ASUS' Eee PC now being served at NewEgg
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Oct 31st 2007 2:20PM
posted Oct 31st 2007 2:20PM
Update: Sold out! Of course, NewEgg's initial allotment could have been one unit for all we know. Fortunately for those on the hunt, it looks like NewEgg expects to restock tomorrow.
[Via I4U News, thanks Jason H.]
God dammit! Why can't Newegg ship internationally?!
Ebuyer.com are getting stock of them in the UK for ~£200 from 12th Nov.
Yeah! I've got some Canadian super-dollars I'd love to send them.
...or even accept international credit cards?
For us Canadians NCIX has it. They sent out an email yesterday morning announcing more stock on Nov. 1.
Yes, thats double the the price initially announced for a 4GB/512mb model. But don't blame Asus, it is not their fault that the screen price has gone up by a whopping 10 dollars!
ASUS has been turning out some fine products lately.
I would buy one - except for the fact that I do not trust the brand name and I'd worry about maintenance if a unit should break down on me.
If I buy HP, Compaq, SONY or Dell I KNOW what their warranties are and where to send a defective product.
I hope a big company buys ASUS so I can trust them.
you obviously have no idea what kind of company asus is.
for example asustek, another company involved with asus is manufacturing all the macbooks for apple.
asus has one of the best customer service world wide.
Damn the declining dollar, I bet the thing is like 50 Canadian Dollars or 20 Euros...
Why post on a tech site if you don't actually know anything about tech ?
Asus are one of the biggest PC companies in the world, They make a large percentage of the worlds motherboards, and as another knowledgable poster said the macbook for Apple.
Why oh why do we have to read pointless uninformed opinions on a geek site, come on people at least try googling about these subjects before they start posting!
Yup, Asus is a big company, unfortunately they do make products that go bad. And the tech forums havent always been the greatest of help.
Check out the BBB report for Asus. http://goldengate.bbb.org/WWWRoot/Report.aspx?site=99&bbb=1116&firm=16870
Dont know about you but Im not sure I would do business with a company that has so many complaints listed under Warranty, Product Issues, and Customer Service.
Sure, the product you bought was awsome, just hope you never need support or repair.
I can't believe you trust Dell. LOL.
I hate HP/Compaq - stupid r4000 I had to send back 3 times, first time a slight (2ft) toss onto my bed resulted in the pot-metal battery clips breaking (rendering the latch so that it would never clasp a battery again), second time screen power issue (mfg problem), third/final time ram compatibility (the mobo doesnt support corsair - so the mobo got fried from a ram upgrade).
Luckily the third time it was within the 2yr accidental-protection warranty by a week - but they called to tell me I was out of warranty so I read the girl (American! yay no-accents!) my warranty number and she said - "wait, you're under warranty I'll tell the repair department to service it then."
Thanks to their network of warranty numbers, serial numbers, trouble numbers ect. I have a desk full of just numbers! I HATE COMPAQ/HP - buy the asian brands!
You trust SONY?! Haha, why don't you buy one of their CDs and play it on your computer? ..dick.
Do they have it in black?
Yes
No, Newegg doesn't list the black model. ASUS supposedly has manufactured it in black so I guess we'll have to wait even more for it to become available.
Does it still have the 900MHz Intel Celeron processor in it? Newegg doesn't list the processor speed, which is weird if you ask me. I guess they are marketing it as a PDA instead of a PC by listing stprage space and memory, but no details on the CPU.
In all seriousness, it wasn't THAT long ago that I paid around 400 bucks for a Sony Clie PEG-TH55!
Sure it's bigger, but look at the bang for the buck difference!
Like it or dislike it, this future stuff has it's moments, doesn't it?
Oh the good ol' days. This looks like a great upgrade to my UX50 :). Although the batt life is probably the same lol.
JAmerican
LOL! Shout out to strider and Jamerican (Antboy from 1src) here.
I'm thinking it's a great companion to my (non Palm now) phone.
CLIE reunion. LOL. It so sad how Palm could have been something but they didn't seize the moment. Too busy with minute updates to Treos.
Hey guys! Did I tell you the Tapwave Zodiac still pwns. :-P
I was thinking that the $399 price point was for the 8GB/1GB model.
Pass. :(
EXACTLY!
What gives??? First they raise the price from $199 to $399, now they cut the memory and storage in half??? I thought the $399 was for the 8G flash, 1G memory.
For anyone in the UK, overclockers.co.uk and ebuyer.com both have it listed for just shy of £220 shipping on the 12th November.
I'm very tempted to get one, simply because of its tiny size. I don't need one, but I still want it.
As much as I wanted and still want this laptop Asus has turned me off. The whole attraction with is was the 199 dollar price promised and I pictured myself buying a 250 dollar zune and a 199 dollar Eee in November.
But Asus has jacked up the price to $400 and that's for the 4GB version, WTF!!!!! Add a 8GB CF/SD card for $100 and the whole bizz ends at close to 5 Benjamins.
Sure it's still cheaper than an 11 inch Sony laptop but you can't help yourself from felling a bit disappointed. $200 dollars is a no brainier but $400 is a big chunk of money.
Sorry Asus but you won't be getting my money.
I hear that, homeboy.
Yeah, if this was a pre-meditated marketing decision (ie announce ridiculously low price to generate media buzz and consummer interest and then jack up the price when it comes time to pay) I think it's backfired.
Now that dang thing is available but the price has doubled the most pronounced feeling I have about it isn't enthusiasm, anticipation, or desire. It's disapointment.
Not a very strong selling point...
I'm willing to bet that they're going to drop the price to expected levels in 6 months to a year. They're probably testing the waters and doing the usual early adopter wallet squeeze.
Does anyone know if they will release a version of this with 3G? I would definitely consider it if I could use it on Verizon or A%&T.
I REALLY want this device, but I'll wait until the black model is available. I was hoping for a $350 4G and a $399 8G, I hope we'll get a little price break (maybe black friday?) too.
Hopefully they'll release a 10" version of this thing someday. I know the 1001 was cancelled, but still.
The lid is big enough to house a 10" screen. I just don't want to go back to less than SVGA with a notebookdisplay, no matter how small it is.
Comeon Asus, for this price, you could afford a 10" XGA-panel.
This SUCKS!!! I was all hyping up the eee pc to my friends on how it would be under $300 for a nice ultra portable pc, and now this! Shame on you Newegg. Wasn't it released that distributors were able to buy this for around $200??? So now Newegg is trying to double their money??? WTH
remember how the iPhone came out for 600 then dropped to 400? There is huge amounts of buzz about this thing and it wouldn't surprise me if Asus isn't trying out the fanboy market.
Blame Asus, not Newegg.
I would still rather pay 5 bills for the 10" Foleo. but no, it was not to be. Anyone know where a guy could get his hands on one of the pre production units that were floating around?
would have made a nice travelling machine for a little programming, but only at $200. it's a toy, not a primary machine.
So they double the price, take forever to release it and still expect the same amount of enthusiasm we had when it was announced?
For another couple hundred bucks you could get a halfway decent laptop, use any OS you choose and not some jacked up Linux mess. Damn shame, I had high hopes for this thing.
im just chuffed there not screwing the uk on this one!! woohoo....same price as the states!
not sure why this costs so much still, especially with the £300 laptops you can pick up these days....hmmmmm.......still tempted!
1 up for us english foke, finally a manufacturer that screws everyone in the world not just us! haha.
Why would anyone buy this when they can get a bigger, faster laptop for about the same price?
For $399.00 I can buy a REAL laptop, thankyouverymuch.
Is that real laptop going to have solid-state memory and weigh under 2 lbs? It's not meant to replace your desktop/primary laptop, but to provide an ultra-portable yet still productive alternative.
Just think of one scenario: instead of a new college student buying an overpriced laptop to function both as a desktop and portable (as I and many others do), you can buy an EeePC AND a solid desktop for the same or a lower price--and be even more portable.
Judging by the rated battery life, having solid state disk is not going to make a substantial difference when compared to laptops with conventional HDD's. There are laptops that can be purchased for $399.00 (sometimes even without rebates) and even with the added weight they would make more financial sense. Sure, laptop will be heavier but on the upside you'll get: bigger screen, comfortable keyboard, relatively inexpensive hardware expansion options, more software choices. I am not saying that devices like Eee do not have a niche to occupy, but at this pricepoint they can not compete even with the cheapest of laptops.
And a laptop would have a 15.4" screen instead of 7". The choice is clear.
http://eeepc.asus.com/en/product.htm
There you can see that the 8gb/1gb model will be realeased at the end of November, so I will wait some months to see how prices change, i will not suffer another time like with the iphone.
First off, the vendors AREN'T getting these for $200 (cost is quite a bit higher), especially this model.
As of right now, the 512MB/4GB model is the only one that Asus has currently released, the others will be available soon.
www.directron.com has had stock available for pre-order two days ago (shipping today), and they're going like hotcakes.
I wasn't initially impressed with the prototype I saw a few weeks back, but with the Linux system they ship on the machine, I have to say I really like it. It is quite easy to use, response time is good, and the size really counts for a lot in portablity. It's no desktop replacement, but for browsing the web, chatting, email, even music and video playback (a recent review stated that it could push out 720p mpeg-4 no problem), it's a quite capable machine.
I'll likely be getting one.
Muriani,
With regards to your comment, "This is the second-to-highest model, MSRP $399".
Can you explain this report?
http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/17/asus-eee-pc-priced-299-to-399/
So are you saying that Engadget's reporting is wrong? Or that Asus has increased their price again in the last two weeks?
I am really pissed that the top of the line model must now be more than $399! This is classic bait and switch.
It's the market at work. People want it, people will pay the price for it. Simple demand issue.
Newegg appears to have jacked up the price, then add to that Newegg's return policy:
This is our Detailed Desktop PC, Notebook and Tablet PC Return Policy. Under this policy all Desktop PCs/Notebooks/Tablet PCs are non-refundable, and this supersedes all other return policies. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy.
Go screw RottenEgg, as much as I hate WorstBuy, I guess I'll wait and go that route. I can return it minus a 15% restocking fee at any local WorstBuy.
Newegg hasn't jacked up the price. This is the second-to-highest model, MSRP $399.
Check your facts, please.
In all fairness, www.allasus.com appears to have the same price. But there is NO WAY I'm paying $150 non-refundable deposit just to add my name to a list.
http://www.allasus.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=1_76&osCsid=v05cp8fdrvqb07tf8aufubnkb6
remove the webcam! make it cheaper ASUS!
Pretty sweet device. At $399, if it was black and had an ExpressCard slot and support for a mobile broadband card, I'd buy one.
It's got Mini PCI Express, for which there seem to be several broadband cards floating around. Linux support is questionable of course, but if you install XP you should be set.
Hey guys can you explain to me the purpose of this little device. Im not knocking it but I dont understand what your supposed to do with just 4gb. Am I missing something here? Is it a laptop computer, pmp or a UMPC? Once again im not hating I just want to get a better idea of functions that can be done with this device. With only 4gb it doesnt seem like you could hold many files or install programs. Someone please enlighten my in the dark ass.
You can do pretty much everything you would with a normal laptop.
The best way is to think of it as an inexpensive UMPC in ultra-compact notebook form factor.
With the included Linux system, most of the apps oe might need are already installed, and if you need more storage you can throw a 4GB SD card in for other stuff.
It fuctions as a PMP as well, just use the SD card for media. You can fit a few DVD-quality movies on that no problem.
Web browsing, email, word processing, chat/IM, skype, media playback and streaming, it does these out of the box and more. The software installaiton and removal system looks online for new software you can add just by downloading.
It's meant to be like your secondary PC, for someone who doesn't need something super-expensive or -powerful, such as teenagers who just need it for word processing, surfing the web, and instant messaging..such as me :)
So there isn't going to be an 8GB model?
And btw, if the storage space isn't enough, just plug in a USB hard drive to it and duct tape it to the bottom. Problem solved.
Hey guys, here a review of the unit including a LOT of screenshots of the OS:
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?type=expert&aid=469
Can anyone suggest an online forum that focuses on Asus Eee PC issues?
www.umpcportal.com is the only one that I've found that comes close, but sub-forum on just the Eee PC.
@ adedanna: http://forum.eeeuser.com
Very busy forum, lots of people hard at work dissecting the hardware, OS, and apps
Google, much?
http://www.eeeuser.com/
@ adedanna: Check out notebookreview.com forums...they have a pretty active Asus sub forum.
@Ryan: I saw the Pcperspective review which should be reading for anyone buying. There are alot of Pros. But thing things that made me caustios on this PC is that upgrades are under Asus control...I don't really understand why they are you out of all that Linux has in other software. I assume that will be hacked? Also curious how this handles codecs and things for all the different media sources...no clear mention.
@aedanna
Yes, the reporting is wrong. This is the 4GB/512MB model, not the 8GB/1GB model. The vendors aren't jacking the prices, Asus has.
It's possible the price will drop, seeing that they can mass produce more based on how sales have been.
Being inside on this, I assure you these are the facts. Plus there's logic involved.. 4 models between $300 and $400? So each model is $25 more than the previous? Doesn't make much sense to me.
And as far as Mr. Nick Waringa goes, just because it doesn't hold value to you, doesn't mean it hold as much or more value to others. I'm not an Asus fanboy, and as I said I wasn't impressed initially with the device at all. After getting to use one for a bit (no Asus representative or salesperson present for pitch anything), my opinion changed purely on user experience.
There are some unboxing pics here:
http://www.pcdvd.com.tw/showthread.php?t=751157&page=1&pp=10&highlight=eeepc
Does anyone have a link to better pictures of people actually using this laptop? I am curious about size...pictures related to people always help visualize.
Saaaweeet. Just ordered one with rush processing and overnight shipping. If I am going to pay (what some think is too much) for a tiny notebook, why not go all out. Hopefully it will show up tomorrow. Yay, I have been looking forward to a wee-puter for so long. Thanks Engadget for the news and Newegg for getting their act together and selling these before anyone else. I bet they are all gone before the end of the day,
- Kiteless
Your "logic" is flawed.
Hey Guys! This Eee is awesome! I made on online interactive Test Drive for it too! So you can test out it's unique interface.
http://www.honeypothack.com/eee/internet.htm
-Josh
Well that was fast. They are sold out on Newegg. Now i'm extra glad I got my order in fast.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220244
- K
Yeah nice, but does it run Windows XP?
Yes, yes it does.
ok, so $400 for a half-assed "UMPC" with no touchscreen, short battery life, barely passable processing power with only 512RAM and 4GB of storage? what's the point of this thing? it does half the things that cheaper full-featured laptops do at a higher cost, and less things that subcompact notebooks do at half the performance.
i'm still very intrigued by the UMPC concept, but this is nowhere near what the platform could be.
Find me a full-size laptop that size withOUT a celeron processor for the same price.
Which UMPC do you know of that costs anywhere near $399, and has significantly better specs and battery life than the Eee PC?
NONE. They all have weak processors and 7" screens and START at $1000.
I'll wait for the Nokia N810. Now that it has a keyboard and decent memory, maybe they'll port OpenOffice to it.
I am going to wait until January for the EEE PC 1001 with the 10 inch screen.
Beware early adopters =PP
Most reports say this model will be vapor due to too many similar models. Jan isn't that far away for nobody to have seen it yet. Unlikely it will be out that quickly (if ever)
FYI it's back "in stock" as of 15:55 MDST. I just ordered.
As of 4:09PM on 10/31, we have 32 of these in stock. Sorry but we don't ship to the US, Canada only. Go to www.memoryexpress.com for details
Woot!!!! Us canadians finally get some love too!!!!
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX19040(ME).aspx
I just ordered my eee pc from newegg, they have recently gone back in stock. The total was 410.02 and said it would be here in Chicago in 2 days.
Overall not a bad deal for a umpc equivilant...
This has an ethernet port... 802.11 b and g... cut some cost and size and get rid of the damn dial-up connection.
I also saw it in a local computer store nearby PC Club I think. Check www.pcclub.com if they still have it in stock.
engadget's starting to sound a little bitter me thinks :)
to aedanna: engadget's reporting might be wrong...it's entirely possible...
either way, the top of the line model isn't worth it....for $25 or so you can upgrade your ram to a 1GB, and for about $40 your can add a 4GB SDHC card to the side....so for $65 you can reach the specs of the $450-499 model. and for a hundred or so cheaper, you can drop the webcam and upgrade your battery later....either way, there's an EEE for everyone...it's amazing how many people are bitching over this...if the price is too expensive for you, you never wanted it (entirely) for it's intended purpose of giving people that needed/wanted a tiny, usable laptop the option of *NOT* spending $2000....and the EEE fits that completely....the "shame on asus" and "i can get a $500 so and so that has much better specs" need not apply here...sorry.
This is the point of the eee, I took mine to the pub the other day, I could have taken my £1000 "OQO model 2" which runs vista but it's too small to see the screen properly and the keyboard makes my wrists ache after about 10mins. I could have taken my £1200 Dell laptop but it's too heavy to carry. So I took my £340 eee and it was just right, unfortunatly I didn't get much work done as people kept wanting to look at it and ask questions.