ASUS Eee PC 1005PEG includes WiMAX for those lucky enough to live near a signal
By Joanna Stern 
posted January 20th 2010 6:42PM
posted January 20th 2010 6:42PM
posted January 20th 2010 6:42PM
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very nice. i like. how much?
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Very Nice indeed.
@warningabc Yes, Both have recently shown up on a few e-tailer sites, complete with pricing. And with this wimax bonanza, asus eepc 1005 became even better. Still I imagine these will show up in North America soon enough. Details: http://bit.ly/asus-eee-pc-1005p-pe-overview
I just got the 1005PEB and love using it, especially with my 3G modem. Having one with built-in WiMax would be pretty serious.
I would like to get wimax on my laptop, but the charges are ridiculous. I would prefer to buy 5GB of data and split it between my phone and laptops. As opposed to getting "unlimitted" data on my phone. I shouldn't have to root my phone to use tethering to use web access that I already paid for.
@xtasi - the charges are not ridiculous at all. $23/mo. for the first three months - UNCAPPED. After that, $45/mo or $55/mo for two devices. Speeds are below FiOS but similar to Time Warner or Comcast cable.
@McBeese.$55/mo for two devices does sound good. I could get something similar to Mifi from sprint for the house and another one to carry with with my laptop. I pay 45/mo now for 6Mbit (att dsl, no Uverse availability, rats!). Thanks for the info, I will definitely look at them when they come to Los Angeles.
pics and prices. thats all we ask engadget, for the love of jobs
needs more ram. 8gb plz.
Starting with the Centrino2 chipset, OEMs were given the opportunity to include WiMax in their wares.
What's taken so long, guys?
When is 1024 x 600 resolution going to become outdated on netbooks?
would it really be that difficult to make 2GB RAM the standard for netbooks? the cost difference can't be that much.
Wi-max will be nice when it is used for free wifi spots!
From reading about wimax it's really pretty daft and best suited for connecting distant villages not for consumer use, and it seems there is some truth to health risk after all involved the with pulsed signals from these things, all the fringe idiots and their psychosomatic complaints just hide that there are actually real issues too, and there does seem to be such immense economic interest in these kinds of things that you can't trust any study on it, good or bad, private or government, when tens of billions are involved humanity loses its ability to be reasonable and approach things fairly and scientifically.
Sorry for screwing up the line in editing, but you get the drift I trust.
Hope you never have any problems. I purchased the machine from BestBuy and ASUS refuses to support it short of me mailing it back to them. For a machine marketed towards business travels, with a VIP support plan that will cover "anything" for 60 days, plus 1 year on the machine itself from fault, they will do nothing for you.
Customer service for business customers means prompt, reliable support to get you back to work asap. Customer service from ASUS means they assume you're liar and will expect you pay for priority, insured mail to and from them from FEDEX/UPS.
Its a new product, so no third party support or accessories will work. Save your self the headache and buy a machine from a reputable company with a good support history.