Comments on: What to Ask Asus CEO Jerry Shen About the Eee PC? You Tell Me.

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:24:20 +0000

I’d like to know about linux as an option on the eee pc 900 as well. I’d rather save a small amount of money and have linux. Theirweb site says the new models will all be “Windows Ready”. Does this mean I can buy without Windows?

Thanks.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:56:33 +0000

Please thank him for opening up a wholly new market segment; I will be buying a couple of the new 8.9 inch EEEs as soon as they come out. What are his plans for a touch screen model?

By: 易勤 (YiQin)

易勤 (YiQin) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:46:39 +0000

I’m more interested in when if ever ASUS will use intels atom – “diamondville” processor or if they willl consider using via’s new “isaiah” processor in the upcoming release or in the near future.

Also I would like to know if there is any chance of Asus providing the SSD and HDD versions of the upcoming EEE PCs in the next or future releases.

I think these are important Q’s for many potential EEE PC users.

Thanks!
易勤 (YiQin)

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:19:35 +0000

As far as I can tell, we already have answers to many of these questions.

The 8.9-inch model will be available in April, it has a 1024 x 600 pixel screen, and will be available with Windows XP. Engadget also reports that future versions may sport Windows 7, but Windows Vista has been pretty much ruled out.

I’ve seen conflicting reports about whether Linux will still be an option, so I’d love to see an answer to that question.

I’d also like to know what kind of processor the Eee PC 900 will have, and what the price for the base unit will be stateside. Something tells me the 399 Euro price is only for Europe.