Thanks to the “enormous demand” Asus heard was out in the market for the Eee PC (we’ll pretend our narky rant post had something to do with it), they have trashed their original “special tender only” plans and will be launching the ultra mobile computer into the market in December at $499.
No word on exactly who will be stocking the computer, with Asus stating they are “in the process of selecting its partner(s) of choice.”
For those who haven’t paid attention to date because of the original plans, the Eee PC is running off flash storage, no HDD, and the operating system will be Linux, while offering the option to opt for Windows Vista. Full specs have been previously described here.
McbLt
November 1, 2007 at 6:49 PM
Awesome… can’t wait for the rest of the news…
Report PermalinkJan
November 1, 2007 at 7:17 PM
It’s nice to hear that this will actually be for sale here, but the price is somewhat disappointing. From the initial reports I was hoping that it might be sell for around AU$350. At 500 it’s too expensive, although it might still be a decent price, Asus ruined it with their promises of cheapness.
Report PermalinkMainframe
November 2, 2007 at 10:11 AM
AWESOME!
*harpoons santa and states his demands*
Report Permalinkpeter baker
November 2, 2007 at 12:46 PM
ummmm. which version the eee pc is this going to be?
Report PermalinkDavid Flynn
November 2, 2007 at 7:21 PM
It’s gonna be the 4GB model with the slightly larger (5200mAh) battery.
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