Comments on: Higher LCD Prices Lead to More Expensive Eee PCs? http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/ The Eee PC Community Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:18:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: 50 lcd hdtv http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-141640 50 lcd hdtv Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:30:51 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/#comment-141640 Great, thanks! Great, thanks!

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]]> By: GeorgeM http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-3549 GeorgeM Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:35:03 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/#comment-3549 What makes the E3 compelling to me is the SSD; what's likely to make me wait for the next version is the screen size. I ride a motorcycle, and the vibration simply kills the HD on a normal laptop. Without that point of failure - and much smaller to boot - the E3 (yes, running XP so I have Streets & Trips!) would be a huge improvement. I spent a lot more trying to make a PDA do this kind of job - the E3 will do a much better job of it, and still cheaper than other "ultracompact" laptops. What makes the E3 compelling to me is the SSD; what’s likely to make me wait for the next version is the screen size. I ride a motorcycle, and the vibration simply kills the HD on a normal laptop. Without that point of failure – and much smaller to boot – the E3 (yes, running XP so I have Streets & Trips!) would be a huge improvement. I spent a lot more trying to make a PDA do this kind of job – the E3 will do a much better job of it, and still cheaper than other “ultracompact” laptops.

]]> By: RJT http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-3538 RJT Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:22:59 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/#comment-3538 I know as an early implementer I'm going to be dumped on, but I'm not too bothered. I'm going to get a very cheap device that perfectly fits my needs. In six months time the new model will be better in every way. In a year the competition will be hotting up. In my E3 will look obsolete- screen, battery and flash will all have exploded. Then I'll get a new one, having had my needs met very cheaply for two years. It's sufficiently cheap that I don't care! If I loose it, if it breaks, if someone nicks it, no problem. I go and buy another. Welcome to disposable computing. I know as an early implementer I’m going to be dumped on, but I’m not too bothered. I’m going to get a very cheap device that perfectly fits my needs. In six months time the new model will be better in every way. In a year the competition will be hotting up. In my E3 will look obsolete- screen, battery and flash will all have exploded. Then I’ll get a new one, having had my needs met very cheaply for two years. It’s sufficiently cheap that I don’t care! If I loose it, if it breaks, if someone nicks it, no problem. I go and buy another. Welcome to disposable computing.

]]> By: JDP http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-3494 JDP Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:02:54 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/#comment-3494 haushinka: I don't see them noting a price on that release. FWIW, I really think people are jumping the gun on the "bait and switch" argument. I'm sure we all know, but: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait_and_switch If the price "advertised" isn't the same when you get to the store to buy it, then it's a bait and switch. If some tech company announces a product months before it's release and then changes the final price before actually putting the product into market, it's not. Anyone got the *official* price list that ASUS put out that actually says the stuff you want to believe? Or, do you all have conclusions, inferences and unverified reports from questionable reporters and pre-order sales sites? I'm not trying to rile anyone up, I'm just trying to make a point of getting people to think about what the really do know. There's always the old propaganda line of "if you repeat a lie often enough it becomes a fact." ;) haushinka: I don’t see them noting a price on that release.

FWIW, I really think people are jumping the gun on the “bait and switch” argument. I’m sure we all know, but: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait_and_switch
If the price “advertised” isn’t the same when you get to the store to buy it, then it’s a bait and switch. If some tech company announces a product months before it’s release and then changes the final price before actually putting the product into market, it’s not. Anyone got the *official* price list that ASUS put out that actually says the stuff you want to believe? Or, do you all have conclusions, inferences and unverified reports from questionable reporters and pre-order sales sites? I’m not trying to rile anyone up, I’m just trying to make a point of getting people to think about what the really do know. There’s always the old propaganda line of “if you repeat a lie often enough it becomes a fact.” ;)

]]> By: HP http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-3477 HP Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:33:41 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/#comment-3477 @Peter: That's what I think, too, that there's a need for a mobile computer that's low-priced (below $500) and doesn't need to run bloated Windows. I think Asus does have a winner on its hands (the concept), although it'll likely be with the next version. Actually, I'm more excited about the OLPC, despite the intentional ugly looks. It has many interesting innovations, from the hi-res mono LCD that's readable in sunlight, to the long battery life, to the drawstring cord power generator. I'm just hoping that Quanta will follow-up on its intentions and market a low-priced device based on those technologies. @Sudden: I made the mistake of carrying my Thinkpad X in the bike pannier for a while. Hit a curb, the pannier bounced off the hook and into the wheel, and it ate the LCD. Now I carry (the new) X in the messenger bag. @Peter: That’s what I think, too, that there’s a need for a mobile computer that’s low-priced (below $500) and doesn’t need to run bloated Windows. I think Asus does have a winner on its hands (the concept), although it’ll likely be with the next version.

Actually, I’m more excited about the OLPC, despite the intentional ugly looks. It has many interesting innovations, from the hi-res mono LCD that’s readable in sunlight, to the long battery life, to the drawstring cord power generator. I’m just hoping that Quanta will follow-up on its intentions and market a low-priced device based on those technologies.

@Sudden: I made the mistake of carrying my Thinkpad X in the bike pannier for a while. Hit a curb, the pannier bounced off the hook and into the wheel, and it ate the LCD. Now I carry (the new) X in the messenger bag.

]]> By: Sudden http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-3472 Sudden Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:05:43 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/#comment-3472 This thing is customized for my needs. All i want is lightweight, low price, full keyboard, wi-fi and email. I intend to carry it with me while bicycle touring. If I break it, lose it, whatever... no biggy, it's not a $1500 laptop, I simply replace it and don't give it a second thought. I can't wait. This thing is customized for my needs. All i want is lightweight, low price, full keyboard, wi-fi and email. I intend to carry it with me while bicycle touring. If I break it, lose it, whatever… no biggy, it’s not a $1500 laptop, I simply replace it and don’t give it a second thought. I can’t wait.

]]> By: Peter Wyman http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-3470 Peter Wyman Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:43:56 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/#comment-3470 My sense is that nate is right. There is a market for a low priced, ultraportable laptop and while the first version of the eee pc is compromised in terms of screen size, there are plenty of folks willing to try it out and see if it is a valuable solution. I look at the first version as a proof of concept. If the screen size is a bit small but the keyboard is good and the linux implementation is clean and user friendly, then the form factor will survive the first version. If these basic usability requirements are not met, then the product may not survive. My sense is that nate is right. There is a market for a low priced, ultraportable laptop and while the first version of the eee pc is compromised in terms of screen size, there are plenty of folks willing to try it out and see if it is a valuable solution.
I look at the first version as a proof of concept. If the screen size is a bit small but the keyboard is good and the linux implementation is clean and user friendly, then the form factor will survive the first version. If these basic usability requirements are not met, then the product may not survive.

]]> By: HP http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/comment-page-1/#comment-3455 HP Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:50:11 +0000 http://www.eeeuser.com/2007/10/22/higher-lcd-prices-lead-to-more-expensive-eee-pcs/#comment-3455 BTW, ultraportables now range around $1200. You can buy a Thinkpad X61, the gold standard of ultraportables, for that price. The Dell D430 and the XPS M1330 are also around there. Before you talk numbers, it helps to know what you're talking about. BTW, ultraportables now range around $1200. You can buy a Thinkpad X61, the gold standard of ultraportables, for that price. The Dell D430 and the XPS M1330 are also around there. Before you talk numbers, it helps to know what you’re talking about.

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