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Read: MacBook Air Users]]>May 14th 2009 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/


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Or the performance, stupid. MacBook Air is about the cheapest, most powerful ultra-portable you can get.]]>May 14th 2009 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/
Uuuhhh, what? Please provide sources for this information.]]>May 14th 2009 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/May 14th 2009 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/
I'm interested in the Asus U20, I like the illuminated keyboard.. when is that thing coming out anyway...]]>May 14th 2009 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/
Ya... cuz $999 for a REFURBISHED, 1.6ghz atom with 2gb of ram and an 80gb hd, no optical drive, 1 usb port, no replaceable battery, and no pci slot certainly fits my definition of cheap and powerful...

oh wait... no it doesn't

You could buy a NEW laptop with a dual core, twice the ram, and 3x the HD space, an optical drive, multiple usb ports, a replacable battery and a pci card slot for half that price. Oh but it won't have that little apple logo...

And I know what you'll say: Ya but it doesn't run OS-X... true... but I consider that a feature]]>May 14th 2009 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/
"Uuuhhh, what? Please provide sources for this information."

I didn't deserve to get low ranked for that comment, because it's true. Compare the MBA to Dell Adamo, the Sony Vaio TT and the Lenovo X300 and you'll notice that these three machines, while similar in weight and size, comes with 1.2 or 1.4 GHz C2D CPUs by default, Intel graphics and a price tag well above that of MacBook Air.

To be fair, it should be mentioned that some of them come with SSD as standard but even then, when you compare them to the 1.8GHz SSD MacBook Air, they are not cheaper. Also, none of these can be configured with 1.8GHz CPUs or NVIDIA graphics. They all have more connections and the TT has an optical drive, but in terms of price, performance and included software, the Air is unbeatable.

That said, I still think these are expensive computers, but please bear in mind that ultra portables with great performance always are expensive.

@KillerSiafu:

"You could buy a NEW laptop with a dual core, twice the ram, and 3x the HD space, an optical drive, multiple usb ports, a replacable battery and a pci card slot for half that price. Oh but it won't have that little apple logo..."

Yes you could, but not an ultra portable. You could also get a couple chorizos for a quarter of the price of beef tenderloin, a tent instead of a house or a bike instead of a car. They all serve the same purpose, but would you compare them? For fuck sake...


Lastly, this is a comparison spec I made for myself about three weeks ago when I was comparing ultra portable computers. The prices are listed in Swedish Kronor (SEK) and were taken directly from the manufacturers' websites. The MBA with SSD option is not included, but it costs about 23 000 SEK.

http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/8872/bild1lyf.png

So there you go. The MacBook Air is a great deal if you live in the Nordics, but probably in more locations too.]]>May 14th 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/May 14th 2009 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/
Those are CLEARLY NOT the only other ultraportable laptop models out there right now. Don't all of those also have more than 1 USB port?]]>May 14th 2009 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/
Indeed their not the only ones, but try finding a better deal. I just found the Samsung X360, which, like the rest above, is highly underpowered with its 1.2GHz CPU, slow RAM and Intel graphics whilst being priced similarly.

They all do have more than one USB port, but I don't think that having a trio of USB ports is more important than having more power. Do you? Especially not on an ultra portable computer, which isn't supposed to be tied up to peripherals. Use Bluetooth and WiFi as much as possible instead.]]>May 14th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/
ya.... and it weighs 7 lbs. Please re-read the post you are replying to, because you missed one important keyword - "ultraportable".

Dumbass.]]>May 14th 2009 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/
Weight only doesn't make ultraportable. You wouldnt call 1 meter by 1 meter styrofoam ultraportable, even if it weights less than 3lbs.

Macbook air isn't a ultraportable simply by the size of its screen.]]>May 14th 2009 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/
Ultra-portable or subnotebook just weighs less than 4 lb.. netbook is a different class....]]>May 15th 2009 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/That's when I stopped reading your post. At least try to get your information right.
Atom =/= C2D in MBA]]>May 15th 2009 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/May 14th 2009 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/May 15th 2009 5:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/May 14th 2009 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/May 14th 2009 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/
That's like saying every touch phone is a fake LG Prada.]]>May 14th 2009 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/May 14th 2009 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/May 14th 2009 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/May 14th 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/May 14th 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/May 14th 2009 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/
The non-replaceable battery does help the weight, and for some of us, every gram counts. Now, if it can run OS X, color me interested.
]]>May 14th 2009 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/May 14th 2009 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/May 14th 2009 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/
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That being said it's a nicely built unit and feels solidly constructed with an excellent keyboard.]]>May 26th 2009 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.netbookdad.com/featured/nethackintosh-is-my-netbook-mac-os-x-compatible/

Has anyone got it to work?]]>May 30th 2009 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/14/asus-eee-pc-1008ha-seashell-review-roundup/http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/f181/74055.htm

Short answer. Yes, but you'll need to flip the WiFi card out and sound isn't working yet.]]>Jun 17th 2009 1:52PM