Re: [Staffslug] El cheapo laptop :-)
On 24/02/2008, Alan Pope <alan(a)popey.com> wrote:
On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 08:06:00PM +0000, Kevanf1 wrote:
> Apparently Elonex are getting on the bandwagon on 28th February with
> the cheap laptops for kids lark. £99 will get you a fully working
> laptop loaded with Linux. I took a brief look on the Elonex website
> and it does seem to be true. At this stage I suspect the spec' will
> be ultra low though. However, if it is upgradeable it might be worth
> looking at.
>
The spec is Aday5F-300 300MHz CPU, 128/256MiB RAM, 1/2GB Flash, 7 inch
screen @800x480, wired ethernet and optional wifi.
Cheers,
Al.
It's not really bad for the price... I've seen far lower specced
laptops that are (obviously) second or even third hand at more than
that. I admit I am tempted myself.. I would like to know more about
the upgradability of it though first. I can't find anything on that
yet.
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Kevan Farmer
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Staffordshire