Asus has let loose with the UK pricing for its latest Eee PC models, and overall the prices don’t look that different from the US versions. The 901 will set you back £299 or about $592 US, while the 904 will run £269 or about $533 US. The Eee PC 1000H (with an 80GB hard […]
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Elonex One, part II: Another RazorBook clone?
Elonex is apparently following up on the success of the company’s Elonex One laptop with a new model, called the Elonex One T. The Elonex One was a bit different from other netbooks in that all of the PC components (storage, RAM, CPU, and so on) were hidden behind the screen. The result is that […]
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Acer Aspire One now available for order or preorder or something
While I wasn’t expecting the Acer Aspire One to hit the US for at least another few weeks, it looks like the computer is starting to show up at online retail sites. it’s not 100% clear whether companies like eWiz and CDW are shipping the Aspire One. I have a feeling what we’re actually seeing […]
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How to install Ubuntu on an MSI Wind laptop
The MSI Wind laptop has generated a lot of excitement due to its low price and high quality feature set. But some of the earliest reviewers have pointed out that it was pretty difficult to figure out how to install Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron, one of the most popular Linux distributions on the Wind. The […]
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ECS G10IL will hit the US by September, for $399
Looking for a seriously cheap ultraportable laptop with an Intel Atom CPU? Like cheaper than the $599 Eee PC 901 or the $479 MSI Wind? ECS vice president Henry Kwan tells Laptop Magazine that the ECS G10IL is heading to the US, and the low end model will cost just $399.We already knew the G10IL […]
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MSI Wind now shipping, 6-cell battery on hold until September
I’ve got good news and bad news on the MSI Wind front. And if you’ve read the headline, you probably have a good idea which news item falls into which category.First the good news. As expected, MSI has begun shipping the Wind notebook this week. If you placed a preorder at the MSI Shop, ZipZoomFly, […]
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Asus offers $100 rebate on Eee PC 900, brings price down to $449
Want a tiny laptop with an 8.9 inch 1024 x 600 pixel display and don’t care if it packs a 900MHz Intel Celeron CPU instead of a shiny new Intel Atom CPU? Asus is apparently hoping to move some of its Eee PC 900 inventory while at the same time differentiating the lower end PC […]
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Asus Eee Box priced at £199
Asus has announced the official pricing for the Eee Box, the first desktop computer in the Eee PC lineup. The Eee Box B202 will cost £199 in the UK, which is about $393 US. At that price, the tiny computer is cheaper than the original Eee PC 701 laptop, and significantly cheaper than the newer […]
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Gigabyte M912V tablet PC to skip the US market
While companies like Asus, Acer, HP, MSI, and Dell are busy putting out low-cost ultraportable laptops with a clamshell design, the Gigabyte M912V has a tablet PC style design. That is to say, you can operate it either in clamshell mode like a typical laptop, or you can swivel the touch screen and lay it […]
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Eee PC 901 goes on sale in US, Amazon offers deep discount?
As expected, the Eee PC 901 is showing up at online retailers like Amazon and Newegg. While Amazon still says the 901 is available for preorder, Newegg says it will ship the $599 PC within 3-5 days. But Engadget notes that Amazon has at least one bizarre listing for a $399 Eee PC 900 with […]