Elonex To Launch $200 Laptop

The British computer maker is set to launch a low-cost, Linux-based laptop aimed at students.

Although it won’t provide any hard specs yet, British computer maker Elonex has announced that it will unveil its One laptop next week at The EducationShow in the UK, according to ZDNet.   The big news, Elonex claims, is that it will sell for £99 (around $200), be Linux-based, weigh around twopounds, with a flash-based hard drive, three-hour battery life, Wi-Fi and a wireless music server. The market the company is aiming for is students.   Elonex’s marketing manager, SamGoult, said in a statement,   "The One removes the cost barrier that has prevented the one-laptop-per-person, large-scale uptake of computers in the education system that has for so longbeen just a pipe dream. Investment in digital technology is paramount to help the next generation achieve their full potential."   The company says that using Linux not only keeps downcoasts, since it means no Microsoft OS license has to be purchased, but it also works within UK government guidelines to edge away from the Redmondcompany’s monopoly. The price means the computer will be more accessible to kids from low-income backgrounds. The company will give one machine to low-income children for every 100 sold.