Eee PC 1000H gets a $100 price drop

It's only been on sale for six days, but the pricetag on the Eee PC 1000H just dropped by $100, down to $549. We're not sure if early buyers will get that extra Benny back, but it certainly can't hurt to ask -- and ASUS, while you're at it, how about taking a little off the 901 as well?

[Via Mobile Stylus; thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[Ninjakamster (PS360 FTW!) @ Jul 19th 2008 5:09PM]

Now, is this because of the MSI Wind or because Asus is going to release yet another model!?

[ahmad @ Jul 19th 2008 5:46PM]

for to have webcam AND 299 i am buying!!!! del fdw!!!!

[Superevil @ Jul 19th 2008 6:23PM]

Improper Grammar And Spelling FTL!!!

[quiksilv3r @ Jul 19th 2008 7:20PM]

My 12.1" lenovo has an 89 key keyboard....why can't bigger laptops have just as many??

[BrianB @ Jul 19th 2008 7:44PM]

The Eee PC is the most overpriced laptop in its category.

[Neoprimal @ Jul 20th 2008 8:09AM]

It's probably because of the Acer One which is even cheaper than the MSI Wind. Maybe they're feeling some pressure - or maybe you're right, another net book in the works, this time with I don't know, more ram, more hd space, or something.

I still don't understand why someone would shell out even $550 for this when you can get a laptop with more juice, just a tad bigger and a CD/DVD drive that's albeit 1 or 2 more lbs for the same price OR one that has a screen 1.1 inches smaller for less. Or is this happy medium really worth it?

[john @ Jul 21st 2008 3:42AM]

Before the Asus eeepc, you could not buy a 9 or 10 inch laptop for less than $1.500!

@Neoprimal
Because a 15 inch 3kilo laptop is not the kind you want to carry around all day.

For me this is a perfect mobile laptop, it is just missing 3G. And the price is great. for what you get.

[Information Central @ Jul 19th 2008 5:12PM]

Hey Apple,

Notice how even this puny computer has a real Delete key on it?

[Fozzy Bear @ Jul 19th 2008 5:19PM]

i'm confused... my apple computers have a delete key too... some have two... which leads me to believe you're not really sure about what you talk about.

help the rest of the world understand what you're trying to get across...

[who? @ Jul 19th 2008 5:36PM]

???

You're weird...

[who? @ Jul 19th 2008 5:41PM]

@Fozzy Bear

Yeah, I agree with you. I just used my MacBook's delete key to write this comment.

I'm confused... do you think he meant a 'delete' key that deletes forwards, like on a full-sized external keyboard?

Who's dumb enough to need that crap anyways?

[jason @ Jul 19th 2008 5:41PM]

delete != backspace

[Drew Scott @ Jul 19th 2008 5:44PM]

While the apple delete key functions as the MS "backspace" key, it takes any intelligent person approximately 3.5 minutes to get used to it. I have no need for a forward delete -- you just have to get used to clicking ahead, not behind.

Honestly, not really a big deal. Not really worth the gripe ;-)

[PCIV @ Jul 19th 2008 6:05PM]

erm, on my macbook, fn-delete is = ms delete. does that not work?

[joe blow @ Jul 19th 2008 6:09PM]

I didn't think Apple users made mistakes. They are so perfect, just ask one if you don't believe me.

[Information Central @ Jul 19th 2008 6:21PM]

Typical apologists: When presented with a flaw in their pet product, they always respond with, "Well, I don't need that anyway."

"I have no need for a forward delete -- you just have to get used to clicking ahead, not behind."

CLICKING? Thus proving my point: A simple operation that you can do using only one key on most computers requires you to use two hands, two keys, or two devices on a Mac laptop. There should be no need to use a trackpad, mouse, or function keys to delete characters in either direction at the insertion point.

"While the apple delete key functions as the MS "backspace" key"

Ah, the ignorance. It has nothing to do with Microsoft. Try these keys under ANY other GUI. They function properly. Even the regular Apple keyboards have both of these functions, despite the mislabeling.

But what do you expect from Apple, who inexplicably sets up its GUI to skip most types of fields when advancing through them with the Tab key? And who specially DISABLES the right button on its own multi-button mouse by default, when other vendors' right buttons work properly out of the box on Mac OS?

[Kurtis @ Jul 19th 2008 6:34PM]

"I have no need for a forward delete -- you just have to get used to clicking ahead, not behind."

Just like you have no need for an 'a' key -- you just have to get used to typing alt + 97

[who? @ Jul 19th 2008 7:11PM]

Yes, I agree with you. All laptops need every button, including a button delete forty-two characters exactly, along with a million others to serve functions that an extra click could have done. Now THAT is function!

[Information Central @ Jul 19th 2008 7:21PM]

"including a button delete forty-two characters exactly"

And here it is, yet another strawman from the apologist camp: The thoroughly played-out "slippery slope" argument.

But they couldn't even field that lame argument correctly. We're talking about a standard key that ALREADY exists on 95 percent of computers sold, but Apple has seen fit to omit and force all of its users to work around.

Can't even say "nice try" to your retort, because, well, it was lame.

[who? @ Jul 19th 2008 8:14PM]

It didn't exist before MS, but Apple did...

[Pochi @ Jul 19th 2008 8:30PM]

@Information Central

::applause::

I haven't seen so many Apple users get their balls handed to them like this since the iPhone price dropped by $100.

[deyanimay @ Jul 19th 2008 10:56PM]

@Information Central

You are my hero.

[Fozzy Bear @ Jul 20th 2008 12:00AM]

@ Information Hero

who really forwards deletes? the only time i use the delete key is for one word... and that's not a really good forward delete implementation... if I really need to 'forward delete' i just select it all and then delete.

and it's not an apologist statement... we just don't need two keys that do all the functions one key already does.

the delete key deletes... that simple... even if you want to delete a file... delete key is your go-to on the apple... no need to avoid the backspace... it's all rolled into one. delete, deletes... funny PC users need two keys to differentiate... that i would find to be insulting to my intelligence.

but if you really that intellectually limited... that's probably why you're still using PC anyway... you win some, you lose some... today doesn't seem to be your day.

[Michael @ Jul 20th 2008 3:22AM]

I'm a mac user typing this comment on a macbook and I agree Apple really f***ed up not having a real delete key. Having to hold fn down is a pain.

[who? @ Jul 20th 2008 3:23AM]

@Fozzy Bear

I'm with you to the end, my fozzy fozzy friend.

[metal @ Jul 20th 2008 3:30AM]

@ fozzy bear

just because YOU dont personally use the delete key doesnt mean no one else does.

And of course, you go and insert the obligatory insult to pcs users for using a functionality that apple has removed but other people have used for ages. Cut and paste, three usb ports, delete keys. The delete key missing may be a small issue, but just because someone uses something that was there since the age of the 286 computer doesnt make them stupid.

[who? @ Jul 20th 2008 4:18AM]

@metal

Macs CAN Cut & Paste,

My MacBook Pro DOES have 3 USB ports

APPLE INVENTED THE FIRST PC WITH MOUSE AND KEYBOARD!!!!!!!!!!
(yes, it included both delete keys)

Beat that!

[metal @ Jul 20th 2008 1:21PM]

@ who

mac air only has one usb port.

Iphone doesnt have cut and paste.

and apple also invented computers without harddrives. If it wasnt for the personal pc/ dos side of the house we'd probably be using computers with no harddrives and a bunch of stupid megadrivers and zip disks.

[who? @ Jul 20th 2008 4:04PM]

@ metal

MacBook Air is one computer. If I found a PC with only one USB outlet, would that really prove anything?

Cut and paste can be added, they just haven't made it a high priority. Personally I haven't needed this feature, but I'm sure it will come out eventually for those who do want it. (BTW, I thought we were talking about personal computers, if we are crossing into portables, well, lets not even get into *cough* ZUNE SUCKS *cough* that stuff!)

As for HD's, maybe that's what would have happened, maybe it isn't. There's no way to prove anything.

It is quite possible that Apple would have skipped over the battery draining hard drive in favor of flash, therefore skipping a piece of underperforming technology, but again, no way to prove anything.

[metal @ Jul 20th 2008 4:46PM]

@ who

we're talking about functionality that apple has excluded from its products that up until now have been pretty standard. Before the ipod became popular all portable media players used to come with A/C adapters. Now almost none of them did. You know, sometimes I just want to go on travel and have some music with me without having to bring a laptop along or sometimes I want to charge something overnight without leaving my monster pc on sucking up the juice all night.

Having one USB port is not okay for a device that costs 3 times as much as your average laptop. Would you pay 60 grand for a car with one door just because its smaller and you could squeeze by with it? I know I wouldnt.

How can you NOT make cut and paste a priority? You create something that you claim to be the best smartphone in the world and then you leave out cut and paste? Cut and paste has been around since the age of the monochrome palm pilot. If you want to quote an article in an email to a friend, what do you do? link the item and just give a vague description of where to read? Thats real superior technology....

Of course the obligatory zune sucks argument. How about some 1st person experience with the zune that lasted more than10 minutes? Or are you just quoting a bunch of other people who also own only apple products?

Calling the hard drive an underperforming technology is short sighted at best. At the price/storage ratio, using flash instead of HD would have massively increased the price of PCs. We'd still be in the hey day of laptops averaging 2 grand apiece if this were the case. And of course, for probably 1/3 of the storage capacity.

[who? @ Jul 20th 2008 5:16PM]

@ metal

Again with the prophetic statements and targeting weak spots. I am not advocating for the MacBook Air, it is, in my opinion, like the Apple TV, gold plated laptops and Zune, a screw up that every company must endure.

However, as you seem adamant upon pursuing the topic I will say only this: It was not meant to be used as a single computer. The shared wireless drive is a testament to that fact. It is more or less an accessory for the wealthy ones that have a powerhouse desktop computer at home and have the cash to burn on a superportable that needs another computer to make it whole.

As for your continuous use of the 'would haves,' I can only reiterate, maybe it would have played out that way, maybe it wouldn't. It is possible that if the hard drive had never existed flash drives would have been cheaper, you just never know.

[Fozzy Bear @ Jul 20th 2008 11:03PM]

well... here's the point...

MS dreams of having the balls Apple has to do things like... ::gasp:: remove a repetitive key when fn+delete does the same thing for the extremely rare times selecting text just won't do.

For being a niche marketer and creating a computer for a niche market... shocking. Most Air users don't need more than 1 USB port... if they do, they Air may not be for them... or they'll get a hub.

And yes, it is and should be common place for PC users to be reminded of their defensiveness regarding their own lack confidence in their products. Apple users typically find high satisfaction because the products effectively meet their needs... two delete keys is usually not something people would consider 'value-added'.

However, removing it to create a compact workspace with style and form would be. People pay for nice things like that... but if an additional delete key is a true must-have... Apple is not for you, and satisfied Apple customers won't cry over you either.

[who? @ Jul 20th 2008 11:25PM]

@ Fozzy Bear

 Cheers, I'm with you. 100% 

[Timmy @ Jul 21st 2008 9:41AM]

@Fozzy Bear
Im sorry but the last time i checked MS doesnt make computers. Apple makes decisions for both their Hardware and software.

Also, please tell us how you think the Zune has failed, other than market share the product itself does exactly what it set out to do so how is that a failure? If anything its just late to the game.

[chop @ Jul 19th 2008 5:15PM]

hmm now this is tempting vs the wind...since this has draft n and the 6 cell is already here!

now..do i want to cancel my 6 cell wind preorder bah

[Rick @ Jul 19th 2008 5:35PM]

Mwave has them in stock as of now (5:35PM EST, 7/19/08) for $559.00 + 12.49 for ground UPS to the Right Coast:

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA25232

[Ricardo @ Jul 19th 2008 5:37PM]

Asus is missing the whole point of a category they invented themselves. This thing is huge and has a crappy screen.

[IsLNdbOi @ Jul 19th 2008 5:39PM]

It also costs a couple hundred more than it should.

[who? @ Jul 19th 2008 5:41PM]

and it sucks.

[Joshua.JWilliams @ Jul 19th 2008 5:47PM]

I agree - I don't understand spending this kind of money on a "sub-notebook" While this does have much more processing power, for the price it's nearing much closer to the prices of economy notebooks.

At $549 it's not bad, but whatever happened to the their original intention of a cheap, very portable notebook with a decent screen size (7"-9").

Asus keeps releasing more and more models I'm completely confused as to what is the best "NetBooK" out there.

The Dell's new E laptop is really appealing with it's very low starting price. Can't wait until that comes out.

[JohnTitor @ Jul 19th 2008 5:52PM]

and its ugly Asus went completely the wrong way, they started something but its now gone the way of MSI Wind and Inspiron E

[Pizzicato @ Jul 19th 2008 6:00PM]

10" is huge?

[Ricardo @ Jul 19th 2008 7:35PM]

@Pizzicato,

The problem with Eee 1000 is: it's too big to be a UMPC, and it's too slow to be a notebook. So it basically fails either way.

And who the hell wants to see big pixels on their screen?

[Kory @ Jul 21st 2008 9:47AM]

This reminds me of an Agatha Christie story about her famous Belgian detective:

Hercule Poirot: Belgian miniatures are the best in the world.
Captain Hastings: Really? What makes them the best?
HP: Because they are the largest!

[Skazer @ Jul 19th 2008 5:42PM]

Wow, nice job Asus. With the 6 cell battery, this is now actually a better deal than the MSI Wind.

And go buy the Asus Eee 4G if you think this thing is "huge!"!

[SuperSexyErik @ Jul 19th 2008 5:58PM]

lookin good :)

[Doctor Nick @ Jul 19th 2008 5:58PM]

Where the fuck is the linux version?

[Andrew @ Jul 19th 2008 6:25PM]

Don't you mean, "what the fsck"?

[Samboini @ Jul 19th 2008 6:56PM]

At home on the mantle-piece, along with your manners.

[Brian @ Jul 19th 2008 6:10PM]

I'm pissed. I want to buy an EEEpc but it seems like almost every month Asus comes out with a new model. I just want a small linux travel laptop. Hmm Im just going to buy the old 8G as a traveler. I dont need any of the new fancy stuff with this 10" display and a hard drive and a atom processor and windows! all unnecessary crap!