NCIX Preorder Specs and Prices on Eee PC: ETA September

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….

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.

Ebay $275 buy it now

haha @ dell d400

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 On the other hand, other laptops, most of them refurbished, with the same price or lower, are usually really old and outdated models with really ugly design.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.

I havent found any Eurp outlets yet but searching!

$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.

Everybody should go to the following link to recommend NewEgg to sell EeePC.
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/FeedBack/ShallWeCarry.asp

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!

I think I will just wait for Black Friday laptop deals if the price stays the way it is.

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.)

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…

So does anyone know why these are now being listed as “Embargo” and not displaying any information about their stats?

Thanks, G.
That cleared it up.

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!

256 MB RAM should be adequate for mini-Linux distros like Puppy Linux and DSL.