Asus and
Intel seem to be bridging the gap between the fairly humanitarian efforts of the
OLPC project and their own
Classmate PC efforts, and the recent rash of mini-laptop attempts such as
Palm's Foleo and
VIA's NanoBook. Specs and launch plans aren't entirely nailed down, but this new Eee PC line has quite a bit going for it, even as crowded as this market is getting. The 7-inch ultraportable is based on an unnamed Intel chipset, and runs regular Windows XP or Linux without a problem, but really shines in its "easy" mode that strips things down to a barebones OS mainly for internet browsing (sound familiar, Foleo?). Asus didn't even leave Palm alone with its
Wii comparisons either, stating that the Eee name, which stands for "easy to learn, easy to play, easy to work," also conveniently conjures images of the Wii game console, which is known for being novice-friendly. The Eee line will kick things off with the Eee PC 701, which will sport 802.11b/g WiFi, Ethernet and a modem for connectivity, along with a webcam, 512MB of RAM and a 4, 8 or 16GB flash drive for speedy, reliable storage. The real kicker is that prices for the 2 pound laptop are supposed to start as low as $200, and the Intel / Asus duo won't be aiming this at massive governmental purchases, but instead will be offering it to consumers through traditional retail channels.
[Via
HardwareZone]
posted June 5th 2007 12:41PM
I just found what I want for my birthday
You could use DSL (Damn Small Linux) or Puppy Linux and this thing would scream. :)
Looks like a great deal to me.
The Asus Eee looks great, esp. the White model. There is just ONE drawback: The right shift key seems to be badly located "cramped in" just near the arrow keys and also not being big enough. For writers especially, this is a very bad size (too small) and bad location (too close to arrow keys) of the important much used right shift key. It should be more distictly separated from there adjacent keys to be well placed ergonometrically. Hope, really hope Asus can change this single feature of the keyboard, because otherwise the Eee seems to be a big hit. Anyone who can give any feedback on this issue?
tell me the place near jakarta(indonesia), so i can find Asus EEE Pc 701? thank u
To the user who was excited about running vista. Thanks for the laugh.
Rumour has it that the CPU has no L2 cache, which will make performance barely adequate for universal websurfing. Note to some of these site designers - please test on a 500mhz PC. Kthx. You have no excuse to be making sites that max-out a 1Ghz cpu (digg, hello?)
Also I hear there is a 10" screen version announced, which i assume would fit in the same case and fill the entire display area. If this could come in at below $350, with around 8GB flash, and performance wasn't unusably slow, we'd have a lightweight linux buddy par excellence. Bye Bye flybook envy.
In my family, it's gonna be the 'mombook'.
where do i can get notebook Asus eee 701 ?
how much price ?
when it come into Indonesia ?
Where is it for sale? I want to get one!
www.citrusmicro.com are taking pre-orders now. I've bought Asus product from them in the past.
Pre-order is Free!! here's the link:
http://www.citrusmicro.com/webdocs/Items/Details683.cfm
$200 for a laptop that could run windows. Where and when can I get one.
Apparantly we're looking at late September for release in the UK; I've been contacting potential resellers left right and centre!