ASUS to Completely Phase Out 8.9-inch Eee PCs in 2009

malware · Feb 19, 2009

According to Benson Lin, president of ASUSTeK's Asia-Pacific division, the company is all set to send away their 8.9-inch Eee PCs. Prompted by the fact that 10-inch siblings and even bigger models are becoming mainstream in 2009, ASUS will phase out its smaller netbooks. Of ASUSTeK's 2009 Eee PC shipments, 10-inch models will account for 95% of total sales, while the other 5% will be 7-inch models for telecom service operators, Lin said.

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gumpty · Feb 19, 2009

What the hell? Here I was thinking that 9" was the sweetspot? 7" too small & 10" too big ... at least that's what the missus has been telling me.

In all seriousness, given that the resolution is the same on the 10" models, 9" is what I was going to get - being smaller and all. I guess it wont's be an Asus then. :ohwell:

crazy pyro · Feb 19, 2009

I tell you now Gumpty, the NC10 with a ten inch monitor is BEAUTIFUL, I've no idea why asus are phasing out the 8.9" versions though, that's just odd.

newtekie1 · Feb 19, 2009

I think a lot of people were passing up the 9" model because the size difference isn't that big to jump to the 10" model, and the addition of a larger keyboard is nice for a lot of people.

crazy pyro · Feb 19, 2009

But the weight increase from the 7" models is negligible and their keyboards are impossible to use.

newtekie1 · Feb 19, 2009

The weight difference going from the 7" to the 10" is less than a pound, it doesn't really make a difference, the 10" models are still under 3 pounds.

crazy pyro · Feb 19, 2009

1.33 kg to be exact, that's a heavy bag of sugar (aka incredibly light). Heck, this one's lighter than any of my textbooks.

Urbklr · Feb 20, 2009

The reason no one was buying the 9" and under was because Asus doesn't know how to make a usable keyboard for them, 10" is the only one with an okay keyboard. I think 9" is the sweet spot, they are very small, and still have a big enough screen to use with no issues(Also most companies can make a suitable keyboard for them, check out the AAO's keyboard.)

cdawall · Feb 20, 2009

honestly the best keyboard i have seen so far was the one in the 10.2" HP mini albiet the netbook is bad as far as quality goes the keyboard is great.

crazy pyro · Feb 20, 2009

You tried an NC10, I couldn't test out the dells in a shop so I ended up going for this one, it's lovely.

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Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P rev.2.0
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Memory	4x1 GB PQI DDR2 PC2-6400
Video Card(s)	Colorful iGame Radeon HD 4890 1 GB GDDR5
Storage	2x 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 32 MB RAID0
Display(s)	BenQ G2400W 24-inch WideScreen LCD
Case	Cooler Master COSMOS RC-1000 (sold), Cooler Master HAF-932 (delivered)
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic + Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX
Power Supply	Chieftec CFT-1000G-DF 1kW
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Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX 670 DirectCU TOP
Storage	Crucial 256GB SSD (system) + 2x Samsung F3 1TB (storage) + 2x 2TB Raid-1 NAS (backup)
Display(s)	Dell SP2309w 23" 2048x1152
Case	Antec Max Fusion Remote
Power Supply	Corsair AX750W
Software	Win 7 Pro x64

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Motherboard	MSI H61m-P31/w8
Cooling	Stock
Memory	2*8GB DDR3
Video Card(s)	XFX HD7850
Case	Coolermaster Elite 330
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD audio
Power Supply	Corsair RM650
Software	Windows 10

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Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
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Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Processor	Intel Core i5 3570K
Motherboard	MSI H61m-P31/w8
Cooling	Stock
Memory	2*8GB DDR3
Video Card(s)	XFX HD7850
Case	Coolermaster Elite 330
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD audio
Power Supply	Corsair RM650
Software	Windows 10

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Power Supply	Thermaltake GF1 ARGB 850W
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