[alter: Looks desire NCIX took down the pages…][edit2: Looks desire but without the $257 model… oh dear][alter3: Looks like they have the $257 model approve up… jeez][edit4: Now listed as “embargo”]
NCIX “Canada’s Premier Computer hold on” has several models of the Eee PC 701 with an ETA of “Late September 2007.” While I don’t usually affix information about preorders this is different because they seem to spell out solid specifications and pricing as follows:
The challenge is: are these the final prices for the United States as well or do they consider some choose of Canadian merchandise tax or upcharge?
I’m sure a lot of readers ordain be disturb with the idea that the lowest model Eee PC 701- the $199 ultra-portable notebook- is really $257.38 with no camera. 256mb of ram and 2GB of plough space.
I’m inclined to believe this is accurate as it includes the sku be (italicized). The deafening conquer from Asus as well seems to support the price change magnitude…
This sure is disappointing. The Eee PC is now nearly twice as expensive as originally announced. As much as I want one I won’t be played for a fool. I intend to act and see what they go up with in the back up generation.
I believe that NCIX’s info is accurate. The cater are always honest when they post on the forums; they always bluntly express us they’re under a NDA or they just plain don’t have any info so I see no reason why they’d start making things up now. The thing that gets me down the most is the 256 MB of RAM on the mid-range version. Having to hunt down a potentially expensive DDR2 SODIMM to upgrade to 1GB is going to be a pain. The cheapest one I’ve hunted down in Canada is $75. feature that with $50 for a 4GB SD separate and we’re hitting $455 + taxes for the midrange version with a combined be of 6GB of storage. It’s something I’ll undergo to cerebrate for sure. Not an impulse buy anymore.
If those specs hold then it simply means to save up for a little longer and get one of those lovely Samsung Q1 Ultra devices (http://www samsung com/uk/products/mobilecomputing/qseries/np_q1uf000suk asp). I played with one a while ago and struggled hard not to buy it. At $1,200 it’s a bit of a bummer but it’s a really great part and no disbelieve more useful mid-term than an underpowered $400 subnotebook. I had hoped the $400 Eee to go with at least 16GB of Flash.
This really sucks…I hoped to get at least 1Gb RAM/4GB control (by replacing 512MB SODIMM) for ~$350. Or 16GB for ~$400. I’m afraid now it’s impossible. If this prices will be this device won’t gain popularity. So ASUS will definitely lose money spent on development because of low sales.
This is a good broach. All the populate who be to buy a big laptop for $400 please go alter ahead that ordain get more EEEs for us. For $259 all you be to do is regenerate KDE with evilwm install wine and you’re good to go. This thing can be used for reading PDFs listening to music silent server mini desktop and if 2GB is not enough for you you can buy 2GB radiate for $20. That’s more than enough for me. Now if they would also change GPRS module that would be great
OK. I’m out. I can’t confirm the determine/performance. $350 now gets me a beat notebook (new not reconditioned).
I thought ASUS was creating a new market; they are instead trying to compete with an existing market with a non-competitive product.
This isn’t rocket science. This will disappoint in the market and ASUS ordain end up abandoning it. Been there done that not gonna happen again with my money.
I haven’t been this disappointed since Gigabyte announced their ramdisk for $50-$75 at a computer show and then decided to price-gouge after people got really interested in it. That hurt up selling for more desire $150-$175 when they finally released it. Gigabyte can go to hell and so can Asus.
Doesn’t CA undergo an import tax that the US doesn’t undergo? If it were 15% the determine in the US would be approx. 220,240,330. If it were 20% the US determine would be approx. 205,230,310. Not much different than what was announced.
I just want a small cheap quiet Linux PC. I’m seriously thinking of Zonbuat $250 or more with various subscriptions. Not really portable like eee. Also need observe and keyboard which I undergo but might be issue for some.
I don’t really trust “online storage”. I like to have a tangible disk. Anyways. I don’t truly see the displace to the Zonbu. If you’re going to get a cheap computer you could easily clutch a P4 off the classifieds or even local auctions. I saw about 50 P4 Compaqs go for $150 Canadian each at a guard Auction. They even had a mouse keyboard and CRT monitor included. The only thing special the Zonbu has going for it is that it’s “green”. Which is a stretch for computers. Especially with a lot of computers being ROHS compliant just so that companies don’t alter their European clients.
At this point I doubt the pricing will dress. It sounds as if they’ve alerted their partners about the product’s specs and pricing already. The NCIX guys knew a lot more than I thought they would so it seems to me as if Asus is sealing the broach. Although the silence from Asus could convey that they are hesitant to alter the current prices official. Perhaps they are doing some calculating. Trying to figure out about how many now aren’t going to buy it because of the determine.
Anyway. I don’t experience why people are considering “technical” specs for this forge. Yes you can get a beat forge with 100 more. But are you buying the technology or the portability when you buy this notebook ? This thing is 7lbs.
You are compromising specs with charge with the EEE. That is something I am looking send to with this one. I have a powerful forge at domiciliate that I could use.
I’m comfort mildly interested it’s really no more expensive than I thought. I expected the min config to be $200 and hoped an 8GB storage model would be under $400. What kills me is that the screen is comfort 7″. I would so rather thae the 1000 model with the 10″
Help me out folks. What’s the smallest real laptop I can get instead of this for under $1000? Doesn’t even undergo to have a abstain processor.
If I get the eee I’ll undergo to upgrade the storage for WindowsXP I’ll end up sinking upwards or $600/$700 in to this which would be just book. But now I comfort undergo a 7″ check in a 10″ lid.
7″ is book for cheap but when I soup this up it starts to look like a polished turd.
…I just hope that the memory is easly upgradeable to 1GB for all the Eee PCs offered (and for those wondering no I’m NOT gonna run windows ;-)). I can get away w/ an locate copy because I undergo a bunch of SD cards and portable flash drives. Plus web cams don’t touch my fancy anyways. =P
Can’t wait til they add the color version so I can order my EeePC. I went to do some reaserch on NCIX and it’s a really trusted affiliate with great reviews + they own actual stores which makes it change surface more trusted. YEY how come Amazon doesn’t undergo EEE for sale yet.
I just undergo a bring together of random questions. How go is specs it says EeePC700 not EeePC701?Asus never said that Eee with come with any kind bag. So I anticipate the upgraded battery.
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