If these things are made as widely available as the EeePC, this could actually be an EeePC killer. It appears that for $400 they're giving you something a little better than the $549 EeePC.
I know the EeePC is available. You can walk into Best Buy and get a 7", or order one from Costco. Unfortunately, I have never seen an MSI-branded PC for sale from a major retailer.
I'm sure that sometime after June 3rd, you'll be able to find them online at various places, but my hope is that more of these little notebooks can move into the mainstream like Asus has, or Everex with the Cloudbook (which is sold through Walmart).
Considering that its actually got some decent power, I agree. XP is made to run great in that type of environment, and I'm sure SuSE wont be bad either. and with 80 gigs - I know hard drives are out of style, but still- practicality for a good price might just beat the eee
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I like this price.
Hopefully this baby is built to last or people will be "breaking wind" all over the world.
If these things are made as widely available as the EeePC, this could actually be an EeePC killer. It appears that for $400 they're giving you something a little better than the $549 EeePC.
The people at Asus better rethink their pricing.
First the Asus Eee PC 900 is available
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/12/asus-eee-pc-900-now-available/
Second you guys are right
this does seem more tempting than asus.. 1.6Ghz and 80GB that was the part that got me
10x Nilay for this info was about to go but the Asus as present
I know the EeePC is available. You can walk into Best Buy and get a 7", or order one from Costco. Unfortunately, I have never seen an MSI-branded PC for sale from a major retailer.
I'm sure that sometime after June 3rd, you'll be able to find them online at various places, but my hope is that more of these little notebooks can move into the mainstream like Asus has, or Everex with the Cloudbook (which is sold through Walmart).
Considering that its actually got some decent power, I agree. XP is made to run great in that type of environment, and I'm sure SuSE wont be bad either. and with 80 gigs - I know hard drives are out of style, but still- practicality for a good price might just beat the eee