Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-13 Thread Kevin Shackleton
On Sun, 2008-07-13 at 15:03 +1000, Armin Marth wrote: JB Hi-Fi is selling the eeePC 1000 for $698 (10, atom CPU, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, wifi b/g/n, 1.3MP cam) What's the next model - a 15 160 GB . . ? Though the 700 is tight on screen space and the 900 at least gets over 1000 pixels wide, the

Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-13 Thread daveg
Quoting Luke Vanderfluit [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Ill be using mine to read pdfs. Yes, its an alternative to an e reader for me, so weight is important. Im not sure if its going to work out at all as such but Ill give it a go. The main drawback with e-readers is that they cant render pdfs properly or

Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-12 Thread Luke Vanderfluit
Hi. David Andresen wrote: Have you considered the eeepc 901 ( linux installed) ? You may have to wait a bit. Better battery performance for this kind of device (a pc companion) is what it is all about. Isn't it?

Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-12 Thread Armin Marth
Hey, JB Hi-Fi is selling the eeePC 1000 for $698 (10, atom CPU, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, wifi b/g/n, 1.3MP cam) it looks like Australia's skipping the 900 series and going with the superior 1000 series. No mention of OS. http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/ Also the HP netbook is a pretty decent buy.

Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-10 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709) David Andresen wrote: Have you considered the eeepc 901 ( linux installed) ? You may have to wait a bit. Do you know how long? I've spoken to ASUS and they've recommended retailers who haven't even heard of the Linux one. Apparently it might not be released

Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-10 Thread David Andresen
From what I have read to date there is quite a bit of demand in Europe for the eeepc. I read that the 901 was release ca. 20 June 2008 according to some reports. It is difficult to know what impact the competitors will have on eeepc sales. There are many similar ultra portables, MSI wind,

Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-10 Thread David Andresen
BTW, I understand that one can pre-order eeepc 901 but do they state a delivery date? I am actively looking for the eeepc linux version as it comes with the larger (20GB) SSD for the same money as the 12GB windows version. When I discover a supplier I will tell. I understand that GST for

Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-10 Thread Marghanita da Cruz
David Andresen wrote: BTW, I understand that one can pre-order eeepc 901 but do they state a delivery date? I am actively looking for the eeepc linux version as it comes with the larger (20GB) SSD for the same money as the 12GB windows version. When I discover a supplier I will tell.

Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-09 Thread Nick Croft
* Luke Vanderfluit ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Hi. Im looking at buying one of these. Theres one at shoppingsquare.com.au: http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_4464_ASUS_EEEPC_900_89_LCD_Notebook__BLACK Im a bit scared to outright purchase from a company Ive never heard of before especially

Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-09 Thread David Andresen
Have you considered the eeepc 901 ( linux installed) ? You may have to wait a bit. Better battery performance for this kind of device (a pc companion) is what it is all about. Isn't it? http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/review/2008/06/14/Asus-Eee-PC-901-20G-Linux-Edition/p1

Companion PC Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-09 Thread Marghanita da Cruz
David Andresen wrote: Have you considered the eeepc 901 ( linux installed) ? You may have to wait a bit. Better battery performance for this kind of device (a pc companion) is what it is all about. Isn't it? Sure is a good companion. I took a Linux 701 eeePC on holidays recently.

Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-09 Thread Jacinta Richardson
David Andresen wrote: Have you considered the eeepc 901 ( linux installed) ? You may have to wait a bit. Do you know how long? I've spoken to ASUS and they've recommended retailers who haven't even heard of the Linux one. Apparently it might not be released in Australia yet, but ASUS wasn't

[SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-08 Thread Luke Vanderfluit
Hi. Im looking at buying one of these. Theres one at shoppingsquare.com.au: http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_4464_ASUS_EEEPC_900_89_LCD_Notebook__BLACK Im a bit scared to outright purchase from a company Ive never heard of before especially when Im going to spend $500. Is there any place

Re: [SLUG] eee pc 900 (20080709)

2008-07-08 Thread Rev Simon Rumble
This one time, at band camp, Luke Vanderfluit wrote: Has anyone had experience with shoppingsquare.com.au? Yeah I bought my Squeezebox from them and they were fine. Only problem for me was they use Fastway couriers. The courier forged my signature (I wasn't home) and left the device sitting