Eee PC Sells Out Early In Taiwan, Unboxing, Nov 1st USA
October 18th, 2007 by antAccording to an article in PC World, the Eee PC is off to a fast start in Taiwan. According to one store employee:
“There were people waiting for them to go on sale, and 98 of them were gone almost immediately”
It seems as though from the article that if you weren’t lucky enough to get one in Taiwan already, you might be out of luck until the next shipment in November.
After seeing this, it should be interesting to see if there’s a quick sellout as well when the Eee PC 4G hits store shelves on November 1st here in the United States. (this is the word from ASUS as of this morning)
And finally, check out unboxing galleries:
October 18th, 2007 at 2:21 am
awesome!!!
October 18th, 2007 at 2:25 am
299 to 399$ is fun…
I think, it’s better to buy 8G version for 400$(or more for third seller), than pay 300$ and use 2G flash and no camera
Taiwan… I want to buy it in Russia with russian or (that worse) single english keyboard. I want to use ICQ and my Sony Ericsson K310i
October 18th, 2007 at 3:06 am
Dmitry ti ne odin takoy! Dojdemsya
October 18th, 2007 at 3:20 am
I’m in Taipei right now. They are indeed sold out and waiting for shipments next week. They’re highlighting the 4G version with flyers and stuff and I found a price for $11650NT (~$350US). One guy I talked to said he expects the 8G model to come out late November. There’s no mention of the other models, which I think few people care for anyways.
October 18th, 2007 at 3:29 am
Den, greats from Nevinnomysk(Stavropolskiy Region). We will waiting!!!
Privet vsem, kto zhdet ASUS EEE PC v Rossii(Welcome to all, who waits Asus eee pc in Russia)
October 18th, 2007 at 3:31 am
AAAAA!!!
MOBILE01 Blog!!!!
Asus has 8 inch screen????
October 18th, 2007 at 4:27 am
Well not seen any stuff that tells the triple e has 8″ screen, it was rumored that 801 would have one, but it’s said that the resolution stays the same on an 8″. Only on a 8.8″ or smthng like that it gets to 1024x??? (16:9 some fast mathematician can work it out for us :D)
But what does actually Dojdemsya mean? The other Russian talk was easily understandable (”,)
October 18th, 2007 at 4:53 am
Two models available to preorder on the Asus UK site now:
http://www.asuslaptop.co.uk/products.php?cat=53
Curiously, one of them has 768MB of RAM.
October 18th, 2007 at 5:07 am
dmitry Darov darov. Jdu v moskve/ Dymau ne skoro do nas doydet.
October 18th, 2007 at 5:08 am
I gots my cash in hand. Marking my calendar for November 1st. The smart players are going to go talk to Best Buy salespeople at least a couple days before to ask about availability and quantity. You don’t want to be the 21st guy in line when the store only has a supply of 20. Doh!
October 18th, 2007 at 5:12 am
Didn’t quite understand the sense of your post Lee.
The two preorder thingys - wicked instead of a 8G for 199 there is a pimped 4G with a 768MB Ram..
The ways of Asus are ununderestandable
October 18th, 2007 at 5:25 am
When I Bought Eee PC in Taipei, I saw a man bought one Eee PC and one NB-use DDR-II 667 Ram, and it can use. The only restriction when I want to add ram is law.
But, it is not so easy to change SSD. Most of us choose SDHC card or Flash memory.
The second patch Eee PC shall come in the end of October, and 2G/4G Surf version shall come in the end of November. Eee PC 8G must be a good Christmas present–if it will not sell out.
October 18th, 2007 at 5:45 am
Law? Against changing RAM? *loud laugh*
And it’s quite long known that the RAM can be exchanged.
SSD though isn’t changeable at all at least if you take in consideration that each triple e version is built especially for that ammount of SSD - the memory’s have to have differences (i.e. voltage ‘n’ stuff).
So I don’t reckon there will be any custom solder jobs in the near future.
October 18th, 2007 at 5:48 am
Asus has updated their website, now the 8G model has 8GB SSD
http://eeepc.asus.com/en/product.htm
October 18th, 2007 at 6:45 am
Wasn’t it always so?
October 18th, 2007 at 7:43 am
At first the G8 was presented with 4GB SSD:
http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/08/more-official-page-updates-two-more-reviews/#comment-1824
This was corrected 4 days ago:
http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/12/oct-16-announcement-end-of-month-in-stores-better-specs/#comment-1972
October 18th, 2007 at 8:11 am
“Wasn’t it always so?”
The G8 specifications were already corrected 4 days ago.
So, the only 99 units that have actually been shipped, were sold yesterday in Taiwan. The next shipment is expected November 1st. How does Asus expect to ship 200.000 this year at this pace?
October 18th, 2007 at 8:15 am
Well, the pace can be modified and I reckon Asus has the power to do it.
October 18th, 2007 at 8:54 am
Wait a sec. The 8GB version won’t be on sell in the USA until next year ? Only the 4GB ?
October 18th, 2007 at 8:55 am
So is the $299 price for the 512MB RAM, 4GB SSD, NO webcam model set, or might it be cheaper?
I’m hoping they release the colors soon - those blue and green ones are hot.
October 18th, 2007 at 9:19 am
White one pwnz
Ipod style 
Nope, no way they gonna’ make it cheaper.
8G was told to be in this year but with this “steady” information…
October 18th, 2007 at 9:28 am
forgive me, but i did not see in wht news source or asus document it says (1) November 1 release, (2) pricing for the differnt models. Pls help me with a link or links to the sources.
October 18th, 2007 at 9:28 am
in USA here
October 18th, 2007 at 9:45 am
from this site http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/97512/from/rss09
it says that it will be avalible in US one month before europe….anyone know of a good US online shop that will stock it?
October 18th, 2007 at 9:52 am
BestBuy, Newegg announced officially.
I think they’ll have the greatest supplies.
October 18th, 2007 at 10:02 am
damn http://www.allasus.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=347&osCsid=33ro45hqb6s8m2639qihibb163
only excepts US credit cards
October 18th, 2007 at 10:11 am
Try citrusmicro.com , they told me they would accept my card (non-US)
October 18th, 2007 at 10:47 am
cheers Juan Camilo just ordered one from them. At least they dont want a deposit of $150 or anything. Will wait till 01.11.07 with anticipation.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:27 am
Regarding the RAM upgrading,
there is a warranty sticker on the RAM/mini PCIe cover. You will break the sticker (hence the warrenty) if you remove the cover. But with some tricks, it is not difficult to remove the cover without breaking the sticker.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:46 am
Bestbuy they had to go to those people…. Newegg not bad. But Bestbuy!!!!!
October 18th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
Den:in moscow??? You’ll buy eee earlier than i(Ñ‚Ñ‹ его купишь раньше менÑ)
Dasha: are you russian?
I have one question: what faster- eee or via c7???
October 18th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
EEE is a PC via C7 is a chipset/processor - you cam’t compare ‘em.
October 18th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Ok, what faster and better???: roverbook 419l or eee??? Rover - 500$
October 18th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Without doing benchmarks, I’m only guessing, but I would say the Intel processor in the EEE will be much faster than a C7 processor. C7 processors are manufactured by VIA and they are typically NOT used in standard computers because of their inferior processing power. Intel is known to make powerful chips. I know that the Intel chip doesn’t compete with Core 2 Duos but I would assume it’s still more powerful than a C7.
October 18th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Corvette - +1
October 18th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
according to this site the max. resolution will be 800*600
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobile01.com%2Ftopicdetail.php%3Ff%3D233%26t%3D423035%26p%3D1&langpair=zh%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8
screenshot: http://attach1.mobile01.com/attach/200710/mobile01-f52cbb5cadfab53f0adbdd18dbda3650.jpg
October 18th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
No pics are working, anyone else see them ?
Xp just happens to be extended by MS.
October 19th, 2007 at 1:04 am
Eee pc will sell on 27 Oct, 2007 at Hong Kong.
http://hk.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=8646
more new, I will post on my blog
October 19th, 2007 at 3:02 am
800*600 isn’t 16:9
October 19th, 2007 at 3:48 am
800×600 is tha maximum resolution that can be output to a monitor from the VGA port. Maximum resolution on the internal LCD is 800×480.
October 19th, 2007 at 4:04 am
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October 19th, 2007 at 5:14 am
The output from VGA port is more than 800 * 600. A 15inch LCD can be 1024 * 768, BenQ 32inch moniter can be more than 2000!
I suggest the 8G Eee PC shall use Windows Vista Starter or Home, not XP.
October 19th, 2007 at 5:27 am
New news releases by Asus, the last one confirmimg the release of an Eee PC with Windows later this year. See links on the Eee PC page:
http://eeepc.asus.com/en/index.htm
October 19th, 2007 at 6:47 am
“800×600 is tha maximum resolution that can be output to a monitor from the VGA port. Maximum resolution on the internal LCD is 800×480.”
In Xandros or WinXP?
October 19th, 2007 at 7:11 am
Come on people! Almost every program has its analogue on Linux so no need to install that crap windows with all it’s bug’s and viruses, not to forget inexplainable errors.
October 19th, 2007 at 8:38 am
I know, but if it depends on kernel, You will need reinstall Linux at least. Low resolution of external VGA is serious issue for most of users who wnt to use EEE at home also.
October 19th, 2007 at 8:39 am
dasha: I think Vista would be very slow on this machine…
October 19th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Future accessories for the EEE: http://www.hispazone.com/imagenes/tutoriales/245-98gr.jpg
October 19th, 2007 at 10:10 am
Vista is the worst crap ever.
Only those who’d install Xp on the triple E I’d understand.
Oh and about the linux - i reckon i’d install Ubuntu rather than leave the stock option. Beryl/Compiz on this baby would be a pretty interesting thing if possible
October 19th, 2007 at 11:02 am
LayZ: I use Ubuntu myself, but I do feel that it would be too heavy for the EEE… Also, it’s important to keep in mind what the EEE is for, my guess is that for just surfing the net, writing documents and making skype calls, de default Xandros will work fine…Although I know I’m probably going to end up installing another linux distro just because I can’t keep using the same distro for more than 6 months
October 19th, 2007 at 11:21 am
Yeah you’ve got a point, but no risk ends up with no cookies
October 19th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Only problem i have with installing another operating system is the fact is now i have to buy an external drive to load it. NO optical included. Or will it boot off a usb drive?? then im happy
October 19th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
i think everyone would be interested in this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFv9SD2-GC8
October 19th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
this as well….
http://www.hispazone.com/conttuto.asp?IdTutorial=269
October 19th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
ubuntu too heavy for the eeepc? Not even close. Ubuntu runs great on my 256MB ram machine, no slowdowns at all. With 512, even Kubuntu will run without any memory issues.
October 20th, 2007 at 1:06 am
Ubuntu will run fine with 256 with swap, without it it will probably run, but anyway a standard Ubuntu installation takes about 2G of RAM. If you really want it it’s probable that it could run, but I would go for Xubuntu just because XFCE is a lot lighter than Gnome. Or Zenwalk would probably also be a good idea.
October 20th, 2007 at 2:35 am
Question:
Too boot (XP) on the EEE PC, from usb drive via a maximum Data Transfer Rate of 3 Mbps ?
October 20th, 2007 at 7:27 am
It always can be booted via USB
Roses - well then wait a few hours what’s the problem?
Aoeu - the debate was about ubuntu + beryl/compiz
Juan Camilo - no need for swap space on the HDD if you have a RAM of 1G or more.
October 20th, 2007 at 8:57 am
LayZ: if you’re even thinking about beryl/compiz on this type of machine, I bet you’re not serious about it. That would be an insane waste of battery power.
October 20th, 2007 at 10:10 am
Tp yeah quite a good point, but when on AC you can allow a bit of an orgy
October 20th, 2007 at 11:21 am
LayZ: My windows are wobbling as we speak. Even the most graphic intensive plugins run at over 60 fps. The real problem is the graphics card, and, as Tp mentioned, power. For reference, I am still using the 64MB graphics card that came with my desktop. The card that the eeepc has only supports gpl 1.4. I don’t know if that’s a problem. It does have a much higher clock rate than my gpu. Anyway, that is all the information I could find, I hope it’s useful.
October 20th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
http://usa.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=8684
shows the price ranging from 299-399 i guess that means no more $249 unit, but atleast i would assume the 399 is the 8gb so im ok with it
October 20th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
thehbcrew: That finally proves the price. People have been posting links to outdated sources and distributors that refuse to update their stats. I can’t believe allasus even takes preorders when they have barely updated their information in months.
October 20th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Aoeu - enough talking reckon I’ll get it when it’s out on a reasonable dealer and the there will be working (in case it doesn’t work - crapping up) to do
October 20th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Like I said from day 1, the price would start at $300. But I betcha that $399 is not the 8GB. Nope. The 8GB is going to be over $400 probably $459 to $499.
October 20th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Weeell somewhere it was written that 8G will be 399$
October 20th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Lee: They mentioned the price range goes across their models meaning there is no reference to specific releases at all meaning we can assume the price range extends from the 2G to the 8G.
October 21st, 2007 at 12:32 am
Correct m if I am wrong but I thought the 8gb version was not going to be available at the initial release.Based on that I was thinking that the 299 to 399 range did not include the 8gb. Besides a 100 price range is a pretty slim margin between four different configurations.
October 21st, 2007 at 12:54 am
There were other sources linked that said the 8g would be coming out during release. Details keep changing.
October 21st, 2007 at 12:56 am
Oh yes and to add to that; remember that Asus has not given out much information directly on their site. Two things that are sure are the price ranges and the models that exist.
October 21st, 2007 at 1:15 am
Hey everyone, I don’t know if you noticed, but ASUS changed the info on the product page again. If you go to http://eeepc.asus.com/en/product.htm
now there’s the 8G, 4G, 4g Surf, and the old 2G surf that had dissapeared (if I am not mistaken) is back again… So, asuming that the cheap version that they only sell through bulk orders is the 2G Surf, then the three models that they will sell in the US are the 8G, 4G Surf and 4G, which would make the 100 dollars difference in pricing more reasonable…
October 21st, 2007 at 7:30 am
Very good point Juan.
Such an outcome would be very profitable for us indeed.
October 21st, 2007 at 9:32 am
It is still guessing. The four models on the products page have been there since the page was changed a week ago. The price range is for three models. We still cannot be sure whether that range is for the 2GÂ Surf, 4GÂ Surf and 4G, or for the 4GÂ Surf, 4G and 8G.
The $199 model that was only to be sold through bulk orders was originally described as having no WLAN. The 2GÂ Surf has WLAN, unless this is yet another mistake on the Asus site
October 21st, 2007 at 9:52 am
Who needs an EEE if it has no WLAN?! Linux on laptops is the best thing for free internet - so many hack the wireless access points password applications are available on linux. Ahhh, can’t wait! ]=)
October 21st, 2007 at 5:33 pm
“Who needs an EEE if it has no WLAN?!”
People in countries where there are no WiFi access points with high speed internet connections on every corner, where in many areas there are no such access points at all within hundreds of miles around. For those countries the $199 Eee PC is intended.
October 21st, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Actually I disagree… The EEE will sell in US and some specific countries in Europe. It’s not going to be sold in poor countries in Africa or undeveloped countries in South America (for example I live in Colombia where in some cities there aren’t any WIFI spots, but they’re not going to sell it here). The countries in which it is going to be sold are countries in which people will actually need the WiFi…
Countries where there is no Wifi are not the target group of the EEE… not even the cheap one (Classmate PC and X0 from OLPC would be in that case)
October 21st, 2007 at 8:37 pm
[...] I read today that Asus plans to have Eee PCs pre-installed with Genuine Microsoft Windows by end of this year.  The announcement goes on to say, “The ASUS Eee PC defines a new category of computing device that offers an excellent Internet experience on-the-go for work, learn and play. With the addition of Microsoft Windows, the Eee PC can now also accommodate educational and corporate requirements.” I’m sure this can only drive up the cost of the device, that’s already suffering from price creep.  Still, if you are reluctant to give Linux a try, this might be good news. I also noticed that an 8Gb model has been added to the site. Another interesting thing is that I was looking at unboxing photos and the box shows a choice of colors. Included, was pink, light blue, black, and light green. I wonder if these will be available here in the U.S. I got the link from Eeeuser. [...]
October 21st, 2007 at 10:55 pm
They did not sell out as quickly as suggested.
I was able to buy one in Tainan on oct 21 (third store I tried). They apparently also had one left in stock in their Kaoshiung store.
October 22nd, 2007 at 2:41 am
Besides BB and NewEgg, where can I buy it without tax..I’m in California.
October 29th, 2007 at 6:50 am
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December 5th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
How can i buy online asus eee in taiwan?
December 5th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
can anybody send me this asus eee from taiwan????
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