While there has been a slew of cheap laptops hitting the market here in the U.S., the Elonex One is the UK’s first sub £100(or $200) laptop and it is quickly gaining popularity across the tech front. The laptop itself has been designed for children to use in their studies as well as an aid to familiarize themselves with modern computing. Aside from being very small and portable, the One allows for wireless Internet access, spreadsheets, word processing, email and yes even MP3’s, because kids need to have some fun too.

When considering its target audience, the Elonex One is an excellent cheap laptop and we can only hope to see more of these types of kid friendly laptops introduced to the market in the coming years. Here are some of the features you will find on this laptop:

• 7″ High Definition LCD Display
• Mobile 300mhz Processor with 128mb RAM
• 1gb Flash Memory
• Wi-Fi(wireless) and Ethernet(wired) Networking
• Removable and Splash Proof QWERTY Keyboard
• Linux Operating System
• Integrated 3-cell Battery w/4 Hours of Usage

More Resources for The Elonex One Laptop

• The Elonex One Website
• Review of the Elonex One from the Times Online
• Review on Engadget
• Story on TechWatch.co.uk