ASUS Eee PC 900 Now Available

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ASUSTeK's latest low-cost ultraportable laptop Eee PC 900 is now in stock at major US etailers such as Buy.com ($565.99) and ZipZoomfly ($599.99). ZipZoomfly offers the second gen Eee laptop with a 8.9-inch 1024x600 display, Intel's Celeron M 430 processor at 1.7GHz, a 12GB solid state drive, 1GB of RAM (DDR2-400), built-in 1.3MP web camera and Windows XP Home OS. The second etailer Buy.com offers the same laptop with the only difference being the Linux OS and the 20GB of SSD storage (4GB built-in + 16GB Flash based) for $565.99. All current laptops are model EEEPC900-W017 and come in white color only.



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[devguy]

Intel’s Celeron M 430 processor at 1.7GHz

What?? I thought these new eeepcs had the same old 900mhz Celeron ULV?

And is it just me, or is the eeepc now uninteresting considering the $500+ price tag? The $300 decent laptop is what I think made this series and this is killing it... Boo having windows preinstalled, and what happened to the option of 4GB SSD drive and 512mb RAM (although I dig the newer resolution)?

 

[kakazza]

Man, I wish they'd produce more black ones.

Should be around 400 EUR if Asus keeps their pricing system.
Hope we'll soon see a version with Atom CPUs

 

[Exavier]

it's still all about the size and relation to price; yes it's all very well having newer more expensive parts, but what about those who seek the $300 tag?

 

[ktr]

Newegg is also selling these now, $550 for both configs.

$550 is quite a bit of money, even if they are small.

 

[lemonadesoda]

The new specs mean that it is perfect as a corporate email tool. Previous spec didnt cut the mustard, so it was only a "student's" laptop.

Credit to ASUS for making the device attractive in a new market segment. But as other posters noted, keep a cut down version available for those on a low budget.

Also for the 2009 version, bring a Hi-Def screen even if only 10". We want 1280x1024 (or higher) married with larger 120DPI fonts, for better readability.

 

[kakazza]

Also for the 2009 version, bring a Hi-Def screen even if only 10". We want 1280x1024 (or higher) married with larger 120DPI fonts, for better readability.

Why 5:4?

Either 16:10 16:9 or 4:3. But spare me with 5:4

 

[Wile E]

I think they should do 1280x720 for the res.

 

[Dangle]

I think they should do 2650x1600.

 

[Error 404]

Why 5:4?

Either 16:10 16:9 or 4:3. But spare me with 5:4

There's a 16:10?

Since when did it have the 1.7 GHz CPU? Sounds wrong to me.
They should have tried to keep the price at AU$499 or lower, like the old one!

 

[mdm-adph]

For $550, I'd much, much rather get one of these: HP 2133. 1280 X 768 screen, all-aluminum case -- much nicer if you ask me.

 

[Wile E]

There's a 16:10?

Since when did it have the 1.7 GHz CPU? Sounds wrong to me.
They should have tried to keep the price at AU$499 or lower, like the old one!

Yeah. 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, and 2560x1600 are all 16:10.

 

[ktr]

For $550, I'd much, much rather get one of these: HP 2133. 1280 X 768 screen, all-aluminum case -- much nicer if you ask me.

VIA cpu's are crap. I have played with a m-itx C7 that was clocked at 2ghz, and it was pathetic. Then I tried out a m-itx Intel Celeron 220 (1.2ghz) and it was twice as fast, and cost 70% less. HP should have used the celeron. They would have gotten better performance, and cost much less.

 

[R-T-B]

VIA CPUs are much more power efficient, however.

If you want to try a really slow x86 CPU, try one from Transmeta.