http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/ Engadget Comments for ASUS Eee PC 1004DN lands in Taiwan, gives the netbook a serious identity crisis http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 6:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 6:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/
Why would anyone want to carry around this useless weight. Add extra battery, or remove thickness, and extend the screen to eliminate that stupid bezel, without increasing the external dimensions of the machine. Then I'll take two, please.]]>Jul 26th 2009 6:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 6:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 6:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 6:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 6:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/
Hey, just my 5c, I'm still waiting for a netbook that does it right, and this one ain't that.]]>Jul 26th 2009 6:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 7:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/
Hey, I have a collection of 1,200 CDs, all in good condition, each holding ~650MB of real digital music. Want to buy them? What, you don't like the idea of playing music off CDs? You prefer those 25,000 songs on your iPod? Well, obviously you're cheap, if not an outright crook!
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As far as this article is concerned, the addition of the DVD drive is a step backwards, in my opinion, and you might as well add other legacy technologies.]]>Jul 26th 2009 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/
I will be happy when everyone finally does away with optical discs. But digital download systems are still far from reaching maturity and not everyone in this world has access to a fast and reliable internet connection. Moreover, there is still a large population that are clueless about digital downloads but they are at least familiar with using discs.]]>Aug 6th 2009 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/
2. my audio books subscription is still cheapest on CDs via simplyaudiobooks.com (though you can have download subscription)

3. I burn once a while bootable CD/DVD with antivirus, linux for testing ...

4. it's much cheaper to burn music for my friends on DVD which costs $0.20


I was thinking that I don't need DVD drive when I got my new laptop 3 months ago, I'm really glad it has it.

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or maybe, laptops, in an effort to score power efficiency, would be sporting Intel Atom in their specs sheets. ]]>Jul 26th 2009 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/
I'm here in Taiwan too. Shihlin, actually.
The 19000 NT price you saw equals $578 US.

But surprisingly computers are always much more expensive here.
Usually by 20 to 30%.
I'd guess the US price will be $399.]]>Jul 26th 2009 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Asus EEE s121 is an awesome model but it's too damn expensive for what it has inside.
@Josh - haven't seen it yet. I'm still waiting for the T91 next week.]]>Jul 26th 2009 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://shopping.pchome.com.tw/?mod=item&func=exhibit&IT_NO=DHAC00-A42007155&SR_NO=DHAC1V&ROWNO=8]]>Jul 26th 2009 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Even the N10J "netbook" doesn't have one.

Kinda useless though.. ]]>Jul 26th 2009 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/
I'm giddy with excited about this new development!]]>Jul 26th 2009 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/I completely agree with you!]]>Jul 26th 2009 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/
Anyhow, I must agree that I've not used a DVD drive in ages. I've got an external one for when I need to reinstall the OS, but 99% of my software is in downloadable format.]]>Jul 26th 2009 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Jul 26th 2009 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/be sure to check out the 11.6-inch Aspire Timeline 1810T that
Acer listed just a few days ago in some world markets.
Loads of info & photos available on the web.

"Intel's 1.4GHz ULV SU3500 processor, GMA 4500MHD graphics, hardware accelerated decoding of HD video, up to 4GB of RAM, an HDMI socket, gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, optional 3G / Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and an 8-hour battery, Vista Home Premium & free upgrade to Win7"
at 2.97 lbs.

Won't be cheap. Probably $599 or $649, or maybe $699 in the US.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/07/acers-11-6-inch-aspire-timeline-1810t-a-netbook-we-can-finally/

Drivers and the User's Guide are already posted for some countries on Acer's website.
More info here..
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=400347]]>Jul 26th 2009 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/
Example:
http://www.mhr.pt/catalogo/detalhes_produto.php?id=10670]]>Jul 27th 2009 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/26/asus-eee-pc-1004dn-lands-in-taiwan-gives-the-netbook-a-serious/Aug 25th 2009 11:52AM