Asus eee PC

neuromancer101 · 10-11-07, 05:44 PM

Not sure if this is classed as a laptop or a UMPC, but in my books anything with a screen less than 10" is a UMPC.

ASUS | Eee PC

ASUS Eee PC Hand's On Preview - HotHardware

Starting at $200, this thing is a bargain. It's going to be sold in the UK by RM (the educational computer company).

Pocketbrain · 10-12-07, 01:20 AM

The $200 laptop!

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10-12-07, 09:02 AM

Too bad (but good) It is running linux. I would buy one for work. Although at 200 dollars I might buy one for myself.

psionandy · 10-12-07, 11:34 AM

I'm excited by this one as well.., but there has to be a downside.

Specs look good, Linux is nice, so its either got to have battery or screen issues...

If it does what it says, they'll sell millions.

neuromancer101 · 10-16-07, 03:28 PM

I read a few reviews from people who were either given one 'pre-release' or got to play with it at a trade show. It sounds pretty damn good, though being based in the UK, I'd still try and get it shipped from the US (hopefully for around £100, then it really would be a bargain!). The only problem I see is that it's only got a 7" screen, and it's an odd resolution too I think. There's a few rumors though that Asus is planning a 10" version with 8GB onboard flash.... :)

c_green38 · 10-16-07, 05:07 PM

I can't find the article on Gizmodo now, but I saw a chart laying out the details for the 4 different "flavors": all have linux but are winXP compatible, have between 256mb and 1gb ram, from 2gb to 8gb flash SSDD. I believe all have BT, 802.11b, and SD card reader. Prices are said to range from $150-$300ish (Asus hasn't released official US prices yet, but it's said to be available from Best Buy and a few other national chains in the US at the beginning of november!).

texasvlad · 10-17-07, 10:14 PM

It looks like great laptop for travel: internet, e-mail, text reading/writing, shock protected. What's else is needed in travel? And cheap - to not worry about loss in in travel.
I am just wondering: Is any GPS navigator available for Linux? It will be unusefull as travel notebook without GPS support.

aximbigfan · 10-17-07, 10:22 PM

its ok, but I have yet to see the $200 tag live up. I have seen it for $299, though, which is close enough for me.

chris

spud42 · 10-18-07, 04:28 PM

asus eee pc 700

this site seems to say $260 USD

unicap and UCView on the Asus EeePC

and this has a bit more info.

c_green38 · 10-18-07, 05:32 PM

Nice idea, but WAY too expensive for what it offers. For $500, you can get a monster of a laptop nowadays.

aaubreyy · 10-18-07, 11:29 PM

yeah, $500 is a little expensive

texasvlad · 10-24-07, 11:16 PM

Looks like it is $350.
Rise in quotes for 7-inch LCD panels raised Asustek Eee PC price
So I am not sure now that I will get one. :-(

11-07-07, 04:54 AM

The ASUS will be introduced in Germany in december. In Germany only one version will be released in stead of three versions in Taiwan. The German ASUS Eee(QWERTZ keyboard layout) model 701-4G will have 4GB SSD, Wifi B/g and LAN and webcam connections. The screen will be 7 inch (max 800*600) The CPU is a Celeron-M with Dothan core running on 900MHz. Not very fast though OpenOffice start quickly.Of the 4GB the system already uses 2.3GB for the OS leaves you with 1.4GB free.So you need to buy a big SD card with itg.
The Eee will run on Xandros Linux and comes with a bunch of extra applications.

The price will be 299 euro or $438

In Taiwan the price will be between the 216euro and 300 euro ($317-$438)

More product info here

CodeBubba · 11-07-07, 02:18 PM

$438 eh? For less than twice that you can get a full-fledged notebook system just about anywhere in town. No thanks.

-CB

11-07-07, 02:36 PM

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!