lolx ... maybe can support Illus version 10 leh .... lolx ... if run CS3 ... sure KO d ... lolx ...

more brands come out but then also normally i would want to wait for reviews and then pricing lo ... small lappie wit slow processing power but then price so high also not really worth it ... actually 12" screen can get like 2.2k d but then weight is more than 1kg lo ... =(

i'm sastisfied my ee pc 701 with the good price i purchased, serve my purpose

Guyz, I'm waiting for eee pc 1000H to replace my 4 years old laptop.

If its out in Malaysia, PLS PM ME!!!!

Eagerly waiting!

If you use your notebook for work, don't think any EeePC with a Celeron M or even Atom will be able to replace it. You're better off looking at the new Compaq B1286TU. It'll be a lot closer to the power you'd expect from an actual desktop, but small and light enough to carry around without getting a workout. Here's a quick comparison between the B1286TU and 1000H:

RM2500 vs ~RM2000
1.9KG vs 1.45KG
2GHz C2D vs 1.6GHz Atom

Good comparison, but is the new atom processor too bad to replace a normal desktop? Is it to slow to perform?

B1286TU is good in features but the weight 1.9kg is quite bulky......for traveller.....

Anyway, good point of view

iRonTech, same here also........
coz i m still using my ee pc 701...

How much is 701 now?

I think from some benchmarking done on the Atom vs the Celeron M's in the current Eee's, the Atom doesn't seem to deliver as much as anticipated from the numbers and conclusions other people had.

Sorry, I can't remember exactly were is the link but a good start would be the eeeuser forum. I think the S'porean VR-Zone EeePC forum also had a thread on the Atom's performance.

1.9kg already considered good leh.
My last work laptop is like 3kg, and I find the 2kg of my TX2000 is pretty manageable.

Don't forget to factor in the weight of additional batteries if you are the frequent traveller / 'road warrior' type.

i think RM1.2k can get d...........

I read the same benchmark and came to the conclusion: 2000 bucks is too much to pay for something just slightly smaller and lighter than the current batch of 13" notebooks. Perhaps VIA Isaiah would make a better candidate, but it also depends on their pricing.

Look, the 701 series costs about 1000 or less these days in the used market. Sure it's 7" but it does all the light computing tasks in spades. When you add another 1000 bucks to the equation, and only add a fraction of performance... I don't know. These Atoms can probably sell if they price them at 1299. Anything beyond that, with our current economy, and these guys would be just digging their own grave.

This post has been edited by Bad Cyborg: Jun 21 2008, 03:25 PM

handy unit pretty good for traveling. Especially I bought from my fren's 3 week old 701 at Rm1k

get 2nd hand better, i think below Rm1k still with warranty

Thanks Bad Cyborg for digging up the benchmark data.

this one is silverthorne atom. EEEPC 901 is using diamondville. i'm planning to buy eeepc but not sure 901 or 900. Feature wise.. 901 better. but in term of cpu performance, 900 is better i think.

to be honest, Asus never intended for the eeePC line so far to be a desktop replacement. the whole idea (so far) was for a low cost portable laptop to use on the go, e.g. commuters & uni students.

That's the whole problem. With the current Eee line, Asus is swinging the other direction of low cost.

Dell new's UMPC is going to win it all... I was dead serious about the Asus EEE PC, then I heard there will be a newer version and we all know it, and its old news.

But the new Dell... delicious!
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/05/exclusiv...i_laptop-2.html


Staying in topic, I would love to see how Asus EEE PC fans would react to the upcoming Dell...

For all you know, the whole UMPC craze might just collapse, as mainstream laptops get more budget-friendly, lighter, and smaller, and the UMPC's get more expensive, heavy, larger.
10 bucks says they'll converge at 10" screen size.

I disagree... the new trend is UMPC - the lighter version of the already light version of laptops.

I can already imagine a future of UMPCs...

However its up to the consumer whether he/she can make do with the features present in a UMPC. However, in terms of size/portability, UMPC is the way to go !

I disagree. The future trend is brain-implanted CPU.

As you said, the future is to be imagined.

Let's wait and see.

does anyone know where to get 6600mAH battery for eee PC 701?
I want to get one ... if the price is good...