Asustek unveils ultra low-cost Eee PC - a 200$ notebook

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Puppy · #1 Post by **Puppy** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:47 pm

http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20070606PD202.html
http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/notebooks/ ... 704,00.htm
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/06/06 ... ee_eee_pc/

pianowizard · #2 Post by **pianowizard** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:55 pm

Interesting, but not exactly new. It looks like Asus is just resurrecting the handheld PC, which BruisedQuasar has promoted many times on this forum (e.g. this thread). I owned a Jornada 720 briefly last year, and it feels like a hybrid of a PDA and an ultraportable laptop.

qviri · #3 Post by **qviri** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:00 pm

If this isn't vapourware, I may well consider one...

It's interesting because it's a full x86 machine. I am under the impression that most handheld-like devices feature ARMs or similar processors; you can run whatever you please on x86.

x86 + 802.11g + 0.89kg + $200 is a winning combination.

Puppy · #4 Post by **Puppy** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:03 pm

It could have better display resolution (some other article speculates 800x480). Unfortunately I expcet the price to be doubled (comparing to USD exchange rate) in the !@#$% EU as usually

BTW does it have any USB port ?

And other one from VIA http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3746

Asustek unveils ultra low-cost Eee PC - a 200$ notebook

Asustek unveils ultra low-cost Eee PC - a 200$ notebook

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