ASUS Eee PC [MERGED]

[badkuk]

PC Corner is now taking orders for the 10in EEE:
http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products....productid=4089

on the other hand...baka deadma lang ung asus sa leaked report, at baka apektuhan ung sales ng 7-incher

[wildthing]

bakit dito sa angeles merun naman stocks yan...tig 17,999 na lang.

[jedi]

PHILIPPINES--Asus has unveiled the eePC, its latest line of low-cost portable personal computers, and highlights the country as one of its main "target" markets in the region.

In a press briefing held here last week, the Taiwanese hardware maker said basic specifications of the eePC include an Intel processor, Linux operating system, 512MB RAM and storage capacity from 4GB to 16GB.

Leon Yu, Asus country manager, said the 4GB model has been released in the Philippines ahead of the other configurations, which will debut in the local market early next year.

"The Philippines, as well as Hong Kong and Australia, will be the top targets for the eePC," Yu added.

The price of the 4GB variant is pegged at 19,800 pesos (US$457.4), while pricing for the other configurations are still unavailable.

Despite its minute size, with a 7-inch screen and weighing a little less than 1 kilogram, the eePC is a "full multimedia, full Internet, and full communications" portable device, Yu said.

The significant weight reduction was made possible by putting in an SSD (solid state disks) storage device, instead of a harddisk, he said.

According to Yu, Asus is seeing brisk sales in terms of advance orders. The company is eyeing to ship about 3,000 eePCs in the Philippine market before year-end.

Not up for Classmate
An Intel executive, meanwhile, said the eePC will not compete directly with the Classmate PC, Intel's own low-cost laptop, which will not be available in the general retail market in the Philippines.

"The two products are aimed at different markets," said Carlo Subido, business solutions manager at Intel. He added that unlike the eePC, the Classmate PC will be marketed specifically for Philippine schools and government agencies.

The Classmate PC is also sturdier, Subido said, as it was made and designed for students. In comparison, the eePC is being marketed by Asus as a low-cost offering for first-time computer and Internet users.

At a US$300-price tag, the Intel executive said, the Classmate PC is also a tad cheaper.

The laptop is already available to schools and government bodies in the country, but Intel is scheduled to run a mass launch for Classmate PC next month, Subido added.

Intel will also be "working with local telcos" to bundle the laptop for local schools, he said. "Intel will definitely support both [Classmate PC and eePC]," he noted.

By Joel D. Pinaroc, ZDNet Asia
Tuesday, November 20 2007 08:01 PM

[jedi]

note...

the lady model does not come with the package

[Asus700]

hindi uubra eh, the price is too high. konting dagdag na lang may laptop ka na.

tingnan natin how this will sell

[Jun aka Pekto]

Hmmm. Other school districts in our neighborhood might find the eePC attractive, maybe even attractive enough to switch from entry-level iBooks/MacBooks, esp for my daughter. I think she's too young to own her own MacBook even though it's school-sanctioned.

[mhelskie]

a lil too pricey, plus you'll be forced to buy an external drive...wait and see muna ako

[niky]

I don't mind the need to buy an external drive... how much would you spend, an extra 5k pesos?

I'm looking at this, and I'm not seeing a de-featured laptop...

I'm seeing an ultra-portable tablet PC that's rugged enough to take anywhere (no HD to fry or "kalog") and genuinely useful. Before this, tablet-sized PCs cost an arm and a leg!

I'm thinking of getting one for Christmas, just for meetings, multi-media presentations, wifi-surfing and presscons. Lugging around a powerful, widescreen, 17" laptop for typing duties just isn't cutting it.

I've already tried on the keyboard for size, and it's just big enough to touch-type comfortably on... I definitely want one!

[ghosthunter]

hindi uubra eh, the price is too high. konting dagdag na lang may laptop ka na.

tingnan natin how this will sell

Just note, the Asus eee PC is a full notebook computer. Its not an over-achieving pocket organizer. It comes with linux but you can install Windows XP Pro SP2 on it with no problems.

Consider the relatively high price as the cost of ultra portability.

[compact]

since my asus 15.4 inches, 2,8 kg lappie just went 2 yo, my plan before was to sell it for 20k and shell out 40k more to purchase a compaq 12.1 inches presario.

instant change of plan when i saw this alternative, sticked with my 15.4 as primary laptop and Eee PC as secondary.

Im already enjoying its ultra portability and it is really a great relief specially to my back since the 2.8 kg weight is drastically reduced to less than 1 kg.

or is it the primary laptop over the 15.4? im still confused which is which.