Black Eee PCs arriving soon

We're pretty fond of the Eee PC's current design, but for those of you looking for something a little more pro, Expansys and Directron are both listing the black version we saw a while back for a $20 markup. Expansys is listing ship time at 8 days, so if you're already used to waiting for a white one, it shouldn't be too bad.

Read -- Expansys listing
Read -- Directron listing
[Via Coolest Gadgets]

[viper24 Posted Nov 6th 2007 11:42PM]

anyone know when best buy will start carrying the eee pc? i hear that they are the first retail vendor...

[Nightstar Posted Nov 7th 2007 2:36AM]

Check PC Club...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 6th 2007 11:58PM]

ExcaliberPC already sells the black EEE's. Do your research Engadget...

[Arkv2 Posted Nov 7th 2007 12:09AM]

I like white gadgets, but the Eee looks kinda cheap in white. Black suits it better.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 7th 2007 6:29AM]

Actually, the white is kinda pearly. I'd thought I'd have preferred the black like everyone else here, but there's something about the white that makes it really attractive - it's more a gentle creamy colour.

I luff my eeepc.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 7th 2007 8:55AM]

Id have to agree with you there mate, I think the black looks a bit, bland and somehow more plasticy, whereas i find myself oddly compelled to the white..

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 7th 2007 12:16AM]

Guys, if you plan to talk about these in real life for Dog's sake don't say:

"You hear about the new Black Eee's?"

[alanator Posted Nov 7th 2007 12:19AM]

I still don't understand the demand for this, given its 3.5 hour battery life.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 7th 2007 1:05AM]

A great product in a great segment but where @#$%^ are the $199, I mean $259 ones? First they start off with $399, now we are getting $419. We are going the wrong direction and I'm starting to get POd. Keep it up Asus and I'll forget all about your product and put my credit card back in my pocket.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 7th 2007 12:35PM]

Well I guess a $20 premium for a different color is better than a $200 one, even in relative terms...cough, cough

[Gamoe2 Posted Nov 7th 2007 3:51AM]

Not "hating" on the Eee (though I think we've entered the age of really silly names), but I'd rather get an XO laptop for $400 knowing that half of that goes to a worthwhile project instead. Never mind all of the XO laptop's special features.

http://xoforall.com/

[BKKKevin Posted Nov 7th 2007 6:20AM]

Give em a break... all the cool names like Java and Leopard have been gobbled up by trademark lawyers years ago...

[Superfresh Posted Nov 7th 2007 8:53AM]

Wow...the forums are wild over there. When did you build that site, this morning? Voting...down.

[BKKKevin Posted Nov 7th 2007 6:34AM]

They say once you do black you never go back... I do not limit myself to such limitations... Living in San Francisco I have enjoy all styles, colors and sizes...

[Superfresh Posted Nov 7th 2007 8:56AM]

I don't limit myself to limitations either.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 7th 2007 8:58AM]

First +$100 for a $15 screen, now +$20 for a $0 change in plastic. Cut the crap Asus.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 7th 2007 10:28AM]

It's not $20 more at Directron. It's $399 for both the white and black models. No premium for different color plastic there.
I don't know about Expansys; they might be gouging.
Directron has a $427 bundle, that's an EeePC with a 4GB SD card though.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 7th 2007 10:37AM]

Why are people so concerned about the price (which i personally think is fine for a device like this) . . why not the embarreassingly low resolution on the screen? 800×480 !!?! thats hardly even useable.

I'd love one of these, but I'm gonna wait for the next version . . hopefully with a slightly larger screen with at least 1024x768 res

[MacroEQ Posted Nov 7th 2007 6:24PM]

It's funny how the fans of UMPCs are no where to be seen. Asus is taking big gamble with the Eee PC but if it manages to find the "missing piece of the puzzle" with this device as opposed to the flop of the UMPC then Asus will be onto a winner...