DwightFry

The Eee PC will be 299 euro which is equal to $438 when bought in Germany. Nevertheless. It will NOT be offered for $199 worldwide!

__________________
FSC PocketLoox N560 + 2GB SD
HTC P4350 (Herald/Wing)
Imate PDA-N (GPS)
QTEK 9090
QTEK 8300

shabicht

yaa its selling for 400$ CAD here in canada, but i am fully convinced that it is worth it. i bought one last friday and havent once regretted it. its definitely a cool little machine that will be perfect for university

c_green38

I ended up buying a nice Gateway laptop for $480 last week. It's got:
-DVD +/- R/RW
-1 GB RAM
-120 GB HDD
-15.4" widescreen (ultrabright)
-5-in-1 card reader

MUCH better deal than the EEE PC. I"m happy with my choice.

__________________
-Chris

Axim X30 624mHz

"Just my $0.02"

Storino03

Yeah, I was looking into this until I saw that in the US the prices are well over $200 ($300+) and then it's not worth it after all.

--James

__________________
www.myspace.com/storino03

ppeay

Originally Posted by c_green38

I ended up buying a nice Gateway laptop for $480 last week. It's got: -DVD +/- R/RW -1 GB RAM -120 GB HDD -15.4" widescreen (ultrabright) -5-in-1 card reader MUCH better deal than the EEE PC. I"m happy with my choice.

Well the bigger the laptop the cheaper they tend to be. Of course if you just need a destop replacement laptop then you will be paying a lot for the ultramobile size which you don't need or want.

The eeepc like all ultramobile PCs is only worth the cost if you actually need or want a computer that you can actually carry around with you everywhere. If you compare the eeepc to other ultramobiles or even devices like PDAs then the price is not so bad. If I get a eeepc myself it will be to replace my PDA as a carry around everywhere computer device.

neuromancer101

With the advent of web 2.0, you can now pretty much find online applications to do the most common tasks, such as word processing (open office through a web browser), photo editing, etc. Therefore a device like this doesn't need much power. However, I've seen videos on youtube of people running 3D CAD applications on them, and even counterstrike source!!

I do still think that there's a place in every gadget geek's armoury for a PDA though.... long live the axim!!

__________________
Choose life, choose linux!!

View My PDA - Updated 16/07/07

alantdc

The eee PC is selling for $360 shipped on buy.com.

Riker

Originally Posted by c_green38

I ended up buying a nice Gateway laptop for $480 last week. It's got: -DVD +/- R/RW -1 GB RAM -120 GB HDD -15.4" widescreen (ultrabright) -5-in-1 card reader MUCH better deal than the EEE PC. I"m happy with my choice.

You obviously haven't carried your laptop around very much - for work everyday, interstate, overseas. Cheap laptops tend to be heavy. After a while, you realise that portability is a very nice feature to have, unless the laptop is strictly a desktop replacement, in which case, there is no more to add.

The EEE weighs around 0.9 kg and is the size of a paperback book. It can fit in your briefcase or luggage, and you wouldn't even know it was there. It is very functional, despite the small screen, and comes with Linux - but Win XP can be installed easily.

Ultraportable light laptops are usually much more expensive than larger better specced laptops, but the EEE has turned this around by also being the cheapest laptop. The price of the EEE is cheap enough so that if it became damaged or lost whilst travelling, I would not be as concerned as if I carried an expensive ultraportable (eg Sony VAIO TZ)

I love my 13 inch Macbook which is a pleasure to use, but since buying the EEE, the Macbook stays at home, and the EEE goes everywhere with me (in addition to my X50v of course).

The EEE is also a hacker's dream in regards to maximising it's potential, but is also suitable for computer illiterates/young children if you stay within its customised Xandros interface.

I think it will sell millions.

c_green38

Originally Posted by Riker

You obviously haven't carried your laptop around very much - for work everyday, interstate, overseas. Cheap laptops tend to be heavy. After a while, you realise that portability is a very nice feature to have, unless the laptop is strictly a desktop replacement, in which case, there is no more to add.

This, sir, is where you are wrong. I have carried it around daily since I got it. It's invaluable in my schoolwork at LSU, and it's not bad at all. More portability would be a little nicer, but my laptop is perfect for my daily usage.

__________________
-Chris

Axim X30 624mHz

"Just my $0.02"

phreaker18

__________________

||CoGiTo eRgO SuM||
WM 5 back to WM 2003 SE

alantdc

Originally Posted by phreaker18

but my first impressions here were that no matter how long i use this i wont be able to type comfortable on this keyboard... i hope im wrong coz i liked the laptop a lot and im understating my excitement. i just hope that i prove myself wrong and someday im able to use the EeePC effectively and without worrying about my digits..

You may want to look into the new HP 2133 Mini-Note. The keyboard is supposedly a lot more comfortable to type on, while being very portable and low-cost like the eee PC.