Elonex ONEt

The Elonex ONEt is a subnotebook computer marketed to the education sector in the UK by Elonex. Inspired by the OLPC initiative, the low cost of the ONE, the ONEt [http://www.elonexone.co.uk/onet.html Elonex ONEt website] ] and similar devices [ [http://194.150.201.35/cnmlifestyle/cnmbook.htm CnM Mini-book] ] [ [http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2846711250.html Alpha 400] ] [ [http://www.trendtac.nl Trendtac site] ] , made this subnotebook an attractive proposition for educators seeking to provide every child with a highly functional laptop computer. However initial ONEt trials by educators also cited lack of security, specifically the absence of any password protection at start-up, putting personal information at risk, thereby making it unsuitable in a school campus environment. [ [http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/12/rh_bg_netbooks/comments/#c_319851 Comments on ‘Netbooks and Mini-Laptops’ The Register] ] It was released in September 2008, on sale to the general public, marketed as an upgrade to the ONE. It has Wi-Fi connectivity, a solid-state hard drive, three USB ports and an SD card slot.

Hardware

The hardware specifications published on 9 July 2008:

Processor, Main Memory

* Ingenic JZ4730 JzRisc Processor (incorporates the XBurst CPU core)
* On-board 1Gb Flash Memory, "(2Gb in t₊ model)"
* 128MB RAM

Dimensions

* Display: 7" LCD display; 800 x 480px Widescreen
* Dimension: 21 x 14 x 3 cm (W x L x H)
* Weight: 625g

Networking

* Wi-Fi
* Ethernet

Peripherals, Ports

* 3 USB ports
* RJ45 network port
* 2 built-in speakers
* audio in & out
* SD Card slot

Battery

* Li ion 7,2V 2100 mAh - approximately 3 hours usage

Energy Consumption

* approximately 4.5 Watts

Operating System

The Elonex ONEt has a Linux (mipsel) based operating system, although access to the root filing system through the built-in file manager is very restricted.

The built in Software suite includes Sky Word (Abiword 2.4.5), Sky Table (Gnumeric 1.6.3), a PDF viewer (ePDFView 0.1.6), Scientific Calculator, Dictionary, File Manager, Web Browser (BonEcho/Firefox), Email client (Sylpheed), Sky Chatting (Pidgin), FBReader, Media Player (xine based), Xip Flash Player, Image Gallery, Paint Brush, and Sound Recorder.

To get console access as user root a patch can be installed from the Little Linux Laptop website [http://www.littlelinuxlaptop.com/software/Getroot.htm Little Linux Laptop console patch] ] . After installation and reboot the console opens with CTRL + ALT + F3 and you can login as root with no password. Or install the Xterm application as mentioned on the active Dutch Trendtac forum [http://trendtac.hyves.nl Dutch Trendtac Forum] ]

Similar devices

The ONEt is similar to the CnM Mini-book from Maplin Electronics, Alpha 400 product from Bestlink [ [http://www.bestlinkeshop.com/ Bestlink site] ] [ [http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2846711250.html Alpha 400] ] or the Trendtac EPC 700 [ [http://www.trendtac.nl Trendtac site] ]

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