Comments on: Asus Eee PC 1004DN with disc drive gets official(er)

By: Asus Eee PC 1004DN adds disc drive

Asus Eee PC 1004DN adds disc drive — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:44:08 +0000

[...] Link: Asus (via Liliputing) [...]

By: Asus hace oficial su netbook con unidad optica | Tecnone

Asus hace oficial su netbook con unidad optica | Tecnone — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:26:07 +0000

[...] Link:Asus Eee PC 1004DN with disc drive gets official ¿Valorarías esta nota? Compártelo Imprimir Tags: asus, Eee PC, eee pc 1004DN, netbook « Hotelicopter: Un hotel 5 estrellas en un helicoptero Inicio [...]

By: DougC3

DougC3 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:36:55 +0000

Yeah, you're right. I didn't even notice the 10.9″ width. That makes it almost a half-inch wider than some 12″ notebooks.

By: DG

DG — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:10:12 +0000

So now basically an expensive way of getting an underpowered notebook. I wasn't expecting this to happen quite so soon, though it was inevitable given the insane way things have been going over the last few months.

NEXT!

By: thequinox

thequinox — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:07:50 +0000

Not only that, but look at the size of it. That screen bezel makes it look like a 12-in ultraportable with a 10″ screen. The keyboard clearly shows how much bigger it is than the average netbook.

By: When is a netbook really a small laptop? And is Conficker worth the hype? : TechVi

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:06:46 +0000

[...] term to begin with? What makes a netbook a netbook? Kyle Monson and Brad Linder both say the new 1004DN is still a netbook, since it’s primarily focused on running net apps. Also, we dive into the [...]

By: DougC3

DougC3 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:35:35 +0000

I just noticed the slow 1.8″ PATA hard drive, to make room for the DVD drive no doubt. Surely somebody will find a way to upgrade it.

By: DougC3

DougC3 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:19:43 +0000

I'm not too worried about the fact that it may not be a “true” or “pure” netbook as we have defined it. 1) If I don't want the extra features, I can probably trust myself not to buy it. 2) I guess feature creep is a legitimate worry, since we've seen it take over the desktop and notebook market to the extent that there may not be nearly enough emphasis on building and marketing good minimal PCs.

But I think the netbook segment is so firmly established that the demand itself will insure that a huge variety of “pure” netbooks will remain on the market for the foreseeable future. And 3) Nomenclature and market dilution (pollution?) worries aside, this is a pretty desirable little gadget, and maybe it'll help Asus stay afloat during these hard times and keep pumping out “true” netbooks.

By: DougC3

DougC3 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:36:55 +0000

Yeah, you're right. I didn't even notice the 10.9″ width. That makes it almost a half-inch wider than some 12″ notebooks.

By: DG

DG — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:10:12 +0000

NEXT!

By: thequinox

thequinox — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:07:50 +0000

Not only that, but look at the size of it. That screen bezel makes it look like a 12-in ultraportable with a 10″ screen. The keyboard clearly shows how much bigger it is than the average netbook.

By: DougC3

DougC3 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:35:35 +0000

I just noticed the slow 1.8″ hard drive. Surely somebody will find a way to upgrade it.

By: DougC3

DougC3 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:19:43 +0000

But I think the netbook segment is so firmly established that the demand itself will insure that a huge variety of “pure” netbooks will remain on the market for the forseeable future. And 3) Nomenclature and market dilution (pollution?) worries aside, this is a petty desirable little gadget, and maybe it'll help Asus stay afloat during these hard times and keep pumping out “true” netbooks.