The 7 inch costs $399 here in US. If the 9 inch will cost $600. Thats $200 more for just 512MB more ram, 8 GB more storage (Still not enough). I can upgrade the ram on my own for around $20, add a 8GB SD card for another $30 (Although its not as fast as SSD but who's using the Eee for gaming anyway), which leaves us to $150 for just a 2 inch larger screen.
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?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mehul @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:52AM
Too much money for too little upgrade
riggs @ Mar 3rd 2008 10:56AM
agreed.
emailtabs @ Mar 3rd 2008 11:43AM
I bought my 701 for £240. (roughly $470)
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?.
Mehul @ Mar 3rd 2008 12:06PM
The 7 inch costs $399 here in US. If the 9 inch will cost $600. Thats $200 more for just 512MB more ram, 8 GB more storage (Still not enough). I can upgrade the ram on my own for around $20, add a 8GB SD card for another $30 (Although its not as fast as SSD but who's using the Eee for gaming anyway), which leaves us to $150 for just a 2 inch larger screen.
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?
Jacob @ Mar 4th 2008 11:03PM
Not Much.. it seems high in http://eeepc.in website