.

thekanester has offered to post up an unwrapping video – thanks for this, look forward to seeing it!

As the post title suggests, please post up any reviews and comments here when your laptop arrives.

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Elonex One t …… now late

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Okay… it’s now late (unless it turns up in the next two hours). Like many other people, I upgraded to the Elonex Onet+, and got an email saying that it would be with me by the end of August as I recorded here. Although previous delivery dates (for the original ‘one’) came and went, this time Elonex were more specific about the date by which we would have the upgraded machines.

I’m hopeful that it will not be too much longer (robin2204 reports here that Elonex will be delivering his by the end of next week). I ordered mine back in April as a late, extra Birthday gift for my kids … today I was considering hanging on to it and making it a Christmas present.

Although ‘One’ deliveries have made it out, has anyone received a One t?

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Elonex One T user manual?

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Thanks to ChrisH for his comment with this link to a laptop looking very similar to the One t.

If it is effectively the same laptop, there’s a little more information than has previously been available.

I checked the link to see if local stock is available and according to the site there are two at my local store. I’ll pop over tomorrow evening and have a look! Will keep you posted….

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Elonex Onet deliveries postponed – email from Elonex

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Like many others who read and comment on this blog I received this email from Elonex earlier today (a couple of days after mine was due):

This email contains important information about your order.

Thank you for completing your order and upgrading to the Elonex ONEt.
Demand for the ONEt free upgrade and accessories has exceeded our estimations, with the majority of customers ordering a range of accessories, including the indispensible wristVAULTs. As a result we are experiencing a delay on deliveries. The official launch of the ONEt is 1st September however Pre-orders, of which you are one, will receive their order in the last week of August, ahead of this product launch.

We sincerely apologise for this delay and for any inconvenience caused. We would therefore like to offer you the following options:
• Continue with your order as it currently is (no action is required by you)
• We are able to temporarily refund your order and re process the payment when your order is dispatched (please call 0870 240 1060)
• If you would like to cancel your order (please call 0870 240 1060 or email us here)

Please accept our sincerest apologies, your order is of the utmost importance to us and we are putting every effort into speeding up all deliveries.

Best Regards

Elonex

I think that it would be fair to say that Elonex seem to be having genuine difficulties and are also taking note about the criticism regarding debiting for the cost of the laptops before they are dispatched. My Asus eeePC took ages to turn up (probably for the same reasons – massive demand, plus manufacturing prolongment?) – but I think that where Asus did not commit to when orders would be fulfilled, Elonex have done, and been tripped up a little.

I’m just glad that this is a surprise for my kids and they’re not constantly asking when it will arrive!

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Elonex One Delivered? Anyone got one yet?

Monday, July 14th, 2008

I 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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New Elonex One t + Specifications

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Take 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!

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Delivery news – WOW! Upgrade to Elonex Onet+

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

I 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.

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