Asus R50A finally arrives, jacks your wallet in the process

If you're looking to drop nearly $2,000 on a UMPC, well, first of all, you're nuts, but second of all, you're in luck, 'cause the Asus R50A is shipping at €1,475 ($1,878). They weren't kidding when they said it would be above $500, but for the price you'll be running Windows Vista on a handheld with a 1.33GHz Intel Atom processor, a gig of RAM, a 32GB SSD hard drive, a 5.6'' screen at 1024 x 600, three USB ports, a microSD slot, a wireless keyboard, and an external DVD reader / writer. Connectivity options include 802.11 b / g WiFi, Bluetooth, and 3G. These specs aren't all that different from what you'd find in a netbook (save for the SSD), except you're paying more than twice as much and you get to look like you're playing games on a GP2X while you're using it on the train. Maybe it's supposed to be a status symbol?

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[Matt da Brat Posted Nov 15th 2008 9:09PM]

And they wonder why UMPCs aren't taking off... TOO EXPENSIVE!!!! Nobody wants to pay $2000 for that!

UMPCs should cost $200-$600 PERIOD!

[macrumpton Posted Nov 16th 2008 3:58AM]

Ugly.

[Wwhat Posted Nov 16th 2008 4:07AM]

I think this kind of product is a good motivator to get rich, there's less and less incentive it seems, there's for instance less and less hassle you can avoid being (averagely) rich, so that doesn't work anymore as motivator, but dropping 2K on a thing like this without feeling stupid is a good one.

[Gad Get Posted Nov 16th 2008 9:51AM]

Is it just me, or does that glossy plastic look uber cheap?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 20th 2008 8:05PM]

Just a heads up, Dynamism is now taking pre-orders on the device for $1399. More information is on our site here:

http://www.dynamism.com/#Product=asus_r50a

[va jj Posted Dec 17th 2008 2:13PM]

one question:

why is there no girl holding this one?