Elonex ONE

The Elonex ONE (also known as ONE) was a netbook computer marketed to the education sector by Elonex. The ONE's operating system was called Linos, based on Linux kernel 2.6.21,[1] and the device had Wi-Fi connectivity, Ethernet networking, a solid-state hard drive, two USB ports and weighed less than 1 kg.[2]

The ONE was described by Elonex at the time as the cheapest laptop in the UK at a retail price of £99 in the UK. Its official unveiling took place on 28 February 2008 at The Education Show at the NEC in Birmingham[3] and a shipping date of June 2008 was announced.[4] Customer deliveries started in August 2008.[5]

In February 2008, Elonex stated their vision was for "every pupil to have their own laptop" to "improve computer literacy across the nation". Elonex aligned the cost of the ONE with the aims of the DCSF closing the achievement gap between those from low-income and disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers. To support this initiative Elonex committed to "donate 1 ONE to underprivileged children from disadvantaged areas for every hundred sold".[6]

  1. ^ Linux kernel 2.6.21
  2. ^ Elonex website
  3. ^ Reg Hardware preview dated 19 February 2008
  4. ^ ""Elonex £99 Eee PC rival to arrive in June" Reg Hardware, dated 28 February 2008". Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  5. ^ Elonex ONE un-boxed, first look review
  6. ^ "Elonex ONE Vision". Archived from the original on 14 March 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2008.