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UK Retailer Recalls Webbook – Linux Not Popular

QueenB — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:21:11 +0000

It seems like consumers aren’t quite as ready to pick up a netbook running Linux and use it happily, as one UK retailer had hoped they would be. Windows OS seems to be the OS that Carphone Warehouse customers prefer anyway. The company are recalling it’s own brand of netbooks (their ‘webbook’) from every store in order to replace them with a more ‘consumer friendly’ netbook with Windows OS installed.

The recall isn’t due to any fault with the units, it’s simply a response to their customers who are finding the Linux operating system confusing and many are actually returning the netbook because of it. CW are footing the bill for the recall and subsequent installation of the new OS which according to Mobile Today will cost around £25 per netbook to license them with Windows XP.

The 10.2 inch CW netbook was released in July and is a unit built by Elonex for the UK retailer. Consumer demand has been good for the netbooks which is offered free with mobile broadband subscriptions. The retailer is now offering other models including a Toshiba NB100 and the Asus Eee PC 701 model.

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

UK Retailer Recalls Webbook – Linux Not Popular

Elonex Preps Up a New One Netbook this time with a “T”

Arnold Zafra — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:38:11 +0000

Do you still remember the Elonex One netbook? According to the manufacturer, the sales of their netbook was so successful that they decided to come up with a 2nd iteration, which shall don the name Elonex One T.

The Elonex One T would have the following features which are almost similar to its predecessor’s features: 7in, 800 x 480 display; 1GB of solid-state storage; SD card slot; 802.11b/g Wi-Fi; VGA output; and three USB 2.0 ports. But whereas the Elonex One netbook was a bit on the heavy side due to its heavy top cover, the Elonex One T will be a lot ligther this time. It will weigh for just around 625g.

In addition the Elonex One T would come with a 2GB storage model. Information about its CPU is not yet announced. But we do know that it will have an SRP of around $253.

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Elonex Preps Up a New One Netbook this time with a “T”

Elonex One, The EEE Clone

post — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:44:46 +0000

Another laptop which will fit your budget- Elonex One. The British company behind the idea will launch the laptop in this month’s end. This laptop is going to be launched in an Educational Show.

The specifications of this laptop will reveal with its launch, but we got a general idea of the configuration. The configuration is similar to the EEE PC. It will contain a flash based hard drive, Wi-F, a Wi-Fi based music server and battery backup of 3 hours.

The laptop will target educational sector in UK. Elonex also announced to donate one laptop to the poorest families on selling 100 laptops. This laptop is available at Eur. 99(US $146.77 approx.).

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Elonex One, The EEE Clone