http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/ Engadget Comments for ASUS set to announce 9-inch Eee PC 900? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/
400 Euros = 305. pounds or roughly $600

Thats £65 ($130) for an extra two inches on the screen, 12gig ssd upgrade and an extra 512meg of ram.

How is that not worth it?. could you even buy the parts cheaper?.
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At this price, wouldn't I just buy the HP UMPC which, according to the rumors, is the roughly the same dimensions but has a faster processor?]]>Mar 3rd 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://eeepc.in website]]>Mar 4th 2008 11:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Leave the VGA port. It's one of the main features of any laptop]]>Mar 3rd 2008 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Looking at a $1000 laptop and having to pay the equivalent of $1500 in Europe is becoming less and less fun all the time.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 9th 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.flutlicht.biz/presse/index.php?session=6da822be5257d62b90c379101d03b801&menu=article&article_id=ccb76a8b10a16ede0b379a862c06826a

"These new Eee PCs will cost 399 Euro each, and will be available in summer this year – to select countries on the first wave of launch. All of these new models will be Windows ready, and will provide users with a chance to enjoy a brand new PC experience while on the go."

sounds good to me]]>Mar 3rd 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/well my gf's to be exact but you know how that goes]]>Mar 3rd 2008 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/
Er, no thanks. It was the linux onboard that drew me to my 7" eee in the first place.. well, that and the $399 price.

I've long been astonished at how much computer the whiners seem to expect for how little money. "Bah, for a hundred dollars more, you can get a REAL computer..." or "give me a 9" screen, real hard drive, built-in teleporter and auto-fellating device, but keep the price the same, and then I'd buy it..."

With the price of the 8G up to $499, a larger screen AND bigger hard drive HAS to boost the price, no? You (the whiners) probably also piss at every apple story ("ooh, more fanboi talk from Engadget...") but what you're asking for is Apple-type practice: increase features, keep prices the same.

Bah. Go play with your DLLs, whiners.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/
The Eee concept is great, but if they're going to be raising the price, half the concept is being thrown out the window. I'd rather they keep the current spec and lower the price.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/300$ maybe,

600, you lost me

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a) Gateway ain' known for its build quality

b) 14" is not an ultra-mobile machine

c) yours came with that "windows" virus

d) cost you $200 more than I paid for my 4G eee

yadda yadda.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/
a) No but it's fine
b) No but it's larger than your 7" low-resolution EEE-pc
c) Your didn't come with Windows, his did (value: 100 bucks), better than nothing
d) Cost him $200 more than you, but got way more: 2 GB RAM, 250 GB HD, Windows and better screen.
yadda yadda.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/
It's not like I can't afford a nice laptop. And I'm doing an engineering major so a better one would probably be smarter. I just really like the idea of a cheap, lightweight, Linux laptop that I don't need to be afraid of breaking. And I already run Linux and a VM of WinXP on my PC, so what more so I need a laptop for?]]>Mar 3rd 2008 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/Mar 3rd 2008 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/]]>Mar 4th 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/
There is nothing information is there in their official website about the 9inch screen in http://eeepc.in

Hope they will announce later]]>Mar 4th 2008 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/asus-set-to-announce-9-inch-eee-pc-900/
I keep all windows at a small resolution to force myself to work, design and program for less demanding resources. Notice (google it) how the requirement for Linux kernel code is "less than 80 character width (which fits a 640x... screen perfectly @ 8px/character) and no more than 3 levels of scope (for you programmers)." This is not an arbitrary restriction. Here's the scope (no pun intended):

It actually makes you MORE productive(!):

* it restructures your workflow to not rely on screen estate for navigation (which is slower), but instead use key-nav
* it makes you used to moving your mouse pointer within a space that's just small enough that it's never more than one small, quick movement
* it let's you fit 4 windows setups next to each other on a 1680x1050 monitor...
* keeps you focused on small information units at a time, which makes for a less distracting, more linear workflow

But don't believe me because I say so. Try it out - you'll like it.]]>Mar 7th 2008 2:23PM