Asus spills more details on the 9-inch Eee
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted March 9th 2008 7:28PM
posted March 9th 2008 7:28PM
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posted March 9th 2008 7:28PM
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Actually, Tony "the grammar Nazi"...maybe you need to break out your grammar book again... when an acronym begins with a vowel "sound" (S like 'ESS'), you use AN instead of A.
You may continue...
God, I love that all those comments happened so fast.
Wow, epic fail Tony. Stay in school please.
I read SSD as solid-state drive, so in my head it was "an solid...". If that clarifies anything, not that it matters to any of you since you've already made up your minds.
Tony, even your lame "explanation" doesn't qualify your "correction" as anything other than "wrong".
It's a shame when one encounters people such as yourself who are in such short supply of self-esteem that they can't ever admit when they're wrong, when they absolutely are.
Who cares what your was going on in your head? It's all about what you wrote, the fact that it was incorrect and the mean-spirited manner in which you wrote it.
Actually from what I have heard Eee's memory is kind of a compact flash card with a IDE interface. Don't know if that qualifies as SSD, but what I think the new version will have is a "pure" SSD solution, which will probably be faster (some SSDs can reach speeds higher than 100 mb/s) and more reliable.
@TONY: who appointed you the role GRAMMAR POLICE, this is a F***ing forum, not a book report.
kudos for getting it wrong too.
So I need to beg for forgiveness everytime I get something wrong? I wanted to explain why I wrote what I did, and I did so without being an ass about it. But it's okay for everyone else to be a dick.
No, you just need to lose the grammar nazi job.
Also, when the original interview (http://blog.laptopmag.com/eee-pc-to-get-intels-diamondville-hard-drives-and-fashion-forward-style) said Diamondville rather than VIA, I think they were referring to rumors that they would switch to Isaiah instead of staying with Intel. Looks like the EeePC line is going to ballon in the coming months, which is great. The interview says Diamondville is coming in May, which is when my birthday is, so w00t!
"most of the people are demanding a form of Windows," shen says.
ready, fight!!!
Shouldn't that have been the screen size they went with from the beginning? Those smaller screens were like a prototype level compromise.
I wonder if when they release it the price is increased by $100 like the 2G version. I wouldn't be suprised...Expect 599
It even looked like the black bezel was a rush job afterthought when they couldn't get their shit together.
http://clumpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/cimg06695.jpg
But I gotta admit I like the way the black border looks around the screen. Just not the screen size.
I think they should release them in time for people buying new laptops for school. i plan on getting a new lappy for school next year, and i might have to settle for the 7" model.
April (3 weeks from now) soon enough for ya?
yes, that would be in time for my birthday...
It occurs to me that spilling things on the EEE would cause some problems.
someone wake me up when the eee can run crysis
Wake me up when ANYTHING can run crysis
lern2read
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/27/vias-upcoming-isaiah-chip-can-run-crysis/
wow some ppl can take jokes apparently...
why linux? nobody uses that os except for hackers and
some companies.
Because it's free.
yeah its free but you can't run most programs like windows or mac os x.
A lot of us have erhm "extra" copies of XP laying around, so there's no reason to buy another one. Forcing people to buy Windows with the Eee would jack up prices considerably and overall isn't really needed.
Linux rocks man. Ever used it? Try Ubuntu, it comes with most things you need out of the box.
I use Windows XP and Mac OSX on my main Gaming computer. My older computers run Linux and it all works out perfectly.
Why Linux?
Because its cheap as hell... and your average user won't be using their Eee for anything other than a web browser and email checker. maybe read a doc or two, view a photo.. etc.
The target audience isn't any audience that would actually NEED any software other than that which is already installed on the machine.
Some users request windows, because they are comfortable and familiar with it, and they are willing to pay extra and have less for their lil machines.
Plus, the Eee isn't intended to be a performance machine, and linux works much friendlier on your lil resource scarce Eee
Using Windows as the operating system for their target audience would be silly, since it adds 100+ to the price tag, makes the machine seem slower, and no real benefit is added by users being able to install/run windows apps on it.
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Many many people use linux. True that it's primarily a business OS. There are still a few issues that keep linux out of the standard home use. But those are being worked on all the time. Not 'some' companies. MANY, very many companies use Linux. Also, linux is a wonderful platform for consumer grade electronic devices. Your router may be running on linux right now. More and more consumer devices these days are being run off linux, because its much easier to throw linux on an embedded device than to write your own custom operating system for every new device you make. Linux is a swiss army knife. It'll do anything you ask it to, with nearly nothing...
Only thing it can't do is look 'non-threatening' and appeal to a majority audience of home users... but the reasons why linux isn't ready for the home computer is a different discussion
No hackers, just people who enjoy logic and knowing that nothing is hidden or restricted.
Even if the novice running Ubuntu decides that he doesn't like how Maximize button in the top right hand corner of his screen looks, he just opens up his file manager, clicks the "veiw hidden fils" option, and navigates to /home/$USER/.themes/that_cool_theme/metacity-1/ and opens up the image file that represents his close button and edits it in The Gimp.
Linux offers a lot that most people don't even think to ask for because they never imagined it existed.
I envy you, Rand. I only switched to Ubuntu last year.
Best IT-related move I've ever made.
I use it, not Xandros though, Ubuntu (like the support of the forums, and the regular updates), and when I get an EeePC I'd run eee-Xubuntu {whatever the heck it's called now}. I'd still use windows XP for gaming {oldschool -- 5years old} and emulation {seems to run better on XP}.
loving and learning: Linux.
I'm assuming that the win xp version will only get a max 8 gb because more would push up the price of the notebook. The cheaper linux OS saves money and allows Asus to add more space for the same price.
$500 for an eee...
if the macbook air were that cheap, id grab a few right now...haha
I would still buy one at $500. Any higher, and Im getting a full size laptop, but $500 for a 12gb+ would be great!
still not so crazy about the Eee PC. It has the perk of being the first decent MID to market, but it doesn't have the battery life/performance i want.
WHEN ARE THOSE ISAIAHS COMING OUT, VIA? GIMME GIMME GIMME!
Finally some new insite to the eee.
Only time will tell what the actual price would be when released.
I think Intel's Atom CPU will poo all over VIA's, they usually do.
I'll be getting one in the summer now that it will be featuring an Atom/HSDPA/1024x600 screen.
Boy did Apple miss the boat, this little device kicks the iPhone between the legs never mind the MBA.
The bonus of an Intel CPU means I'll be dual booting XP & Leopard OSX86 result !
I wonder how long it'll take T-Mobile/3/O2 to start offering these with a mobile web contract.........
the Intel platform will probably beat the Isaiah cores - probably - but power isn't the primary concern of the UMPC/MID formats. if i can do everything that they did in the Digital Kitchen Origami promo vid and do it under $1000, i'm all over it.
I got my Eee 8G from newegg.com for $499. The SSD is on a miniPCIe removable card. If they sell the Eee900 with a 12 or 20G SSD and Xandros that will be sweet.
These cheapo laptops seem to be making a lot of companies nervous, they're either bashing the Eee's or trying to copy them.
It's nice to see Asus has the balls to put its money where its mouth is. The only company that actually has a working product on the market, that's actually usable. Cloudbook please...
Unsaid is the reason why they are using XP instead of Vista. Looks like they are keeping the Intel 900 graphics instead of upgrading to 950 or x3100.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista#Hardware_requirements
premium ready requires a 40GB HDD, and 15 GB of free space
If the Linux version was sold on the same hardware, its price would probably be below WinXP equipped units, which would probably limit XP units popularity. For many people, the price (and not the OS) will dictate which flavor of this PC they will get.