Video: ASUS Eee D200 explained on video

Somehow we missed the Eee D200 when we first visited the ASUS booth. A return this morning confirms our suspicions that this strange looking device is nothing more than a NAS media server with a touch screen. Remote administration is available, as well as four USB and four Ethernet ports. Don't miss the pictures in our gallery and the video posted after the break.

Gallery: ASUS Eee D200 NAS

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[Via Engadget Spanish]

[m-p{3} @ Jan 9th 2009 3:30PM]

Seems inexplicably big for an NAS.

[Casper42 @ Jan 9th 2009 5:47PM]

This has BitTorrent written ALLLLLL over it.

You can have it be your router, NAS, BT Client and Media Center all in 1 device.

Hey ASUS, are you listening???
Make 3 changes and you have a whole new product.
1) Change the DVI to an HDMI with Audio.
2) Turn the whole device on its side and then rotate the screen so its still oriented properly.
3) Move the Power button to the front

Then offer this in Black and Silver finishes and you have a super cheap HTPC that also does NAS, Router and BitTorrent Client.

And if you really wanted to impress me, make the new HTPC model using an nVidia Chipset instead of the crappy 945GC.

[Michael @ Jan 9th 2009 3:32PM]

To ASUS: Just do it already! Change your name to EEE, then you can release EEE EEE laptops/netbooks/tablet-netbooks/probably soon: eee paper books (free pen included)....

You've sucseeded in taking what was, at the start, a name that had some commendation, and excitment attached to it, and DESTROYED IT.

To Engadget: Remember when there was sooooooo much apple stuff? You gave us all an option to have a non-appleized rss feed? Can you make a non-eee one, i can't be the only one getting sick of the 15 products they bring out every day..

[stephen @ Jan 9th 2009 4:02PM]

I'm pretty sure to Asus it doesnt question how their product name will sound with Eee in front of it. Rather, they came up with the meaning Easy to learn, Easy to work, Easy to play and as such put the "Eee" in front of all products that it describes.

I'm sure this is a very easy to learn, use, and play product.

[Smacksmackums @ Jan 9th 2009 3:33PM]

It's not just a NAS. It's a router too... with its own touchscreen, atom processor and 2 gb of ram.
A commenter over at a different site cleverly noted that on the back of the machine there is a Li-Ion recycle logo on the back. Not sure why it would have a battery though. Any hidden features?

[Smacksmackums @ Jan 9th 2009 3:35PM]

Oh, it's got DVD burning capabilities too!

[Jase @ Jan 9th 2009 4:47PM]

cmos?

[Smacksmackums @ Jan 9th 2009 5:02PM]

But why would you have a Lithium Ion battery for CMOS? That doesn't make sense to me.

[Dustin Hess @ Jan 9th 2009 4:04PM]

it looks intriguing, but I am not sure that it would be worth it at the $600 price point. I already have a linksys wrt610n, so I don't need a router, and the other features can be accomplished probably much better by a drobo.

[Jash Sayani @ Jan 9th 2009 4:20PM]

Nice one... Any ideas on the release date and the price...?

[Jase @ Jan 9th 2009 4:51PM]

why does the little paper card say 2TB but on the back sticker it says 2 500Gb hdd?

[Arnold @ Jan 9th 2009 5:15PM]

I would like to see an EEE Box with HD capable video card, such as the B206 but then equipped with a touch screen, maybe on the side panel.

[Dr @ Jan 9th 2009 7:09PM]

This could technically replace a router to become a complete mini-pc/router combo... used as a media center.. or a kitchen tv?

[NEUR0M4NCER @ Jan 9th 2009 7:46PM]

I want to see something that supports XBMC... faster processor, screw the extra GFX options. THEN we're talking.

[Christian @ Jan 12th 2009 1:31PM]

hahaha, I took the same picture except yours is slightly higher.

[pit @ Jan 22nd 2009 9:13AM]

this is a smart move. maybe they 've listened to the crowdsourced development team http://www.wepc.com/search/home+server/2

it would be quite silly to pimp it up as a hi-def media center. home server and media center are two different kind of things, until your TV is not always on.

networked homeservers are the natural alternative to cloud computing. and again, the little guys will win and bring you a big big market.
asus is the asian apple inc.

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