Asus confirms the 8GB 10-inch Eee PC
By Nilay Patel 
posted Nov 14th 2007 11:06AM
posted Nov 14th 2007 11:06AM
Asus has been coyly hinting at a spec-bumped Eee PC for a while now, but it looks like the wink-and-nudge days are over -- German Asus spokesman Holger Schmidt said that an 8GB Eee PC with a 10-inch screen would ship in 2008, as well as that equally-rumored but far less sexy desktop Eee. See, sometimes dreams do come true.[Read link is in German]
the 8g is on their site currently and is in 7in. i would say the price would be reasonable for a 16g model. considering a macbook air (or any other ssd using pc) is 400 bucks for 32 gig. so 200 for 16 gig, 100/150 for 10 in lcd, 25-50 for the intel merom cpu, 50 for 1 gig memory, 150 for everything else/being so dang small. so looking at 600 bucks for a laptop aimed at being the "everyone can own one" i would buy one if it was priced at 450-500.
If the 4GB version with a 7 inch screen cost $400 that new version is bound to cost a whole lot more.
Unless of course it comes with 4 free.
you think?
If the 4GB version with a 7 inch screen cost $400 that new version is bound to cost a whole lot more.
you are a powerful thinker....the girls must love you?
Awesome. I know what I'll be getting with my tax return now.
Hooray for progress!
Yeah, and that's a problem. I'd still buy at $499. If it's more, I won't. I'm still waiting for my ideal package. 10", 8GB, 1GB RAM, $499.
To paraphrase you: "...my ideal package. 10"..."
huhuhuhuh yeah butt-head you said package
@kris
ahh, you little ten year olds with your internets, you crack me up
It was an infantile repsonse to an infantile remark. If you would like everyone you read to act their age, go read the comments at marketwatch.com.
It'll still be less than a Sony TX or Fujitsu.
It'll also still only cost a fraction of what any of those cost.
Oh, wait. Sorry. Ignore that. My brain added another word in there that would change the entire meaning. So, yeah... Sorry 'bout that.
......and it still just give you a quarter of the specs. This laptop 8GB and a 10 inch screen should not cost more than $500
What's all the fuss about and 8gb device? Aren't we in 2007, almost 2008?
Yeah! Take that iPhone!!!
....Oh, you mean EEE? Shame me.
I just hope it's still the same size.
8GB is plenty of space for a secondary machine to use for email and web purposes. and with 8GB you could even unload your digital camera a few times if you were on vacation.
I think they will do well with the new laptop model. The desktop on the other hand is going to be a wash. You can already get extremely low cost desktop models so there isnt much new there.
399 is actually a sweet spot for a bargain PC. If the 10inch comes out for 499, I might got with the 399. it's just my 2nd PC anyway
please please please please, all i want is tv out. just give me a lil tv out love.
What's the heck is "tv out" anyway? See comes with VGA port - u can connect it to most tv's
a VGA does not connect to a normal TV, only a more expensive TV with a 'PC' connection. Otherwise you would need something like a VGA to SCART converter, which exist, but can cost you a few bucks
I won't believe a price until I see it. Remember, the manufacturing cost of the 7" screen went up around $20 and they raised the cost of the unit $200. If the 10" screen goes up another $20 who knows what the retail will be...
What's really important is...where can I get that Jade Raymond background?
Asus needs to remember that they're low price and low weight are coupled with the attractiveness of buying these eEEs.
For $500, on eBay you can pick up a nice, albeit used, Thinkpad X30 with the ability to go to 1gb of RAM. It won't be that much heavier than the eEE, when you consider it comes with a 40gb hdrive and a 12" screen.
I don't believe the 10" model will be the same size as the 7" model. The screen won't simply replace the 7" screen and the speakers to the sides. I would expect the 10" model to be slightly larger.
I also see a price drop of the 7" model when the 10" model releases, and the 10" model to hover near the price point of the current 7" model.
The $20 price jump for the LCD contributed to the $200 retail price jump, but it wasn't the only contributing factor. The original $200 price tag was for a 7", 2 gig laptop, without carrying bag and camera. At the time of manufacture, the 2 gig jump in SSD prices, the price hike in the LCD, and the addition of the bag and camera, added to the price.
Asus did not see a market for that stripped down of a laptop in its home market, which is Taiwan. Of course that would appeal to the US market, which they're trying to break into, but we must understand that Asus has very very little market share in the United States as far as laptops go, and therefore will target demographics where they have a larger market share.
Please remember the 7" EEE PC was an early attempt and testing the waters of US demand for ultra-portable laptops, and things will only get better the 2nd time around.
"I don't believe the 10" model will be the same size as the 7" model. The
screen won't simply replace the 7" screen and the speakers to the sides.
I would expect the 10" model to be slightly larger."
From TFA: "Das Gehäuse bleibt dabei gleich groß wie beim 4G-Modell", meint der Asus-Sprecher, der Platz hierfür reiche problemlos aus.
Translation: "The enclosure remains at the same size as the 4G model", according to the Asus spokesperson, as there is more than enough space.
Okay.
I still believe my source more though.
who is your source? random kid on a message board? or simply making it up and saying you have a source to win some sense of pseudo-legitimacy?
If I revealed my source, he wouldn't be my source any longer, would he?
fobunited - it's been written that the 10 in would fit in the same case before. For ASUS to keep costs down they would try use as much hardware from the 4g as possible. I don't speak German or have a source, but even I could figure that one out.
"If I revealed my source, he wouldn't be my source any longer, would he?"
whats it like being you?
loci is the only one to make me laugh all day. Thanks!
Toldju so.
Hi Don't forget one important point - its Portability. Tiny footprint, tiny power supply, rugged and with crack to Linux flexibility. The 8Gig version will mean more software - probably in a case not much bigger that the current devive. For my frequent trips to Europe this tiny tiger is a godsend.
Normal VGA-to-TV converter boxes include a scaling chip. Motherboards with TV-out have the same sort of scaling chip (or the same function integrated into another chip). On the other hand, if you can persuade your video card to output at TV resolution and sync speeds directly, you don't need to do any scaling; a VGA-to-TV cable in this case is almost trivial. For an example, see http://ryoandr.free.fr/english.html or http://www.idiots.org.uk/vga_rgb_scart/.
Getting an EEE to output the right resolution and sync frequencies should not be hard since I believe it uses well-documented video chipset, and running Linux makes it relatively easily hackable.
The EeePC had so much potential. Instead, I'll be buying a $300 notebook on sale.
These things would be great if they were $200-250. Not worth it, bah!
Now that they have you hooked, it time for a bait and switch. You could get a nice ultra portable laptop with 160GB HD for what they will probably charge for a 10 inch.
Ultra portables go for nearer $2000.
Mike, you can get a fujitsu U810 for under a $1000 or cheap, compact 15" laptop with much more equipment. The only difference is the new hotness factor.
@Bombaclaat
The U810 has a 5.6 inch screen.
The "compact 15" laptop" has a 15 inch screen.
I want something with a 10" screen. There is very little available in that space. I don't understand why.
I never hear about people wanting the EEE for watching movies. I would think that a person who travels would want not only a small and cheap device for emails and word documents but also a little entertainment. Am I wrong?
I wonder, if the battery doesn't get bigger, will the 10" screen suck a LOT more power? I'm asking, not postulating.
I love my eee, but battery life is a bit disappointing, esp since my macbook gets close to 5 hours, even with wifi constantly on (surfing while listening to tunes sucks it down much faster). The eee goes MAYBE 2.5 hours, wifi always on. Would driving a bigger screen w/o an improved battery run the battery down faster?
I wouldn't mind this for like 400 with windows xp on it.
Finally, I was waiting for this. But if they sell it for more than $400 I'm not interested.
didn't the iphone teach you consumers anything? It's all about the star trek data pad man! Not some clunky keyboard with a craptastic screen that gives you eye strain and makes baby jesus cry.
put the duckets where your mouth is and demand a real portable with multi touch for a reasonable price, not some back dated hardware with a buzzword "Flash based hard drive" nonsense. They got you all fooled.
If you believe multi-touch is or ever will be superior to a physical keyboard you're the one who's been fooled. The virtual keyboard on the iPhone may have been the best choice for the device, but it's because it decreased the size and complexity of the device, NOT because it's better.
Michael, you need to get out more.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news (or good news depending on your perspective), but this is an old story that has already been shot down by Asus. Why won't stupid internet rumors die? Seriously?
Asus had originally talked about a 10inch version, then scrapped it. Then we have a German website post details (likely based on the old project), then the forums light up with conjecture, then it filters to other sites (engadget). Then it gets falsified by the company... see link.
http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/11/14/rumors-about-10-eee-pc-8g-are-false/
A neat policy for the eee PC would IMHO be as follows.
Keep the same dimension of the package and in about 9 months, when LCD prices have fallen, introduce a replaceable larger screen which retrofits the todays eee and also becomes a new model.
This would keep production costs LOW and allow exisiting users to upgrade ad nausea. I think there are 2 types of buyers for the eee. Those who will use it "as is" for 2-3 years. Those who will rip it apart and upgrade everything in sight as almost a cult.
How does this ranking shite work?
well, 7-in or 10-in, as long as ASUS can upgrade from 800 to 1024 horizontal resolution, i won't, IMHO, mind even if it's in current 7-in...
When I look at the so-called 10" 1001 model and compared it with the current 4gb, 7" model I prefer the 4gb, 7" model. It's lighter and smaller and of course cheaper. I look at demo on Youtube and think that 7" screen isn't that all bad. The spec and price is just right.
Keep in mind there's a 16gb version coming too, as seen here: http://www.asuseeepc.com/en/specifications/
I phoned to confirm this and was told it'll be out some time in 2008.
mamamia~this is my New Year's Resolution.