The £99 laptop

Writing about web page http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/article3374812.ece

My first thought when reading that British company Elonex are to launch a £99 laptop was ‘didn’t they go bankrupt a few years ago?’ A few seconds on Google shows they pretty much did but it would seem the brand at least has survived. The linked article and the Elonex press release are light on technical details. It has Wi-Fi, a 7” screen, unsurprisingly lacks an optical drive and and also unsurprisingly runs Linux. But that’s all they’re saying. At that price point I’m guess it’s going to be more like the One Laptop Per Child’s XO-1 than Asus’ EeePC. Presumably more details will be forthcoming after the launch date of the 28th. I would have launched it on the 29th myself just for the novelty value.

I have a feeling there used to be an Elonex retail store in Coventry about a dozen or so years ago. Down by that open area (Bull Yard?) off the corner in the road that all the Estate agents are on. I could be wrong though. (Bull Yard, just off New Union St – thank you Google Maps.)
Edit, much later. It wasn’t an Elonex store. It was Escom.

Mike Willis : 17 Feb 2008 22:32 |  Comments (0) |  Report a problem