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New 8.9" Eee PC 900 Full Review

trustedreviews.com — After months of rumour, here's the first full review of the new 8.9" Asus Eee PC 900. This is the notebook that many of us have been waiting for, and it sounds like it's everything we hoped it would be. With a higher resolution screen, multitouch trakpad, 20GB of storage and affordable price, Asus could have another stock shortage on its hands.

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  • SebHughes, on 04/16/2008, -0/+10Me wants one.
    • JAVandiver, on 04/16/2008, -1/+4Tell me about it! I have been having holding off on a 701 for the 900. I really want a UMPC for my summer adventures.
  • Samuraizero, on 04/16/2008, -10/+2Buried, since it doesn't say if it can fit or not in a manila folder.
  • Birdoftruth, on 04/16/2008, -0/+4I'm going to college for Fall 08' and I was on the fence between this and the black Macbook. But since I just read that still can't even get 2 hours over, I am going to have to settle for the Macbook.
    • sonnybobiche, on 04/16/2008, -1/+3Good call. This can't be your only machine...
      Although the ideal setup would be a full size desktop (iMac is only $100-200 more than a macbook) AND an ultraportable like the EeePC.
    • geoken, on 04/16/2008, -1/+2Why don't you settle for a pen and paper.
    • mooninite, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1Do you live in the UK? They won't be on sale in the US for a while. By then I bet the 6-cell battery and/or Atom model will be out for improved battery life.
      • diggB, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1I wouldn't hold my breath for the Atom version to be out anytime soon, especially by this Fall.
    • Jorlwind, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1I'm never getting another Apple laptop due to the hardware issues my Macbook gave me. I might consider getting a Toshiba or one of these EeePCs next. It's your decision though.
      Word from the wise: get Applecare. From my experience, the machines tend to have some(read: a lot of) failures, and unless you have applecare like I did you'll get reamed in the ass with some pretty big repair bills.
    • cognizance8, on 04/16/2008, -1/+2just seems like kind of a strange choice to try and match the macbook up with a eee...

      one you can almost get away with not having a desktop, the other you can't (especially not for the multimedia-needy college student).

      I still don't understand how anyone can justify having a laptop as their primary computer when you can buy a desktop that matches the performance for a quarter of the price (a desktop/laptop comparison that is worth having).
  • diggB, on 04/16/2008, -0/+2Though the US price hasn't been officially set, the cost in dollars for both models (XP with 12G and Linux with 20G) will be around $500.

    http://www.dailytech.com/ASUS+Shows+Off+89+Eee+PC+ ...

    http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?com ...
  • mike, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1I know I already have a desktop, and a MacBook Pro...but yeah...I want one of these bad.
  • NoNamesLeft, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3I only have Macs for work reasons but that thing is so darn small and sexy I am thinking I want one just to play with (with Linux of course). Off topic but I still don't understand what Apple were thinking with the Macbook Air(head), overpriced and too big - who really cares about thinness when the thing is basically the same size as a normal laptop?
  • YodaJones, on 04/16/2008, -0/+4Very clever that they made the XP and Linux configurations cost the same but made the Linux version with more memory. Hat off to Asus.
  • wenomspitta, on 04/16/2008, -0/+7If you buy the xp version you are officially a retard
  • Rizmaster, on 04/16/2008, -0/+3If I could put OSX on it, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Have to talk to the hackintosh community later...
  • SimonHawkin, on 04/17/2008, -0/+1I am almost sold on it. However, I will first check out HP 2133. Also, there is a rumor of Dell getting into the game; that should be interesting.
  • GuyRCook, on 04/17/2008, -0/+0The wait is over, now have to find the $500 for this great new tool. When I saw the 4G older model, I was expecting to see these new features, and pleasantly surprised at how soon.
  • Zalo81, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1I'm waiting for the black version with the Intel Atom chip. Also, the battery life is worrying me. 3 hours? I've seen the U.S. price will be $549. If Asus wants to improve sales, they will have to drop the price below $500. Especially for a Linux version, which is the one I want.
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