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.:Cyb3rGlitch:.
Jul 21, 2008 8:28 PM
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I'd say this should be $600AUD, afterall, it is a Netbook. EeePCs are supposed to be cheap, so this is getting a bit costly.
Comment made about the PC Authority article:
Is the Eee PC 1000H overpriced??
The Eee PC1000H grows an inch, packs twice the battery power of its predecessor and might finally have a keyboard worth typing on. But is $699 too much to pay?
What do you think? Join the discussion. |
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Jim.Dude
Jul 22, 2008 6:27 PM
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Yeah I completely agree with you on this one mate. Given that you can get a whole laptop for less than this it seems a ridiculous sum of money, even more so when you consider it can't handle much beyond word processing and web browsing! |
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:.
Jul 22, 2008 7:00 PM
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I overclocked my EeePC 701 to 1Ghz and its pretty responsive. You can get them for under $300 now, plug in an external monitor and peripherals and you've got yourself one cheap office machine. :P |
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Slatts
Jul 22, 2008 7:36 PM
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:. wrote:I overclocked my EeePC 701 to 1Ghz and its pretty responsive. You can get them for under $300 now, plug in an external monitor and peripherals and you've got yourself one cheap office machine. :P
Hmm... $250 to $300 for a monitor... what every you like for whatever peripherals you want...
Why would you?
Isn't it supposed to be an ultra cheap ultra portable computer?
It kind of defeats the purpose of the machine. |
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:.
Jul 22, 2008 7:56 PM
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Well that's if you wanted a cheap desktop. I don't do that personally. |
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Slatts
Jul 22, 2008 8:35 PM
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:. wrote:I overclocked my EeePC 701 to 1Ghz and its pretty responsive. You can get them for under $300 now, plug in an external monitor and peripherals and you've got yourself one cheap office machine. :P
.:Cyb3rGlitch:. wrote:Well that's if you wanted a cheap desktop. I don't do that personally.
Ok .:Cyb3r. Now you've confused me8-[ |
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:.
Jul 22, 2008 8:41 PM
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Hahaha. You can use the laptop as a tower. I overclock mine and leave it as a Netbook though. I was mearly pointing out a possible use for it. :) |
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Jim.Dude
Jul 22, 2008 9:01 PM
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:. wrote:I overclocked my EeePC 701 to 1Ghz and its pretty responsive. You can get them for under $300 now, plug in an external monitor and peripherals and you've got yourself one cheap office machine. :P
Well now see that seems more like a viable price and option. $300 for an 'on-the-go' word processor and web browser is a good price! |
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Slatts
Jul 22, 2008 9:02 PM
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:. wrote:Hahaha. You can use the laptop as a tower. I overclock mine and leave it as a Netbook though. I was mearly pointing out a possible use for it. :)
MmmOK. But why would you?
You could get a better basic office machine for the price of the EEE + monitor + peripherals. Load it with Linux or (like me) with win 98 and open office.org and other freeware to taste |
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.:Cyb3rGlitch:.
Jul 22, 2008 10:00 PM
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Well $299 for an ASUS Eee 701, a cheap CRT, and a KB+M, you can't go wrong. ;)
Then again, there is a desktop variant of the EeePC. They don't sell it in Australia though. |
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bbjai
Jul 22, 2008 11:07 PM
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I think net books are overrated personally. Its just a excuse for people to become more anti social at home |
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Slatts
Jul 23, 2008 12:40 PM
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bbjai wrote:I think net books are overrated personally. Its just a excuse for people to become more anti social at home
bbjai, this may sound like a strange question, but I've got to know.
Are you my wife?8-[ |
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emu
Sep 10, 2008 6:48 PM
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i own an eeepc 901 and it is no toy it is faster and better than my hp laptop it can do anythink any other laptop can do and i can take it with me to work do all my work on it and it will last 5 hours it is so good i bought 1 for my daughter and have ordered 1 for my son |
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x86
Sep 12, 2008 4:38 PM
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Slatts wrote:.:Cyb3rGlitch:. wrote:I overclocked my EeePC 701 to 1Ghz and its pretty responsive. You can get them for under $300 now, plug in an external monitor and peripherals and you've got yourself one cheap office machine. :P Hmm... $250 to $300 for a monitor... what every you like for whatever peripherals you want... Why would you? Isn't it supposed to be an ultra cheap ultra portable computer? It kind of defeats the purpose of the machine.
Well not really, if you already have a monitor and periphials handy, then it is not really costing you anything extra. It is not like you are going out to purchase a monitor and keybaord etc just for this purpose right?
I personally think its a great idea and a good way of getting good use out of a cheap netbook.
I have an old HP dv1000 with a broken SHIFT key, so I plug in an external keyboard and it is on par with another machine as my fave. I sometimes plug it into my 32" LCD, and it turns into a great machine to watch video and browse the web :)
I am suprised to hear there is a new EEE PC out actually, I think they should have kept the last model, and if anything worry about making it more powerful than adding larger keyboards, soon they will just be the EEE laptop if they keep extending it ;)
I have been very close to buying a netbook, though I decided to wait until the prices of the older models go down more. $300 is a great price for the original EEE, but if we wait a little longer the 900 will be down to that price. I am very keen to play around with an EEE. |