NCIX Preorder Specs and Prices on Eee PC: ETA September
August 21st, 2007 by ant[edit: Looks like NCIX took down the pages...]
[edit2: Looks like they put back up the pages but without the $257 model.... oh dear]
[edit3: Looks like they have the $257 model back up... jeez]
[edit4: Now listed as "embargo"]
NCIX “Canada’s Premier Computer Store” has several models of the Eee PC 701 online for preorder with an ETA of “Late September 2007.” While I don’t usually post information about preorders, this is different because they seem to spell out solid specifications and pricing as follows:
- ASUS Eee PC700 Celeron M 7IN 800X480 WLAN 10/100 DDR2 256MB 2GB LAN Linux Notebook (Eee700/2G/256M) (25881) $257.38 or 284.99CAD
- ASUS Eee PC700 Celeron M 7IN 800X480 WLAN 10/100 DDR2 256MB 2GB LAN Linux Camera Notebook W/ Bag (Eee700/2G/256M/Camera) (25884) $285.10 or 329.99CAD
- ASUS Eee PC700 Celeron M 7IN 800X480 WLAN 10/100 DDR2 512MB 4GB LAN Linux Camera Notebook W/ Bag (Eee700/4G/512M/Camera) (25885) $388.05 or 439.99CAD
The question is: are these the final prices for the United States as well, or do they include some sort of Canadian import tax or upcharge?
I’m sure a lot of readers will be upset with the idea that the lowest model Eee PC 701- the $199 ultra-portable notebook- is really $257.38 with no camera, 256mb of ram, and 2GB of disk space.
I’m inclined to believe this is accurate as it includes the sku number (italicized). The deafening silence from Asus as well seems to support the price increase…
[thanks for the heads up, brenny]
August 21st, 2007 at 11:03 pm
This sure is disappointing. The Eee PC is now nearly twice as expensive as originally announced. As much as I want one I won’t be played for a fool. I plan to wait and see what they come up with in the second generation.
August 21st, 2007 at 11:03 pm
I guess its worth another 120 dollars for 2 Gb additional memory and 512 RAM.
With 2 Gb it seems you can hardly do anything wityout a separate large USB stick.
August 22nd, 2007 at 1:16 am
I trust that NCIX’s info is accurate. The staff are always honest when they post on the forums; they always bluntly tell us they’re under a NDA or they just plain don’t have any info, so I see no reason why they’d start making things up now.
The thing that gets me down the most is the 256 MB of RAM on the mid-range version. Having to hunt down a potentially expensive DDR2 SODIMM to upgrade to 1GB is going to be a pain. The cheapest one I’ve hunted down in Canada is $75. Combine that with $50 for a 4GB SD Card, and we’re hitting $455 + taxes for the midrange version with a combined total of 6GB of storage. It’s something I’ll have to ponder for sure. Not an impulse buy anymore.
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:44 am
If those specs hold, then it simply means to save up for a little longer, and get one of those lovely Samsung Q1 Ultra devices (http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/mobilecomputing/qseries/np_q1uf000suk.asp).
I played with one a while ago and struggled hard not to buy it. At $1,200 it’s a bit of a bummer, but it’s a really great part, and no doubt more useful mid-term than an underpowered $400 subnotebook. I had hoped the $400 Eee to come with at least 16GB of Flash.
August 22nd, 2007 at 3:50 am
If that would translate to 190€ for the cheapest one, I’d still be willed to buy it for reading pdfs etc. at the university.
But since it wont: Bye.
August 22nd, 2007 at 4:14 am
This really sucks…
I hoped to get at least 1Gb RAM/4GB Drive (by replacing 512MB SODIMM) for ~$350.
Or 16GB for ~$400.
I’m afraid now it’s impossible.
If this prices will remain, this device won’t gain popularity. So ASUS will definitely lose money spent on development because of low sales.
August 22nd, 2007 at 6:11 am
This is a good deal. All the people who want to buy a big laptop for $400 please go right ahead, that will leave more EEEs for us. For $259, all you need to do is replace KDE with evilwm, install wine and you’re good to go. This thing can be used for reading PDFs, listening to music, silent server, mini desktop and if 2GB is not enough for you, you can buy 2GB flash for $20. That’s more than enough for me. Now if they would also sell GPRS module that would be great
August 22nd, 2007 at 8:06 am
Another good idea killed by the marketing guys…
August 22nd, 2007 at 8:20 am
New link: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25885&vpn=Eee700%2F4G%2F512M%2FCamera&manufacture=ASUS
It’s a little bit disapointing… 512mb seems to be the minimum… why a 256mb version !
And where is the 8g or 16g of flash on the 400$ version ? -_-
August 22nd, 2007 at 8:39 am
Is it just me or have NCIX just removed the pages to the specs etc…
August 22nd, 2007 at 9:12 am
Yep, I can’t access the pages either. And there is no EEEPC in the search. Maybe they weren’t supposed to release any info yet.
August 22nd, 2007 at 9:14 am
I think I am going to get the lowest end model if I can install my own 1gig sodimm. I don’t need a bag or a camera or lots of flash.
August 22nd, 2007 at 9:30 am
If the sales terms will be these, I’ll not buy the Eee PC, too expensive for these technical specifications.
August 22nd, 2007 at 9:37 am
The specs are weak for the price. I can get a cheap laptop for about 50-75 bucks more. To bad this started out as a really killer product.
August 22nd, 2007 at 9:56 am
OK, I’m out. I can’t justify the price/performance. $350 now gets me a full notebook (new, not reconditioned).
I thought ASUS was creating a new market; they are instead trying to compete with an existing market with a non-competitive product.
This isn’t rocket science. This will fail in the market, and ASUS will end up abandoning it. Been there, done that, not gonna happen again with my money.
August 22nd, 2007 at 9:59 am
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August 22nd, 2007 at 10:26 am
FYI: NCIX will not ship outside the US or Canada if anyone was going to order an EEE PC from them Europe-side etc…
August 22nd, 2007 at 11:38 am
it looks that the eee is not available at the online store…..
August 22nd, 2007 at 12:07 pm
I haven’t been this disappointed since Gigabyte announced their ramdisk for $50-$75 at a computer show and then decided to price-gouge after people got really interested in it. That wound up selling for more like $150-$175 when they finally released it. Gigabyte can go to hell and so can Asus.
August 22nd, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Doesn’t CA have an import tax that the US doesn’t have? If it were 15% the price in the US would be approx. 220,240,330. If it were 20% the US price would be approx. 205,230,310. Not much different than what was announced.
August 22nd, 2007 at 1:26 pm
I just want a small, cheap, quiet Linux PC. I’m seriously thinking of Zonbu
at http://www.zonbu.com. $250 or more with various subscriptions. Not really portable like eee. Also need monitor and keyboard which I have but might be issue for some.
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:20 pm
I don’t really trust “online storage”. I like to have a tangible disk.
Anyways, I don’t truly see the pull to the Zonbu. If you’re going to get a cheap computer, you could easily grab a P4 off the classifieds or even local auctions. I saw about 50 P4 Compaqs go for $150 Canadian each at a Police Auction. They even had a mouse, keyboard and CRT monitor included.
The only thing special the Zonbu has going for it is that it’s “green”. Which is a stretch for computers. Especially with a lot of computers being ROHS compliant just so that companies don’t alienate their European clients.
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:32 pm
So I posted the info + link to this page to Gizmodo. Not sure if they will post it or not but if they do this should get attention of Asus and maybe they will change their damn pricing to the way it was before
August 22nd, 2007 at 3:16 pm
At this point I doubt the pricing will change. It sounds as if they’ve alerted their partners about the product’s specs and pricing already. The NCIX guys knew a lot more than I thought they would, so it seems to me as if Asus is sealing the deal. Although the silence from Asus could mean that they are hesitant to make the current prices official. Perhaps they are doing some calculating. Trying to figure out about how many now aren’t going to buy it because of the price.
August 22nd, 2007 at 3:37 pm
I just ordered the one with cam w/256 ram. I just hope the ram is upgradable.
Anyway, I don’t know why people are considering “technical” specs for this machine. Yes, you can get a full machine with 100 more. But are you buying the technology or the portability when you buy this notebook ? This thing is 7lbs.
You are compromising specs with weight with the EEE. That is something I am looking forward to with this one. I have a powerful machine at home that I could use.
August 22nd, 2007 at 3:38 pm
^^ meant to say 7lbs
August 22nd, 2007 at 3:38 pm
^^ whoops.. guess this is html sensitive.
I meant to say is the EEE will be less than 2 lbs and a normal size $500 notebook will be more than 7 lbs
August 22nd, 2007 at 3:44 pm
I’m still mildly interested, it’s really no more expensive than I thought. I expected the min config to be $200 and hoped an 8GB storage model would be under $400.
What kills me is that the screen is still 7″, I would so rather thae the 1000 model with the 10″
Help me out folks.
What’s the smallest real laptop I can get instead of this for under $1000? Doesn’t even have to have a fast processor.
If I get the eee I’ll have to upgrade the storage for WindowsXP I’ll end up sinking upwards or $600/$700 in to this, which would be just fine. But now I still have a 7″ screen in a 10″ lid.
7″ is fine for cheap, but when I soup this up, it starts to look like a polished turd.
I was so want the eeepc if I could get the 8GB or more storage.
August 22nd, 2007 at 3:52 pm
For what it’s worth, I believe they took the SKUs out of the search temporarily so that they could add separate Black/White SKUs for the two higher end models.
August 22nd, 2007 at 4:01 pm
…I just hope that the memory is easly upgradeable to 1GB, for all the Eee PCs offered (and for those wondering, no I’m NOT gonna run windows ;-)). I can get away w/ an base model because I have a bunch of SD cards and portable flash drives. Plus web cams don’t strike my fancy anyways. =P
August 22nd, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Can’t wait til they add the white version so I can order my EeePC. I went to do some reaserch on NCIX and it’s a really trusted company with great reviews + they own actual stores which makes it even more trusted. YEY, how come Amazon doesn’t have EEE for sale yet.
August 22nd, 2007 at 4:49 pm
I just have a couple of random questions.
How come is specs it says EeePC700 not EeePC701?
Asus never said that Eee with come with any kind bag.
So I guess the upgraded battery was just a hoax, cuz there is nothing about battery size, so that means its not one of the specs that will differ between the Eee’s.
August 22nd, 2007 at 5:43 pm
taylor: ibm x31 on ebay
$400
August 22nd, 2007 at 6:00 pm
This deal just keeps getting worse!
Rather install a Linux distro on a Nintendo DS than this thing… Smaller screen but a lot cheeper!
Wonder what bad words the CEO said when the REAL price of the 701 was finally computed!
August 22nd, 2007 at 6:23 pm
nightwing: There wasn’t any “deal” to began with. This computer is intended to be a low budget pc.
Yes, you can install linux on a ds, but what’s the point of it ?
Do you have a qwerty on the ds ? Thought so…
August 22nd, 2007 at 8:14 pm
I knew the $199 couldn’t happen, but the specs keep getting weaker and the price keeps getting higher. I still really love the idea of a small/light, inexpensive Linux laptop that I’ll use exclusively for writing in cafes and other places, but I’m not overpaying for one. I can wait until some other company brings one out that’s reasonably priced for the specs, or I’ll just spend a few extra hundred bucks and get a heavier but more useful laptop to tide me over.
August 22nd, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Why so much lies at the initial presentation about the price???
Sorry, but no. I dont accept this market policy and I wont buy!
Where are the market authorities ?
August 22nd, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Wow.
Half the promised storage, half the promised RAM, and no camera, all for…significantly more than the promised price?
2GB and 256MB just isn’t usable any more, I’m sorry.
To get the Eee Asus announced, you have to spend twice as much as they promised. Uh, yeah, no thanks. For $400 I’ll just drop another $200 and have a real computer (and a thinner and lighter one at that).
So…who wants to set up NanobookUser.com?
August 22nd, 2007 at 10:15 pm
I can’t stand the design of the Nanobook. The Eee is easier on the eyes in my opinion.
And as long as we’re on the topic of the Nanobook, it doesn’t have any release date range whatsoever. It’s still vapourware as far as I’m concerned. Even VIA calls it only a “Reference Design”.
August 22nd, 2007 at 10:18 pm
Wait, I take that back. Supposedly VIA has set “the second half of 2007″ as the release date from “Global OEMs”.
August 22nd, 2007 at 10:51 pm
wow, I just can’t believe how many people how point at the “spec” of this computer.
I also can’t understand those people who keep saying I can add $x dollars to buy a real computer.
Yes you can, you can also add $x dollars on that “real” computer and buy a better “real” computer
sigh…
August 22nd, 2007 at 10:55 pm
I am really pissed buy will still get an EEE just because I need something small and this is the cheapest laptop in its size class.
August 22nd, 2007 at 11:03 pm
niskyspy : we all want a ferrari :p
wait for the 10 inches to come out, be should better specs…
August 23rd, 2007 at 12:34 am
I’m really excited for a 7″ inch notebook. I’ve been working off a Palm Zire 72 for the last 3 years of university and the screen, memory and features are a lot limiited (has bluetooth but no wifi) and I paid $400+tax CAD (note including accessories like case and keyboard).
Plus NCIX’s Canadian prices on notebooks do cost a bit more than other online retailers. I guess we’ll have to wait and see when it comes out.
August 23rd, 2007 at 1:31 am
ok, so you pay a little more for slightly weaker specs…
Compared to $700 for a Nokia tablet or $1000 for an UMPC choking on Vista , this still looks like a pretty good deal to me!
Let’s hope they keep working on the platform and bring other screensizes, memory/storage sizes, etc….
August 23rd, 2007 at 2:17 am
Hi! lonea ^_^
lonea wrote:
nightwing: There wasn’t any “deal†to began with. This computer is intended to be a low budget pc.
Yes, you can install linux on a ds, but what’s the point of it ?
Do you have a qwerty on the ds ? Thought so…
Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 6:23 pm #
1) “”Deal breaker”" Can mean:
Offering or suggesting something then as time goes along it change to not be worthwhile to do the deal. Or in this case a purchase.
2) Keyboard… Hum… Like this one when you run DSLinux?
http://www.crackrock.org/dslinux.jpg
It not running X or anything complex. Basically it stock command line. But for the “Whitehat Hacking” I was planing on. And from the first pass on home brew info for a DS. I can use that over a 701 for some of my upcoming projects…. Also can drop Linux totally if I want and go native access… Sorry I digress…
Also. I am using my contacts in the pipeline { suppliers of OEM parts that cover this area } to possible verify some of this smoke being pop up right now….
From the initial announcement. Its could be that they assumed Bill of Material cost, etc on the unit would be this but turned out to be that… Sounds like Management, Development and Sales were not together on this at all at the start… Thats industry … does ocure… Have seen it over the last 30+ years at various times….
The initial info at that trade show. Then a death of info. Then price and specs reiterated… Sorry. Its a Deal Breaker for me if this stand’s…
A 199.99 is a magic price point… Could go further in on that number but they write books and College Courses on that very strange break even point…
August 23rd, 2007 at 2:37 am
nightwing: I guess it really depends on what the user is in the market for. I’m currently in the market for a slim/light notebook. So currently looking at the Dell m1330, however ever since I caught saw this notebook. I’m not leaning towards this. Not only this is 1/4 of the 1330 price, it suits my needs very well. wireless, word sheets, IM, slim/light …
Yea.. 300ish is a bit too much for the *current specs, but hey better than spending 1600 on something that I will basically do the same thing
My major concern right now is that will the ram be consumer upgradable
August 23rd, 2007 at 3:04 am
For the admin:
Here is something you may want to add. The candadian site still have all 3 model of EEE for preorder
the interesting thing is the camera model is going to be black.
ASUS Eee PC700 Celeron M 7IN 800X480 WLAN LAN DDR2 256MB 2GB LAN Linux Camera Black Notebook W/ Bag
as oppose as to the one I ordered yesterday.
ASUS Eee PC700 Celeron M 7IN 800X480 WLAN 10/100 DDR2 256MB 2GB LAN Linux Camera Notebook W/ Bag
August 23rd, 2007 at 4:08 am
For those of us in the US, prices will most likely be about 10% cheaper than they are in Canada.
Still with the price the way it is, it is high enough for only though who really “need” a small and light pc to afford. I can say with confidence that if it was under $250 with at least 512MB’s of RAM and 2GB’s storage I would buy one even though I have a couple desktops and a notebook.
It would just be another cool little gadget to carry around, like the PSP or DS.
Quite a long discussion can be found here with lots of EEE PC info: http://www.asusreviews.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=44&pid=1240#pid1240
August 23rd, 2007 at 5:10 am
Do you know if the RAM is upgradeable and what is the maximum possible amount?
Thanks
August 23rd, 2007 at 6:09 am
I think the people doesn’t will buy it, if the 250$ price not include 512Ram and 4 GB Flash place. Over price will not good busines for Asus. So, the first news was about the EeePC 701 in June, that 199$ include the 512/4/webcam.
Viktorio, Hungary-Europe
August 23rd, 2007 at 7:52 am
The 257$ version is now again available….. I must say that it is a big dissappointment because asus had raised great expecations to people with the initial specification and now it appears to be overpriced…. I think that we should wait and see the thing though….
August 23rd, 2007 at 10:04 am
We did someone noticed that prices went down??
August 23rd, 2007 at 10:35 am
I don’t understand NCIX, their Express Coverage adds free shipping (unless I am not understanding something) but when I go to check out there is a shipping charge.
August 23rd, 2007 at 4:11 pm
Dell D400
3.7 lbs
1.4 Ghz Pentium-M
512 Ram
30 GB HD
Wifi Built in
12.1 LCD
Ebay 275
Nuff Said
August 23rd, 2007 at 4:12 pm
Ebay $275 buy it now
August 23rd, 2007 at 4:13 pm
** CD-r or DVD Drive included
August 23rd, 2007 at 4:19 pm
haha @ dell d400
August 23rd, 2007 at 4:35 pm
[...] possible thanks to a well featured linux OS, designed to fit the purpose. Actually I have already read bad news concerning price increases which would add 100$ to the final price, but let’s wait for the official figures from Asus, [...]
August 23rd, 2007 at 8:14 pm
I just ordered this device. I believe that I should support Linux in some small way. This is going to be a fun device! 512 MB of RAM, 4 GB flash, camera, open source!!!
Order yours at ncix.com
I can’t wait to hack it!
August 24th, 2007 at 1:17 am
ofcourse it would’ve been better if it was $199, but I would still like to buy $285 one instead of refurbished ones for the same or lower price because I like the fact that the price is still low with camera, wireless and linux os and also nice design with light weight. For the hardware, you can buy the $285 one and add more ram and buy extra flash drive or something. On the other hand, other laptops, most of them refurbished, with the same price or lower, are usually really old and outdated models with really ugly design. And I don’t think most of them are not even 7in screen or small, light weight laptops, more like 10 in or 12 or something. So let us not be disappointed by the price and just buy the thing and have fun with it. Or we could always wait until price drops.
August 24th, 2007 at 4:50 am
Has anyone found any preorder stores in Europe? NCIX does not accept preorders from us europeans……
August 24th, 2007 at 5:41 am
I havent found any Eurp outlets yet but searching!
August 24th, 2007 at 8:22 am
[...] Fuente: EeeUser [...]
August 24th, 2007 at 8:31 am
I’m sorry but my English is a bit rusty,
Ward Estoppey (pr Asus) :
For the Netherlands:
“The first shipment will be in November and the price will be between the € 249 and € 299.â€
I don’t know which version of eee this will be, its not mentioned in the text
I’m not sure if this information is reliable but here is an link:
http://www.webwereld.nl/ref/rss/47686 (Dutch)
August 24th, 2007 at 9:24 am
$199 for 2GB and camera would have been great. I can’t justify more than $200, and no camera is a deal breaker. As a self-supported student this is no longer useful for me. ASUS is pulling a bait and switch and is losing future customers for their other products. Someone needs to fill this niche, if not ASUS.
August 24th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
damn $439 for the 512MB version? For $60 more I can get a brand new 15″ laptop.
August 24th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Everybody should go to the following link to recommend NewEgg to sell EeePC.
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/FeedBack/ShallWeCarry.asp
August 24th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
the price is still less than the next step up of a new laptop (like a regular laptop). and i don’t use my computer for much. just internet and word processing. that’s it.
how would it run with 256mb of ram tho?
August 24th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
ASUS is really making a fool of themself and loosing a LOT of goodwill.
At this price/spec, we might as well throw in a little more and get a normal laptop.
Pure idiots at work!
August 25th, 2007 at 3:13 am
Are they still going to have dial-up and will the du modem’s work w/the linux os? Many modem’s on notebook’s that come with linux pre-installed do not.
August 25th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
I think I will just wait for Black Friday laptop deals if the price stays the way it is.
August 26th, 2007 at 6:25 am
Double the price?? HA! Suddenly $200 + $60 = $400 ? I wish my paycheck doubled like that.
It makes all the sense in the world that the lowest end model has less specifications, and if you look at the product codes, all the xx8xx models are 800Mhz, the xx9xx models are the 900Mhz ones.
I don’t see any reason to complain, I am glad to see real-world pricing in effect, and it still beats $500 for a low-end lappy any day.
256MB DDR2 SO-DIMM are everywhere, they ship in new laptops that are instantly upgraded and the old RAM put on ebay, I have one laying on my desk that cost me $12, Figure $37-39 for 4GB SDHC card(why does everyone say USB dongle? It has an SD reader on the Right side!) So $60 to go to 6GB and 512 DDR2?? That isn’t bad at all (I already have the RAM and a 2GB SD card, so that = $0 for me
). Since it is Wifi and 10/100 LAN, you can just use NAS for your files anyway, or an online file service.
August 26th, 2007 at 6:45 am
Just to clarify, I thought that there was 256MB onboard, and 2 SO-DIMM slots? The 256MB version would have 2 empty slots, and the 512MB version would have 1 empty slot. I have no idea if this is true, just something I read.
If there is only one SO-DIMM slot, I would rather have it empty and add my own (IE cheaper) RAM, removing a smaller RAM module to add a larger one peeves me to no end.
Not to mention that work still gets done (and batteries last longer) by having only 256MB of RAM, this isn’t a Microsoft OS machine you know (As if that even makes a difference, see below).
I agree with you naysayers, don’t buy one, more for me.
If you can’t get XP on 2GB of storage, you don’t deserve to have a PC, there is XP-Lite (which I have never resorted to) that can remove fully many dangerous/useless parts of the OS, such as IE and DirectX (If you don’t game), and Drivers that you will never use, and, and and.
I would just use W2K SP4, it is almost the same core and has been running on my laptop (500Mhz P3 120MB RAM) just fine for the last few months, except the damn thing is heavy and the graphics are Neo-Magic based (Ugh, just Ugh.)
August 26th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
Maybe its not what we all think. Maybe Asus is not reneging on the $199 price point promise. MAYBE the prices are higher because they are in Canadian currency! (I sure hope so.) What do you guys think? Possible?
August 27th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
I think that many here are missing a few important points:
1. “I can buy a more… computer for only… more.” Yes, you can get more power, better features, etc, etc. But once you buy that other laptop, can you make it small, light and portable??? I think not. The EeePC has value in it’s size and usability, not necessarily it’s technical specs.
2. “Only … RAM?” Try to remember, that we’re dealing with Linux here, not Winjunk. I am running a 10 year old Toshiba laptop with a P166 processor and 96MB of RAM to full effect. Granted, I have to run a lightweight GUI, but it works FINE for internet, email and LIGHT work duty. Linux is far more efficient then windows, so works well with lesser specs. The fact that this is a potentially mainstream Linux product should make most of us VERY excited.
3. “I won’t be able to add my favorite… or use my preferred…” No, you may not. With a purpose built machine like this, there will be limited customizing available. This is not supposed to be every answer for every user. It is focused for simple, light and portable. When I need to sink a screw, I use a screwdriver, not a swiss army knife. The screwdriver has far fewer uses than the swiss army knife, but I find that it work MUCH better at its defined task. But I don’t carry the screwdriver around in my pocket all the time, either. If you were planning on hacking XP or Vista, this is not your machine. If you wanted to add your own Linux distro, this is not your machine. If you want a small, light, easy-to-use and ready out of the box email/internet computer, this could still be your machine.
One final comment, the price ‘bait and switch’. You REALLY should have seen that comming. $200 is what a 2GB iPod nano costs. How are these people supposed to put together a functioning WiFi capable computer for that same price, but with better specs, and still make any cash? I didn’t believe for a minute that they could. But I am pleased that they’re bringing this product to market, and THIS YEAR(!) for a very reasonable price.
I’m buying the first one I can get my hands on. $250 isn’t too much for the hottest gadget on the market, and in the worst case turns out to be a $250 Linux powered MP3 player. That I can email from.
And add flash memory to. And doesn’t require iTunes…
August 27th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Anyone noticed the info on the NCIX is no longer up anymore…again?
August 28th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
So does anyone know why these are now being listed as “Embargo” and not displaying any information about their stats?
August 28th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
This thread explains it…
http://forum.ncix.com/forums/index.php?mode=showthread&forum=116&threadid=1419400&pagenumber=1&msgcount=14&subpage=1
August 28th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Thanks, G.
That cleared it up.
September 2nd, 2007 at 11:34 am
Toshiba laptop for $349 this week
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8398744&type=product&id=1179877238966&ref=10&loc=01
Will the EeePc be released at $199 like they said? Will they bait and switch?
Why wait to find out when good values are available *today*?
September 3rd, 2007 at 10:13 pm
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September 6th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Be happy!
The eee pc might not be what you hoped for, but it *is* the cheapest of its class. This product will sell, and will encourage other companies to get into the game. A year or two from now, there should be alot of small laptops like these, with better options, and cheaper prices!
September 21st, 2007 at 4:11 pm
If the US price is $250, then the Canadian price should be right around the same, the Canadian dolor is almost at par, and in the last couple of days has actually surpassed the US dollar (trading at $1.004 or something).
If I have to, I will buy it in the US since I live within 30 mins of the US. I hope the warranty won’t void though, it probably will haha.
October 30th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
256 MB RAM should be adequate for mini-Linux distros like Puppy Linux and DSL.
January 3rd, 2008 at 12:07 am
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February 3rd, 2008 at 10:00 am
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April 3rd, 2008 at 9:47 pm
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