New "EEE" super-portable laptop $199

[Rhune Lord]

How do I get one?!?!?!?!?!!?

Brian

On 9/17/07, Josef Lowder <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>
> .
> Has everyone seen the new "EEE" super-portable laptop recently
> announced by ASUS?  It is a mobile Internet portable computer
> that is Easy to Learn, Easy to Work, and Easy to Play (thus EEE).
>
> At only $199, this should shake up the computer world as it will be
> exclusively LINUX with built in wireless and pre-installed Firefox and the
> complete Open Office suite and all Linux applications to do everything.
>
> Of course this great price is only possible because there is no
> $100 per unit Microsoft "tax" and no $300+ cost for M$ "office."
>
> EEE includes two modes of intuitive user interface -- an "easy" mode
> and a full KDE desktop to accommodate both inexperienced and advanced
> users. Now, finally, a truly portable feather-light computer that is
> only 9" x 6.5" by 3/4" thick yet with 3 hour battery life. Shock-proof,
> flash-based data storage means totally silent operation.
>
> It includes: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet; 56K modem, WLAN: WiFi 802.11b/g,
> Intel UMA 512MB, DDR2-400, 4/8/16GB data storage, 300K pixel video
> camera, Hi-Definition Audio CODEC, built-in stereo speakers & microphone.
>
> Photos at these three links:
>
>      http://www.upquick.com/eee1.jpg
>      http://www.upquick.com/eee2.jpg
>      http://www.upquick.com/eee3.jpg
>
> Notice the EEE's size compared to the mac i-book that it sits on
> in that last image.
>
>
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