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[mdlbear]

Asus Eee PC 900 hits the US on May 12th - Engadget

We're serious this time, people. No more kidding around with those international ship dates, we've got ourselves a real live release date from Asus: May 12th. The hotly-anticipated Eee PC 900 with that relatively bountiful 8.9-inch screen is going to sell for a starting price of $549, with Linux and XP versions available at launch.

Well, it's nearly twice the price of the current low-end versions, but...

Comments

[stevemb.livejournal.com]

a starting price of $549, with Linux and XP versions available at launch

I'm a bit skeptical about how that's going to be competitive with the existing low-end laptop market.

[mdlbear]

So am I.

[johno.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

I'm already seeing many "full" laptops entering the low-end sub $500 price point market.

Though many are refurbs and/or 2-5 year old models coming out of warehouses. Which makes their batteries suspect.

[mdlbear]

... and their weight outrageous. The thing Colleen likes best about the EeePC is the fact that she can slip it out of her purse and hold it in one hand.

[hsifyppah.livejournal.com]

I felt a brief pang of buyer's remorse (I coulda hadda bigger screen!) until I heard that the battery life is supposed to be just 90 minutes on the 900. Hmph! Forget it!

The next next model with the intel atom sounds more promising - they should be able to squeeze better battery life out of it, anyway. Whether the price will be low enough to appeal is a mystery of course.

I should know better than to read about updates to things I just bought anyway; that way lies only irrelevent heartbreak. There's always something newer and faster and cheaper as soon as you walk out of the store, but heck, my little eee with the tiny screen is still totally delightful & adequate to my needs.

[mdlbear]

I like the battery life on my XO. Battery life on the current Eee is bad enough.

When it comes to computers, I usually buy components that are already a year or so old -- they're much cheaper, and they're already obsolete, so I don't have to worry about it.