"A little over a week ago, reviews of Asus's Eee PC 701 started to trickle out onto the Internet. Some of the larger publications, like CNet and LAPTOP Magazine got their hands on the unit first, but as it has become more widely available sites like HotHardware and PC Perspective have now put out their own reviews of the Eee PC. The overall verdict is fairly unanimous: the device's keyboard is a bit cramped, but in terms of price, performance, and features the Eee PC hits the trifecta. Indeed, Asus appears to have gotten so many things right with the Eee PC that it could be a game-changer in the mobile market, in terms of both hardware and software."
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I don't think it's targetting the same market as people settling for a sub-par Vista-basic $400 laptop.
Heck, many people smirked at the iPod when it was launched as being overpriced, and look what happened. It redefined a market because it presented a feature/value ratio that the industry had previously ignored.
It's a bold move, I have my doubts as to whether it will pay off, but I wish them well. It would be nice to see it take off and open a new market.
Edited 2007-11-06 04:24 UTC
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Yes, it would be nice if it came out closer to the initial pricing. The HotHardware review said the following about the design:
Doesn't sound like they thought it was cheap.
Member since:2007-09-06
I just had a image pop into my imagination. Imagine a meeting room table lined with suits and there giant Thinkpads. In walks the presenter, puts this little pearl white clamshell down at the end of the table beside the projector and off he goes.
It sounds like a nice clean little mobile that would work well for presentations. I'm not sure why your comment braught that to mind but so be it.
Member since:2007-06-24
I was speaking of this review when quoting build quality:
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3829
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2007-06-24
I'm still disappointed about the price jump. Initially everyone quoted $199. Then early reviews started coming out saying that the unit was great for the price, but felt cheaply made - though acceptable due to the great value. Later on, rumors circulated that it might be costing more, something like $250-300. It finally releases at $399. I've read a few current reviews and I haven't seen any mention of the build quality now, but I do notice that in that PC Perspective review, they state the price of their review unit would be $299. A few sentences down they update the review saying Newegg is currently selling the same unit for $399.
I just wish that I had never heard anything about $200-300 pricing with the same specs the 4G has. Aside from the price and possible issues with build quality, the device looks awesome. I was planning on getting one, but I can't justify the cost anymore.
Edited 2007-11-06 00:24