Handtops, UMPC - Just ordered the Asus eee on Newegg

Just ordered the Asus eee on Newegg
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10/30/07 + rr0123

Seems like it could be here before the weekend, there was no out of stock notice......

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11/21/07 + liron

thanks so much

12/04/07 + ecsk2

Someone got a deal!
link

12/04/07 + fil

Is it worth $200?

I'd rather get a low end Dell for $400 and decide Vista or Ubuntu at this point.

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12/04/07 + ecsk2

what dell laptop can you get for $400, not one sized like this, does Dell even offer any subnotebooks any more?

12/04/07 + tnkgrl

@fil, it's totally worth $200

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12/04/07 + anthonyb

Are you people kinding me.

You pull out your old OQO 01+ that kills this device insofar as the whole package considering size, weight, performance, storage, perperials.

This machine is a joke and I am surprised anyone that once owned an OQO years ago would even look at it.

Its for kids people.

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12/04/07 + anthonyb

Are you people kidding me ?

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edited: Dec 04 2007 + tnkgrl

@anthonyb - XP on the Eee feels faster than XP on the Model 02 (and significantly faster than on the Model 01/01+)...

Graphics are faster too! For $200 it's way cheaper than even a used Model 01! Sure it's also a lot larger but that means the keyboard and screen are larger, too.

Not to mention it's way more hackable than the Model 01/01+/02. I think it's even worth the $400 list price.

Not just kids - the Eee is ideal for bloggers. Who's kidding who now?

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12/04/07 + anthonyb

Thanks for the feedback.

I have to admit being intentioanlly ignorant of anything Eee related. Maybe Ill start opening my eyes more rather than covering them when I see Eee.

If you use and like it then I guess it must be worthwhile.

Also, I am thinking of selling my 01+. If I do then I hope no one thinks its because Ive gotten the Eee bug : )

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12/04/07 + rr0123

At this point I'm really missing the bluetooth on the Eee. I hope someone figures out an easy way to get a dongle to work. I am still taking my similarly sized 1610 to places I would prefer to take the Eee, just because of the BT DUN.

$200 for the Eee certainly is quite a deal. I plan to pick up a 2G when it comes out. I don't think I would get any performance boost for my purposes from the 8G, but I am real curious to see how the 2G performs.

12/04/07 + anthonyb

Huh ?

This thing cost $200 ?

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12/04/07 + rr0123

$200 for the 4G on eBay--see the link above. That was quite a deal, and very lucky.

The 2G will be $300 supposedly. If they crank it to $350 I won't bother.

12/04/07 + anthonyb

Isnt a 4G machine just going to lead to thousands of dollars of frustration ?

What can you do with 4G of storage ?

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12/04/07 + rr0123

The Eee does make me wonder again why the 02 can't have better video playback. I guess it's just a windows issue, but it seems that so many lower cost devices play video better, it makes me wonder if it's fixable for the 02. Has anyone tried video playback on an XP Eee? It would be interesting to compare.

12/04/07 + Kirby

I'm looking into buying the Asus Eee PC 8G when it's for sale on Dynamism. The HTC Shift looks like a dream machine, but the price is not. I am a writer and I like to have a UMPC on the go when the mood to write strikes me. I'm currently using a Jornada 728, but it's old and I need to upgrade.

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