Order the Eee PC 900 20G and 12G at Amazon

I’m still waiting on black. If someone spots a place to pre-order black in the US please post quickly. I have been waiting two months for an Eee 900!!!!

Many places to buy or pre-order pearl white are available. I am looking for black. I have been watching the forums closely, but no mention of a place to order black.

not yet introduced to the us? Mine will be here in a few hours via the few that newegg got.

Has anyone heard of Buy-Eee.com? Before reading this story, I decided to get in on the preorder and clicked an Amazon link that directed me to their site, which then directed me back to Amazon to process the order.

Any news on these guys? I’m suddenly very nervous…

-Mark

Sam,

I imagine they’ll go down eventually, but there’s been no word yet of price drops in the markets that got the 900 before the U.S., so I wouldn’t look for that to happen immediately… although the most highly-specced version of the original model comes so close to the 900’s $549 price tag that one would expect some kind of price drop soon!

-Mark

* for the EEE 701 & surf models

I think it can take some time for them to start selling 5800’s and replacing 4400’s…
Luckily I’m not in an urge for one at the moment, waiting till Fall. They probably will have released Atom-based ones by then as well as get things straight with the batteries.

Can I used the included power adapter in Europe @220V?

I ordered mine (XP) from Amazon on Saturday also, it has not shipped yet and they are saying it should arrive next Monday or Tuesday.

I ordered mine on Sunday, and just received word that delivery should be anytime from 2 to 4 weeks! Wow, big disparity there between ordering Saturday and Sunday.

So my earlier question about the legitimacy of “buy-eee.com” seems to be answered. My estimated shipping date info is appearing on the real Amazon.com website, so all seems legit. Whew!

-Mark

Amigower,

I just checked again, and though the sponsored link does say “Available Now,” that just means you can now order it. If you take that link further, Amazon explains that the current waitlist is 1-2 months.

I’m just glad I pre-ordered mine over the weekend! 2-4 weeks is one thing, but 2 months?

Anyone got any idea how soon we can expect them in actual retail stores (not online orders)? How long did it take with the 7xx models?

I’m gonna be visiting the states in about a month and would really like to get one, but obviously can’t order online.

Interesting advert showing on the main page, EEEPC 900 in stock at http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/iclk?sa=l&ai=BdWOITS4qSOX-LIOiVY7X3c8CmqjdSrLc7IkFwI23AdCGAxACGAIgtPGBAigCOABQs5_Z_vr_____AWDJhvWLzKTUGbIBD3d3dy5lZWV1c2VyLmNvbboBCTQ2OHg2MF9hc8gBAdoBF2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZWVldXNlci5jb20vgAIBqAMByAMH6AMg6APgBegDBegDHugDuAKIBAGQBAGYBAA&num=2&adurl=http://www.excaliberpc.com/parts-stxt-asus%2Beee%2Bpc%2B900-cat_id-302.html&client=ca-pub-5336707350133299&nm=28
However they are asking 30 dollars more for the Linux 20gb model.

I do NOT think they know what they’re doing there.

I pre-ordered from amazon on Saturday and it was shipped tonight. I should have it tommorow.

Anyone have a notion when it will hit AUSTRALIA?

I posted a note yesterday about excaliberpc.com having the Linux version for $30 more than the XP version, and also sent their sales contact a question about this price difference.

I actually got a response from a representative there. They are a reseller, and their vendor (NOT Asus) is charging them a higher price for the Linux version, and this middleman vendor claims, and I quote, “We hardly ever get a chance to make money and there is no reason for us to allocate this product to you when we can easily sell other resellers who have already been paying more” … now that’s sleazy.

So, consider excaliberpc.com if you want to buy the XP version, if only because they answer their email and explain their pricing. I have no idea whether they’re any better or worse than any other retailer, but I’m going to give them a try for other things.

I picked up mine at http://www.allsus.com, they have the 20Gb and the 12 GB in white only, got it today and it’s cool.

I like it. Wanted black but the sales rep said that ASUS is not really saying when the black ones will be in the US.

Forgot to mention, what I meant by ‘other colors’ was back a couple of weeks ago I think, there was an article talking about releases in ‘cool colors’ … looks like there’s no mention of that anywhere, especially with the new release.

Either way very excited … even if I’ll be waiting a while. (;

I ordered mine at Amazon the day they were released here in the US. At the time the web site said they’d ship in just a few days. After I ordered mine (and I should have it on Wed.) I noticed that they hiked the shipping date to 1-2 months. It looks like they’re getting snapped up pretty fast. I’m looking forward to playing with mine!

I do think it is a shame how this page now gets updated less and less… This page has the largest amount of users, and has tons of useful information, but if it continues to be updated so late, it will definitely loose terrain against any of the other EEE or similar related pages… For example, I used to check it every day, now I check this every week, and I check liliputing.com once a day…

The Atom 901 is being discussed in the Forums complete with pictures. These are a few of the links.

http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=28620

http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=28681

translated version of French site link in this thread
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=28604

I got the 20gb Linux, I want to install XP but dont know which, either Home or Pro?
any pros or cons?

I just ordered two 20G’s on amazon.com (US) today from DataVision Computer Video, it says shipping estimated on may 19th and the 20Gs are in stock.

Then I discovered this thread.

Is there anything fishy about this? I didn’t know the 900 was just released, I was originally gonna buy the cheapest model but decided to up the ante a little.

I’m having mine shipped to an international cargo handler in NJ and then to Norway, europe, so those datavision bastards better not be taking on more orders than they can handle, thus chinking my chain.

Hi, I got my 2GBt two weeks ago, and I’m very pleased with it. Yes it white, but in the Proporta Crystal case its looks good and does exactly what I need it for. As mentioned the battery life is not great, and I’ve just left my charger at my Mum’s. I’ll have to get a car charger, I’m not used to such a short battery life, I still use my Psion 5MX & I can’t find a charger amongst the collection I have built up over 20 years. I’ll learn, anyway its great!
Cheers BC

@Foomf:
From what I gather amazon fronts and guarantees the sale even though Datavison is the store, and I paid with VISA debitcard so they shouldn’t have any suspicions of fraud.

It’s an insane hassle to get your hands on any gadgetry in europe these days, I take it you’re from the US (and you think you have it bad EEE-wise ;D).
EEE hasn’t even been launched in Norway, and if you want one you can expect to fork out like nearly $700 USD for an imported 4G!
I can’t imagine what they’ll cost when they are (supposedly) going to be launched in june or july. It’s almost guaranteed the price level here will defy the whole budget-concept of the EEE, and it’ll turn into an expensive (but chic) toy for turtleneck and iPhone-sporting douchebags who’ll stand on streetcorners with mobile internet, loudly reciting their blogs.

I’m only worried about Datavision taking orders far exceeding their stock, one would expect the 20Gs to be ripped out of the shevles for two months ahead. I guess I’ll find out on monday.