Star Asus Eee PC a Win for Intel, Linux, at Microsoft's Expense
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 5th Nov 2007 23:16 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems "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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RE: Cost
by MiliTux on Tue 6th Nov 2007 06:46 UTC in reply to "Cost"
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2007-05-16

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.


Yes, it would be nice if it came out closer to the initial pricing. The HotHardware review said the following about the design:
The casing of the Eee PC is built of a fairly rugged plastic composite. We tested a unit built with a pearl white finish that looks great and gives the unit a very "clean presentation and feel". This unit's finish is also sturdy and resistant to scratches, within reason.

Doesn't sound like they thought it was cheap.

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RE[2]: Cost - imagine it in a meeting room
by jabbotts on Tue 6th Nov 2007 14:28 in reply to "RE: Cost"
jabbotts 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.

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RE[2]: Cost
by akeru on Tue 6th Nov 2007 18:26 in reply to "RE: Cost"
akeru 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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