http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/ Engadget Comments for Atom-based Eee PC in June? Sure. 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/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
came from the exact same source techradar]]>Apr 18th 2008 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
yea, i realize everyone makes typos, but that's a really funny one.]]>Apr 18th 2008 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 21st 2008 6:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
life is what happens while you are making other plans. ]]>Apr 18th 2008 7:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
Yes, I agree. I've been putting off buying an Eee for a while since these rumors have been circulating (what, a week after the first Eee release?)

And last night, I was convinced that the best route was the HP mini. :-/ If I can ever get my hands on one.

]]>Apr 18th 2008 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
I just went ahead and bought an HP 2133. Lack of atom be damned. I need the thing NOW. Not 'next quarter'. ]]>Apr 18th 2008 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Sounds like a computer made for porn!]]>Apr 18th 2008 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.computerbase.de/news/hardware/prozessoren/intel/2008/maerz/erster_benchmark_intels_silverthorne/

its slower than the 900mhz celeronM on superPI]]>Apr 18th 2008 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/Intel_Atom_Power_Consumption_Preliminary_Tests/5721.html

Super Pi
1.6GHz Diamondville | 1m 15s
900MHz Celeron M | 1m 28s
1.6GHz Silverthorne | 1m 48s (http://www.computerbase.de/news/hardware/prozessoren/intel/2008/maerz/erster_benchmark_intels_silverthorne/)

Sure the clocks are higher, but the 1.6GHz Atom will be the norm.]]>Apr 18th 2008 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
The link you showed only had the Silverthorne version, which was outrun by a Celeron that's running 700mhz slower. I'm not seeing the Diamondville benchmark in there.]]>Apr 18th 2008 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
Yeah, because the LCD doesn't consume anything. Oh wait, it does, in fact it's the biggest consumer of battery, which means that going Atom won't help improve much on battery life.]]>Apr 18th 2008 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
My attraction to the Eee is that it's a nearly full featured laptop that is portable and easily affordable. My budget can't handle $600+ for a mini-laptop to compliment my regular laptop. I'm going to stop waiting for all these new models and order a 4G this weekend. It's the best Price to Feature compromise they've put out so far and I don't see them besting that any time soon.]]>Apr 18th 2008 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
Could call it the EEEffect]]>Apr 18th 2008 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
Exaggerate much?]]>Apr 18th 2008 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/









(*hint* Engadget is wrong)]]>Apr 18th 2008 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
Since its initial release, ASUS has added a larger SSD (if you can find one), announced a larger screen (ditto) and said the processor is changing - each one of these cranking up the price from the 'sweet spot' that was the initial selling point of the product. Oh, and yeah, they've taken to installing an obsolete (and virus-prone) OS, too.

While some of these features are welcome, the price increases mean that products like the HP are suddenly in competition with ASUS (where they once enjoyed 100% market share) and the specs look a little weedy for the price.

Until ASUS can offer a 8G 900 at $399, it looks like the good times are over for them.

Pity. ]]>Apr 18th 2008 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/]]>Apr 18th 2008 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
The best a frugal CPU will do is offset this. But then you have GPS .......]]>Apr 18th 2008 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
extend battery life (just a little)
GPS
Touch screen with swivel hinge

for 500$ it would sell like the Wii. ]]>Apr 18th 2008 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/DON'T DO IT.]]>Apr 18th 2008 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
Half the power requirement of a CPU does not necessarily equate to doubled battery time. ]]>Apr 18th 2008 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/
I want another laptop for travel, programming in Python and SAS (needs windows XP) and for internet access. Would it make more sense to buy a HP2133, an Eee, or just a plain old 12" or 13" laptop?

Thanks]]>Apr 18th 2008 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/Apr 18th 2008 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/?

If it is good for that I'm really tempted]]>Apr 18th 2008 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/18/atom-based-eee-pc-in-june-sure/So as I was getting 3-3 1/2 hours from my 701 that's a new range of 4 1/2 -5 hours for the 900. Not too shabby.

I suspect the basic 900 will cost around $499 and a souped up GPS etc. etc to go for $599 (my complete guesses). This woiuld allow for Asus to slightly drop the price of the existing 701 to meet the increased low end competition.]]>Apr 18th 2008 11:32AM