No Price Cut For Australian Eee PC 1000H
Some of you were probably salivating at the prospect of the Eee PC 1000H getting a price cut over the weekend. Sadly, in Australia, there’s no price cut to be found.
Asus have finally announced the official Aussie price for their latest Eee, and for those 10 inches of screen and 80GB worth of hard drive space, you can expect to hand over $699.
With Acer’s Aspire One and the MSI Wind all hitting the country at a slightly cheaper price, Asus are finally starting to get some competition in this space. As to which one’s the best, well, you’ll just have to wait and see…
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I picked up a 1000H at JB Hi-Fi for $628 on the weekend – they had 10% off the advertised $698 price which they were willing to give without too much prompting.
Pity about there being no price reduction like in the US.
I just wasn’t willing to wait for the MSI Wind, which AFAIK will still only come with a 3-cell battery for its cheaper price. If you add in the cost of buying a 6-cell battery later, the RRP for MSI Wind will probably be equivalent to the Eee 1000H, and side by side for specs, the 1000H still wins out because of 802.11n. (Of course, for aesthetics, every individual will have their own preferences)
And what’s the hold up with the Linux version of the 901? Plenty of retailers have the WinXP version but no-one has the Linux version!
Have JB finished their exclusive with the 1000H?
Could their exclusive have anything to do with it?
Pricing in Australia is (once again) out of line with the rest of the world. My friend just bought one in the UK for GBP 200 at Dixons – that’s A$408.00
dean, ?bill gates, craig ? 1000H $408 yeah, maybe 901?
No Linux, no sale ! I’m not going to put up with being told I have to pay the Windows tax and that I can install Linux myself. I don’t mind installing Linux, its the tax for something I don’t want that galls me. Asus say the Linux versions are more popular, so why Windows only ?? No way to conduct a business unless someone is offering you an offer you can’t refuse… but I digress…
Looks like I’ll be having another look at the Acer Aspire One.
At this price (AU$698) it still is a bargain. To be able to randomly wwwebalize in random places is worth the price. I picked my Eee 1000H on the weekend and already a few friends who are after mobile laptops, are considering the same model.