Eee PC 901 shows up for pre-order on Amazon for $399 (update: NewEgg shipping)
By Nilay Patel 
posted Jul 8th 2008 1:38AM
posted Jul 8th 2008 1:38AM
Update: NewEgg just went live with the 12GB XP-based 901 for $599.999999. Shipping today. Also, Amazon is now listing XP and Linux-based 901s for the same price although still as pre-orders. Our advice: stay away from the so-called Atom-based Eee PC 900 until Amazon clarifies the configuration.
[Via I4U, thanks Carl]
Wait, why does the headline say 901 but the picture is of the 900 and so is the description!?
Because Engadget made a boo boo.
You didn't read the post, did you?
haha 901!!!
Why are you low ranking JAmerican? Engadget did make a boo boo because the model is a 900. Go to: http://eeepc.asus.com/global/900.htm and see for yourself. You can see under the specs for "storage," it lists 16gb; which is new. The other models do not come in 16gb. Amazon is wrong on the processor though.
great price!!!
Yeah, wasn't Asus supposedly (over-) charging $549 for the basic 900?
If this turns out to be correct (901, XP, $399), it will be really good news.
I'm waiting for the Black Wind 6-cell version.
Me too. Except I want mine in white.
prepare to wait until august. because that's when msi has delayed the wind til...again
so much for a june 16th release date eh
I thought that the 901 was supposed to have a 6-cell battery as well. If that's not the case, it's not the end of the world. Amazon's listing for the Wind is priced at $549. For the extra $150, you could get the 901 and a pair of extra batteries.
amazon's pricing for the wind is 499.99.
The Wind is already giving the 1000H a run for its money at $500; the 901 at $600 looks even worse.
great price
yup...heard ya the first time...but I agree.
It sounded better the first time.
It was the 3 exclamation points that made it better the first time.
I thought the 901 had 20GB storage, just like the 900?
Eee PC 900
4GB built-in + 16GB removable SSD (Linux)
I'm not sure that this is correct.
Mwave.com is showing separate models for a linux 16GB 900 at $399 and a Windows 20gb 901 at $599.
The only problem with this is Amazon already has the 901s listed on the site for $599, and the model number of this one is EEEPC900-BK041. I think this really is a 900 for $399...
A couple more things I noticed, there is also a white version of the $399 900. And both of the $399 900s are 16GB, so I think this really is a 900. In comparison Amazon lists 4 (total) 901s there are 2x (one black, one white) 20G linux, and 2x 12G WinXP 901s.
I ORDERED IT!!
now.. can someone tell me if that is the real thing? 901 or 900? I call the sales rep over at.. i dunno.. India maybe. And it seemed like i've talked to an alien.. Did anyone confirm the specs on that item? I was gonna wait for the Wind linux.. but hey.. this is a better deal to me.. SDD, bluetooth and that macbook air-style track pad... LOVED IT!
Pretty sure it really is a 900. Looks like ASUS is silently updating the 900 line.
The price isn't an error, there's another site selling for the same price:
http://www.excaliberpc.com/products/products.html?ch=Computers&search=eee+pc+900
Willing to bet this is a typo and it doesn't really have an Atom.
NICE
there is also a eee 900 16G listed here: http://www.excaliberpc.com/587715/asus-eee-pc-900-16g.html#TabDescription for $399
but w/o the atom
All I have to say is wow.
the 4G EEE was also going for $399 which was perfect seeing how it retailed as 300 euros.
This gives me hope that 901 will be available for 300 as well.
ASUS good job.
now everyone is fuvking confused
but the only the i would say.it's only a laptop
just like the iphone X1 HTC etc.
keep the cash~and wait
if someone ordered them now, wouldnt amazon have to honour it?
nilay; help us out here
There is no legal requirement for Amazon to honor a typo. People have taken it to court in an attempt to collect cheapo TVs and they lost. A typo is a typo, if they tell you it was an accident then they don't have to sell you anything.
It's a new 900 (ATOM), replace the old one (non ATOM).
So, the 900 is now a cost down version of 901. I think the key point
is remove the 4GB high speed Flash. (901 use 4G + 16G Flash)
Wind with a 3-cell battery sucks. There is no price difference between the Wind and 901.
NewEgg just went live with the 12GB XP-based 901 for $599.999999. Shipping today. Also, Amazon is now listing XP and Linux-based 901s for the same price although still as pre-orders. Our advice: stay away from the so-called Atom-based Eee PC 900 until Amazon "claifies" the configuration.
yes we should all wait till amazon "claifies" the configuration!
seriously u quoted the whole updated just to comment on one word. claifies.
might as well quote the entire website.
Damn! If they're really selling for $400, I'll be really ticked off - just bought a 4G Black for $380ish...
If the 4G drops price, I won't be too annoyed, but the 900 series was seriously everything I was looking in a netbook - screen size and all!!! X_X
I'm in! Saved screenshots
The $399 900 looks like a new product. Newegg now carries it, too, for the same price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220362
The page says Intel Mobile CPU, so I wouldn't count on it being an Atom. Still, it looks like they dropped the memory to 16G in the old 900, put in a 4-cell battery, and dropped the price to $399. Unless the Atom is way crazy better than the old CPU and you really want a 6-cell battery, the revised 900 looks like a much better deal at $200 less.
Aw man! I would gladly pay a little bit more and wait a little if Asus had announced it earlier... =(
Does anyone know if Asus announced this (or even if they did, did anyone care at the time since there were so many announcements from them? lol)
I was thinking how amazing in was that ASUS could announce 84 different Eees and still only have one available in the US.
Wasnt the whole point for these crappy little netbooks supposed to be a very low price point. Somewhere around $200??? That thing is more like an overpriced calculator. If all you can do is basically websurf then stick with your iphone. I would only get one of these if they were cheap like they look.
Why? An iphone costs much more and does less. This is a nice little device to carry around with me and as long as it has wifi, I can connect to the 3g phone in my pocket for broadband on the go.
To clarify, I meant that an iphone costs more than $200 unsibsidized so it would make sense for this to cost more than the cost of an iphone.
I wanted the Linux version, but word on the forums is that it's being delayed and I'm simply too impatient.
So my Micrososft infested EEE is on it's way.
Hurry! Newegg is discounting 12GB XP-based 901 by $0.009999 if you order now ($599.99 instead of $599.999999).
...no a touchscreen would make me "take the plunge"
UPDATE: Amazon has corrected the page; now it reads "intel MOBILE CPU" (caps emphasis mine) instead of ATOM. No love in Atom-ville.
Yes... Confusion has ensued and prices will tumble! Unless people want to spend the same and get lower specs...