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- swordedge, on 10/11/2007, -0/+108from the ASUS web site
EeePC 701 Specification
Display：7"
CPU & Chipset: Intel mobile CPU & chipset
OS: Linux/ Microsoft Windows XP compatible
Communication: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet; 56K modem
WLAN: WiFi 802.11b/g
Graphic: Intel UMA
Memory: 512MB, DDR2-400
Storage: 4/ 8/ 16GB Flash
Webcam: 300K pixel video camera
Audio: Hi-Definition Audio CODEC; Built-in stereo speaker; Built-in microphone
Battery Life: 3hrs (4 cells: 5200mAh, 2S2P)
Dimension & Weight: 22.5 x 16.5 x 2.1~3.5cm, 0.89kg - FrankieAngels, on 10/11/2007, -0/+62Except for the WLAN: WiFi 802.11b/g specified in the first post by swordedge
- gzmask, on 10/11/2007, -6/+59if you carry a 5 year old laptop into a toilet to jerk off, everyone in the house included your mum will notice it.
- rm999, on 10/11/2007, -1/+462 pounds, not bad... I'd be willing to spend more than double the price for more than 3 hours of battery life and tablet functionality. Hard to complain when it's only 200 dollars though!
How much extra are the storage updates? I feel like I would need at least 8 gigs... - cactus476, on 10/11/2007, -2/+47Subnotebooks are supposed to be expensive and you people are complaining?
- mushroom, on 10/11/2007, -1/+45Hey look at this pic http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/chinese.engadget.com/media/2007/06/img_6305.jpg and tell me its as big as an ipod
- dreicher, on 10/11/2007, -8/+51"you ***** Mormon"
Do we have to bring religion into EVERY thread? - dotlizard, on 10/11/2007, -1/+36(last xmas) price of PSP with several games & an extra memory stick, just like his friends have : well over $200
(last bday) price of DS Lite with a half dozen games & a case, same as everyone else : well over $200
(this xmas) price of a cute little lappy running linux: $200 plus tax.
making my kid the alpha geek in his peer group :: priceless. - adiman7, on 10/11/2007, -2/+36It's more like 9" x 6.5". My google conversion beats your math :)
I'd say it's perfect for linux fans. I wouldn't put XP on a 4gb hard drive - lateralus, on 10/11/2007, -0/+32This could also be a very capable Car-puter.
Line in to your factory amp, mp3s / videos/ maps
This has potential. Asus makes quality stuff. - MyBigRed, on 10/11/2007, -16/+47From the specs:
OS: Linux/ Microsoft Windows XP compatible
It comes with Linux you ***** Mormon. - hassanchop13, on 10/11/2007, -0/+29its probably just midgets holding it in the picture.
or someone messed up the dimensions. but i'm going with midgets. - InferiorWang, on 10/11/2007, -2/+30@FRankie
Your kung foo is strong. - Haplo, on 10/11/2007, -2/+28so much for the CS major...
- damnyooneek, on 10/11/2007, -1/+267 inch is bad but its not bad for $200. to write a word doc, browse the net, and email you cant beat the price and size.
- dankoleary, on 10/11/2007, -8/+33This is perfect for a mom, wife, or girlfriend that just wants to get online without any real PC functions. Now the real question- Will it blend?
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -4/+26This product is infinitely more important than the iphone . Without doubt - this is the coolest gadget of all time.
- damnyooneek, on 10/11/2007, -0/+21this thing is 2lbs thats awesome for taking to class and around campus.
- fatas, on 10/11/2007, -7/+27Nice link on the side:
http://chinese.engadget.com/photos/computex-2007-show-girl/
so many hot Asian show girls. - rm999, on 10/11/2007, -3/+23petsounds01
wtf? - malkir, on 10/11/2007, -1/+20@fkr3
why not just virtualize multiple development servers and save yourself even that much cost? - misteral, on 10/11/2007, -2/+19@PJBonoVox
At 33, I've gone back to school for some night courses to finish off a degree (so I can go on to my Master's). Does this make me not an adult? - GhostSniper, on 10/11/2007, -1/+18You can install either Linux or Windows.
- fkr3, on 10/11/2007, -4/+19@ malkir -
Hardware good enough to simulate a half a dozen or so servers is going to cost more than these notebooks, and provide a single + crippling point of failure. - Chandon, on 10/11/2007, -0/+14As a Linux user, I'm a big fan of the "Windows Key". It's a third modifier key in addition to Ctrl and Alt. You know all those "virtual desktop" and "3D desktop" things that Linux users talk about - those all want keyboard shortcuts, and if you use the Windows Key then it doesn't interfere with keyboard shortcuts in applications.
- torched, on 10/11/2007, -2/+16my girlfriend said she was gonna h4x your email while my mom pwns you with a DDOS for that sexist comment.
- chingy1788, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13Ok ill buy one for $200
then sell it to you for $2000
so you would think it would be made of an extremely high quality - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+14I heard michael jackson is a mormon. Gosh they must be cool.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11did you travel here from 1996 in a time machine?
- daRoach, on 10/11/2007, -1/+11For the grandma just wanting to check email.
- LowRentDiggs, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10So you can have something cheap for web browsing, and getting email
- Fengpost, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10From: linuxdevices.com
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9292516116.html
Yet another inexpensive miniature flash-based laptop running Linux has appeared. Chairman Jonney Shih introduced Asus's $190 Eee PC (3ePC) at a Computex keynote this morning, giving the audience a tour of its Windows-like Linux operating system, which boots in 15 seconds from 2GB of flash.
Shih characterized the 3ePC as the "lowest cost and easiest PC to use," and said it would be marketed around the world, rather than exclusively in developing nations. The user interface offers a simplified novice mode, for new computer users, as well as a more traditional desktop mode.
Asus lists the 3ePC's dimensions as 8.6 x 6.5 x 1.3 inches (225 x 165 x 21-35mm), making it roughly the same size as Via's NanoBook, also introduced at Computex this week. Additionally, the 3ePC has a 7-inch display and weighs about two pounds (890gm) -- specs that also match those of the NanoBook.
The 3epc is based on an unspecified Intel processor and chipset. Given the laptop's low cost, it may well be among the first products based on Tolapai, Intel's forthcoming Pentium M-powered SoC (system-on-chip). Along with a Pentium M core clocked between 600MHz and 1.2GHz, initial Tolapai chips are expected to integrate components traditionally found in PC northbridges and southbridges -- a graphics processing unit (GPU), external memory and storage controllers, and peripheral interfaces such as USB and Ethernet.
Asus said the 3ePC's graphics processing unit (GPU) will have a unified memory architecture (UMA), meaning it will borrow memory from the 3ePC's 512MB of DDR2-400 main system memory. Storage will be provided by between 2-16GB of Flash -- presumably with frequently accessed filesystem points mounted on ramdisks.
I/O includes 10/100 Ethernet, a 56K modem, 802.11b/g WiFi, and "hi-definition" audio I/O. Additionally, the device has built-in stereo speakers and a 300K-pixel video camera. A four-cell, 2s2p (two-in-series, two-in-parallel) 5200mAh battery will provide a claimed three hours of battery life.
Software includes the Firefox web browser, and an unspecified MS Office work-alike productivity suite. In addition to Linux, the device is said to be compatible with Windows XP, and may also be available for $300 pre-installed with XP.
Asus commented, "This is a new line of PCs that focuses on providing users with the most comprehensive Internet application based on three Es: Easy to learn, work, play; Excellent Internet experience, and Excellent mobile computing experience."
A few more details about the 3ePC may be available in a brief story at PCPro, here.
Other recently announced miniature Linux laptops include the Via NanoBook, the Palm Foleo, the Intel ClassmatePC, China's Godson-powered LeMote, and of course, the OLPC, the original "$100 laptop." Additionally, Aeronix's $100 Linux-based chat client has recently been in the news as the basis for an educational assessment system. - lateralus, on 10/11/2007, -1/+11Anyone know about the processor ?
- Thorlord, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10i dont like the screen, i'd be willing to shell out an extra $100 for a screen that goes to the corners rather than that tiny Etch-a-sketch screen it has now.
i love the idea, a cheap, lightweight, purely notetaking laptop, i was planning on buying a Macbook for just that purpose. a 13in screen, lightweight, long battery life. but a Fsking insane price tag. i think i would kill my eyes if i tried to take notes, or god-forbid write a paper on that 7in screen. - krunchyfrog, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10"you ***** Mormon"
"Do we have to bring religion into EVERY thread?"
No, it's a new Linux distro! - xodee48, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10Sad thing is i still cant afford it....
- radu79, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11Only 3 hours of battery life for a 5 200 * (3.7 * 4) = 76 Wh battery?
That's not that much at all.. - chingy1788, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9OMG the best Uni Laptop ever
might not play all the games
but it can play quite a few, 512MB of RAM I'm guessing it will have at least a 1GHz processor
wonder what the video card is like
Starcraft + Context is all I really need
Wonder if it can handle a PSX emulator
definitely SNES ROMs - Pingspike, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10I'd like to know exactly what CPU is in this thin, but im most certainly interested in buying one. Well more likely two. One for the missus as well ;)
VERY attractive device/price combo though.
This was actually reported a day earlier on http://www.eurekapc.net - z33Tec, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9We'll probably all wait... since their not out yet.
- tank45, on 10/11/2007, -3/+12Awesome, i've been wanting something like this for a long time....something small simple and sleek to do basic internet functions. WinXP compatibility is fantastic, hmm I can carry Starcraft with me anywhere! w00t
- malkir, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10@fkr3
you could build two fully functional desktops for 800 a pop and each one could run half a dozen virtualized development servers easy...
do whatever floats your boat I guess though - jstem1994, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8$200 for a decent digital photo portfolio? I'm there! Wireless internet is the icing on the cake...
- bblades, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7For $200 it is worth a try. It is perfect for college students looking for a little laptop to thrash around and take notes on. It is also good for having on a plane where space is limited. If the components hold up, it might be worth while. Congrats to ASUS for taking a chance on something different than the every day laptop
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9Ubuntu will run fine on any of those machines. sweet :)
- psykiv, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8If it really does have 3G built in (so I can use it wirelessly using my cell phone network) I have the $200 (plus tax and shipping and whatever else they add on) right here, waiting for it to come out.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7I'd love to have been at Palm's HQ when this news hit the wire...
- Mohdoo, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7It is actually cheaper to produce an item in only 1 way as opposed to two different ways. For example, in the production of cars, it is cheaper for companies to make all cars with AC than it would be to only make some with AC. Production costs go way up when you have more things to build. I get the feeling that's the reason behind windows key on a Linux based system.
- mrgreen4242, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Probably 800x480... that seems standard for these low cost 7" LCDs. I was hoping for a bit more as well, 1024x800 would have been great, but it's still pretty sweet for the price.
- xenonlight, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6if it runs linux, it can run NES and Genesis emulators fine
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