http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/ Engadget Comments for ASUS can't help itself, debuts Eee PC 904 HD 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/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 3rd 2008 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/

Deciding which of these comments to respond to. ]]>Jul 1st 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/
Not might fault though....blame engadget and ASUS :)]]>Jul 1st 2008 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/
I'm still not sure who would want the 903/904/905 (and I'm still not sure what the difference is between them). It's like the worst of both worlds - a larger device with a small screen. You do get a (slightly) larger keypad for it, and the aforementioned HDD option, but people who want both of those but want only a 9" screen (despite the fact that a 10" screen fits) have to be a very small minority.

I'm even more disturbed at Engadget's earlier claim that the 903/4/5 will replace the 900 and 901, which are much smaller devices that actually have something resembling a point. Personally, I would never buy either, because of the keyboard (note: I wouldn't buy a notebook with the 903/4/5 or 1000's keyboard, either - the Wind, Aspire One, and HP Mini are all showing Asus how a small keyboard is done) but the 900 and 901 were the smallest 9" notebooks by a sizable margin. So Asus takes that, arguably their only competitive advantage (price surely ain't one), and destroys it, while further muddying their already-confusing line (and even their product nomenclature) in the process. GG, Asus!]]>Jul 1st 2008 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/
It won't sell as well. I'd bet the HD designation is confusing on purpose, because just like the article states, it implies a nicer display to those who aren't as techie as us.

They aren't always trying to be as clear as possible. They are trying to sell units. ]]>Jul 1st 2008 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/
What the hell ASUS dont milk the eeepc series like this please >_]]>Jul 1st 2008 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/
Too many models and none of the features everyone wants. I keep on seeing cries of "where is the $199 model we were promised?"

Anyhow, they have gotten OS X running on the MSI Wind. Which most likely, the future fight will be between that and the Dell-E.

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=110666

Give it a few months and more releases of Asus models and no-one will care anymore!]]>Jul 1st 2008 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/
Stop this sh&& already

Signed, us people that supported your original 299$ goal]]>Jul 1st 2008 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/701 4G Surf
701 4G
701 8G
900 12G
900 20G
901 12G
901 20G
903
904
904 HD
905
1000
1000H

So...thirteen. So far. Keep in mind each of those is available in Windows XP and Linux versions (except the 900 and 901, whose capacity is determined by the OS installed) and in multiple colors (five on the older models, four on the newer ones).

Like I said earlier in a (possibly lost) comment: The people who want a larger keyboard and chassis, but not a larger screen, are a hopelessly niche market (unless the price comes down big time), and the people who want an HDD in that are a niche of a niche. Asus continues to expand its line with reckless abandon, but they haven't actually upgraded any of the models, and the original Eees are now nearing a year old with no signs of attention in the future. Asus might be trying to be the Apple of the netbook realm, but without a unique OS, people are going to have a hard time justifying their prices.]]>Jul 1st 2008 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/
you forgot the linux and xp versions also]]>Jul 1st 2008 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/

How many more of the same machine are they gonna bring out before the end of 2008?]]>Jul 1st 2008 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Awesome !]]>Jul 1st 2008 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/
Seriously, that's where the name ASUS comes from. Wierdos.]]>Jul 1st 2008 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 2nd 2008 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/
The world has plenty of laptops to choose from now. They must have money to burn on R and D.
]]>Jul 1st 2008 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 2nd 2008 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 1st 2008 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/
if only they could keep it cheap and simple and mass manufacture it the way the user wants it and knows it, if only

- www.stompergames.com]]>Jul 2nd 2008 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 2nd 2008 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Jul 3rd 2008 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/
Add in the fact that the Linux editions of the ASUS are the same as the XP (- the license fee) it is easy just to throw your old copy of XP on to it for free

The Linux Wind only comes with 512 soldered to the MB leaving the single (if you GENTLY get to WITHOUT breaking the case) open ram slot to give you 1.5g v the 2g for Xp version

]]>Jul 5th 2008 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/pimp it (e.g. os - full desktop - and apps: eg audacity, gimp, inkscape, scibus, cinepaint, kino and wine) and stay tuned and happy.
you never know how long the compact 900 will be available.

whatsoever, asus would be better off to launch an Eee PC community to support their initial concept. but alas - ingeneers will stay (egghead) ingeneers.]]>Jul 7th 2008 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Nov 14th 2008 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/01/asus-cant-help-itself-debuts-eee-pc-904-hd/Nov 26th 2008 4:12PM