Asus EeePC - Launched!

McbLt · 17th October 2007, 9:19 AM

The Asus EeePC's final specs and pricing have been announced! Awesome! They're running solid state drives, 4-cell batteries and are windows/linux compatible

There are four variations ranging choosing from:
8gig SSD, 1gig RAM, camera
4gig SSD, 512mb RAM, camera
4gig SSD, 512mb RAM, no camera
2gig SSD, 256mb RAM, no camera

Pricing is between $299 and $399 US (about $450 AUS).

I'm sure more news will come soon and hopefully an Australian release too. I'm excited!

Follow the links for more info:
http://eeepc.asus.com/
http://www.i4u.com/article12172.html
http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/16/a...els-announced/
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/10/an...e_pc_spec.html
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=584548

yoink · 17th October 2007, 9:25 AM

Looks interesting, though the screen is a bit disappointing - why doesn't it go all the way across, and all the way to the top? - That black space on either side, and at the top / bottom makes it look rather dated:

http://www.i4u.com/images/2007/galle...s-eee-pc-1.jpg

Will definitely be interesting to see performance figures once a review is out...

Menthu_Rae · 17th October 2007, 9:25 AM

Damn, I am so buying one when they come out here. Not that I have any real use for it, but the sheer tiny-ness and power of it is totally worth it.

Price is surprisingly good, too!

McbLt · 17th October 2007, 9:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yoink

Looks interesting, though the screen is a bit disappointing - why doesn't it go all the way across, and all the way to the top? - That black space on either side, and at the top / bottom makes it look rather dated:

I guess you need to fit the speakers and the camera in somewhere. You have to remember that this thing is pretty small too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Menthu_Rae

Damn, I am so buying one when they come out here. Not that I have any real use for it, but the sheer tiny-ness and power of it is totally worth it.

Price is surprisingly good, too!

Just found and article from APC Mag dated in July saying that:

Quote:

ASUS has advised that the eee PC will only be made available in Australia on a 'special project tender' basis -- not via regular retail channels.

I wonder if that will change? Hopefully! But that price, it might not cost too much to import one?

yoink · 17th October 2007, 9:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Menthu_Rae

Damn, I am so buying one when they come out here. Not that I have any real use for it, but the sheer tiny-ness and power of it is totally worth it.

Price is surprisingly good, too!

Heh, I'll bet the marketing companies love you

Quote:

Originally Posted by McbLt

I guess you need to fit the speakers and the camera in somewhere. You have to remember that this thing is pretty small too.

yeah true, though if you look at speaker technology, and camera technology in phones, I'm absolutely sure they could fit them without sacrificing screen size - perhaps the screen is quite expensive to make, in larger sizes...

Menthu_Rae · 17th October 2007, 9:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yoink

Heh, I'll bet the marketing companies love you

I dunno, I just think it'd be useful. I've started running one of my PC's 24/7 as a file server and download box, and I've set up web interface on the programs to control it - so it'd be handy to have a little laptop I can carry around with me to link back home/whatever, rather than lugging my 15" one around (which is also an Asus, gee, guess the marking department DOES love me!).

cyrax83 · 17th October 2007, 11:51 AM

I would have been happy to sacrificed having crappier speakers and no camera to have the whole form factor reduced.

Look at that screen, theres a huge black space around it, bit of a waste

like anyones going to want to use a webcam on it

I wonder if parts are easily user upgradeable (i.e. the ram)

SLATYE · 17th October 2007, 4:00 PM

I was planning to get one, but I've completely given up. The original specifications were a 4GB SSD and 512MB of RAM for $200US. Now it's $300US for half the storage space and half as much RAM.

Asus also put information about a PC801 (8" LCD) on their site for a little while before taking it down. I'll wait and see if that turns up for a reasonable price.

browniezzz · 17th October 2007, 4:16 PM

ill be importing one as they come out... i wonder if other companies like sony / samsung will drop their price?

ill either be getting 4gb or 8gb and then just buy an 8gb sd card for additional storage.

kogi · 17th October 2007, 4:31 PM

This is such a let down from the original specs/idea. Probably won't get one now.

kogi

power · 17th October 2007, 4:39 PM

looks like a POS, however it's probably got a market - kind of like Hyundai Excels have a market

Brett · 17th October 2007, 5:47 PM

Tempted to get work to get me one - replace the 13" laptop and blackjack with this and a regular phone.

cyrax83 · 17th October 2007, 6:14 PM

Sootymooty · 17th October 2007, 6:33 PM

It looks a lot better in black.

A good option for a HTPC IMO.

UB3R · 17th October 2007, 7:02 PM

a heaps wide (and short) screen would have been better, then you could read word documents and stuff easier.

17th October 2007, 9:19 AM	#1
McbLt Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Adelaide, SA 5000 Posts: 1,102	Asus EeePC - Launched! The Asus EeePC's final specs and pricing have been announced! Awesome! They're running solid state drives, 4-cell batteries and are windows/linux compatible There are four variations ranging choosing from: 8gig SSD, 1gig RAM, camera 4gig SSD, 512mb RAM, camera 4gig SSD, 512mb RAM, no camera 2gig SSD, 256mb RAM, no camera Pricing is between $299 and $399 US (about $450 AUS). I'm sure more news will come soon and hopefully an Australian release too. I'm excited! Follow the links for more info: http://eeepc.asus.com/ http://www.i4u.com/article12172.html http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/16/a...els-announced/ http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/10/an...e_pc_spec.html http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=584548 Last edited by McbLt; 17th October 2007 at 9:38 AM.

17th October 2007, 9:25 AM	#2
yoink Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,762	Looks interesting, though the screen is a bit disappointing - why doesn't it go all the way across, and all the way to the top? - That black space on either side, and at the top / bottom makes it look rather dated: http://www.i4u.com/images/2007/galle...s-eee-pc-1.jpg Will definitely be interesting to see performance figures once a review is out... __________________ Over 200 trades and counting! BatteryFree Mouse! Where is your avatar? Fake Memory Cards Paxjs vobiscum! Last edited by gords; 17th October 2007 at 4:08 PM. Reason: Don't hotlink pics you are not hosting yourself.

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17th October 2007, 4:00 PM	#8
SLATYE SLATYE, not SLAYTE Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 21,040	I was planning to get one, but I've completely given up. The original specifications were a 4GB SSD and 512MB of RAM for $200US. Now it's $300US for half the storage space and half as much RAM. Asus also put information about a PC801 (8" LCD) on their site for a little while before taking it down. I'll wait and see if that turns up for a reasonable price. __________________ Main system: Pentium-D 805 \| 1GB (2x 512MB) PQI DDR400 \| Gigabyte 8I865GMK-775 \| Xtreama Radeon 9800Pro with Zalman ZM-80HP-D \| 320GB WD SATA HDD \| Antec SmartPower 2.0 500w Laptop: Compal EL80 \| C2D T7200 \| 320GB Fujistu HDD \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| GF Go 7600

17th October 2007, 4:16 PM	#9
browniezzz Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 20	ill be importing one as they come out... i wonder if other companies like sony / samsung will drop their price? ill either be getting 4gb or 8gb and then just buy an 8gb sd card for additional storage. Last edited by browniezzz; 17th October 2007 at 4:19 PM.

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power Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: brisbane Posts: 17,705	looks like a POS, however it's probably got a market - kind of like Hyundai Excels have a market __________________ This is Who We Are.

17th October 2007, 5:47 PM	#12
Brett Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Bunbury, WA Posts: 956	Tempted to get work to get me one - replace the 13" laptop and blackjack with this and a regular phone.

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