ASUS eee PC 900 $530

[Brody8877]

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=AS-EPC-9LW&show=p

I have been thinking of getting this in linux version and putting xp on it myself since it comes with a 20gig instead of the 12gig xp

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: Brody8877
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=AS-EPC-9LW&show=p

I have been thinking of getting this in linux version and putting xp on it myself since it comes with a 20gig instead of the 12gig xp

Ive owned an eepc. Im not sure how great of a deal these are now that they cost over 500 bones and still dont have a touchscreen.

 

[TheShiz]

if you're in the market for a mini notebook, check out the hp 2133 too

 

[angry hampster]

I thought the appeal of the EEE was the low price. This seems to defeat the purpose.

 

[TerryMathews]

Since Dell has been talking up their mini Inspiron, we should all really wait and see what happens there. If nothing else, it might end up driving the price on the EEE down if that's the one you really want...

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: TheShiz
if you're in the market for a mini notebook, check out the hp 2133 too

Via C7? No thank you.

I'd look at the MSI wind. It uses Intel's Atom processor, and it is only $500. The downside is that it has a hdd, not a SSD.

http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/msi-wind.aspx

 

[TheShiz]

dis the 2133 all you like, but it runs fine for what most people use a mini notebook for. if you plan to do some hardcore gaming on a 9" screen you have issues. the 2133 actually has a nice sized keyboard and doesn't feel like a toy like the eee pcs.

 

[Throckmorton]

These things are getting expensive. Maybe if it was convertible to a tablet it would be worth it

 

[TecJunkie]

check out the Acer Aspire one. Atom processor, over 10g SSD, $399, coming soon.

 

[preslove]

Wait till the HP gets the Isaiah processor. Isaiah is going have much better performance than the atom.

 

[Extelleron]

Originally posted by: preslove
Wait till the HP gets the Isaiah processor. Isaiah is going have much better performance than the atom.

I'm pretty sure Isaiah will blow away Atom (pretty much everything blows away Atom, Pentium III is faster per clock) but it does come at a higher power envelope. Just like Atom blows away ARM CPU's, but is not in the same market power consumption wise.

I'm really disappointed that we are seeing these mini-notebooks at this kind of $500+ price range.... I think they were good for the $300 niche market that wanted a cheap, ultra-portable machine. But now they are getting into the range of a decent "regular" notebook. I suppose if you only care about portability it's still a good deal though.

 

[phatj]

I think the Gigabyte M912 is going to be great. 9" lcd, 1280x768, TOUCHSCREEN, convert to tablet, 120gb HDD, and the Atom. I hope it is released at a comparable pricepoint.

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Pro...ec.aspx?ProductID=2835