Yes, I bought one - ordered a grey one got a Barbie doll pink one. Fortunately I am comfortable with my masculinity. Ok for checking my emails and some very basic web browsing. An Android device would be much better for the job, but the Elonex is only £20 and has a keyboard.
The joystick mouse type of thing is oversensitive. I discovered the secret is to operate it with a series of gentle taps of the finger, instead of putting any pressure on it. I enjoy the solid-state nature of the machine - no hard drive or fans. A bit slow though and not the greatest version of Linux - but one must remember it's meant to be childproof. Like thos annoying lids on aspirin bottles.
I've been working with computers for over 35 years from the Sinclair ZX81 with its 1k byte memory to mainframes and servers with umpteen processors and gigabytes of RAM and terabytes of drive space - but I'm still an IT geek who likes playing with small machines - like the Elonex One family...
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Mine just arrived today from Morgan. I bought it out of curiosity - couldn't resist the price.
Yes, I bought one - ordered a grey one got a Barbie doll pink one. Fortunately I am comfortable with my masculinity. Ok for checking my emails and some very basic web browsing. An Android device would be much better for the job, but the Elonex is only £20 and has a keyboard.
The joystick mouse type of thing is oversensitive. I discovered the secret is to operate it with a series of gentle taps of the finger, instead of putting any pressure on it. I enjoy the solid-state nature of the machine - no hard drive or fans. A bit slow though and not the greatest version of Linux - but one must remember it's meant to be childproof. Like thos annoying lids on aspirin bottles.
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