Comments on: Asus EeePC 900 SRP: Php24,995

By: Mini Dell Inspiron to match HP 2133? | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews

Thu, 29 May 2008 02:34:04 +0000

[...] to Gizmodo, Michael Dell is secretly lugging what could be an Asus Eee PC 900 or HP Mini-Notebook 2133 competitor. It looks like an 10″ Dell Inspiron [...]

By: The Cheapest Laptops: The sub-25k Round-Up | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews

Mon, 12 May 2008 01:18:22 +0000

[...] Asus Eee PC 900 will officially launched today and the retail price hasn’t been finalized yet. Though initial [...]

By: dAnIeL

dAnIeL — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:15:33 +0000

i just want to ask what part of the makati city it will launch???..
hope for your reply thanks..

By: Chu Sibal

Chu Sibal — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:58:51 +0000

Just to comment on the pricing: At P25,000 they would still sell mass quantities of this as it would be a perfect starter notebook that’s tiny. At P29,000 it will just be a niche product much like the more expensive small laptops are. I’ve seen PC Corner post the HP2133 for P32,000 which is crazy. They could have made an impact market-wise but there is not much value in that kind of pricing.

By: Chu Sibal

Chu Sibal — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:48:08 +0000

Can I get an invite? Any news whether the units will actually be available for sale during the launch? Thanks!

By: Reggie

Reggie — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:47:17 +0000

do we still have the chance to receive the invites for the launch? are we going to receive them by email?

By: jun

jun — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:27:38 +0000

saan sa makati ito? i want to go (sana ma late ang start)…

By: Dan Castro

Dan Castro — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:48:55 +0000

Invite please…

By: BSCastro

BSCastro — Sun, 04 May 2008 04:39:28 +0000

Already own a Asus 2G Surf but might upgrade. May I also have an invite please?

Thank you.

By: Dicky Banzon

Dicky Banzon — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:29:19 +0000

Comment for JHAY… My brother got one of those Compaq Presarios, a C700 (C733TU) which comes with Vista Starter edition, for P25,000. Since this Vista is a piece of c**p, I downgraded it to XP as soon as it bogged down (which it inevitably had to do, given the insufficient specs). Had trouble getting the audio and wifi drivers for XP. Seems to be a common -problem for this model. Still haven’t been able to get the microphone to work. Just a warning, in case you plan to downgrade the OS of the Presario.

Still, P25 K is a lot of money for a umpc… especially since the competition is coming out with similar units at the current price of the eeepc (around US$400 or P16,000 – P17,000). I saw on the internet that there’s another atom based mini notebook with a 9 inch screen and Intel chipset coming out for the same price as the eeePC 701. You might want to wait a while.

Just make sure you don’t get a VIA based mini notebook…

By: Dicky Banzon

Dicky Banzon — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:51:45 +0000

P25,000 seems a lot considering that the eeepc 900 sells in Hong Kong for HK$3998 or around P21,700 at the current exchange rate. But I guess I’m not factoring in the local taxes. HK$3,998 comes out to around US$513, but they’re selling it in the US for about US$550.

Still not sure if I should wait for the atom version or not. From what I’ve seen on the ‘net, the atom won’t be that much of an improvement. Probably longer battery life, but processing power might be only slightly improved. Since the Atom is an “in order” processor (has to process instructions sequentially), the existing Celeron 900 Mhz processor might actually be faster. Also, we already have all these hacks for the Celeron processor in the UNOFFICIAL EEEPC WEBSITE…

Still, should be better than the Via processor they put on that HP mini notebook and the Astone. Processing power is equivalent to a Celeron 500Mhz… and that’s for the 1.6 Ghz Via processor. I’d keep away from the via based notebooks…

I’d appreciate an invite to the launch, if you can swing it. Thanks

By: jhay

jhay — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:41:08 +0000

No wonder I got an invitation too. Thanks Sir Abe!

If it will really sell for just Php24K, then it might change my mind, then again it may not. I’ve been pondering lately and for the same price of Php24k, I’d still get that Compaq Presario I blogged about days ago.

Now if only MacBooks carried these pricetags…lol

By: Lucien Tiojanco

Lucien Tiojanco — Fri, 02 May 2008 18:04:35 +0000

I wanna go to the event. Please invite me. Hehehe.

By: Chris Misola

Chris Misola — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:11:41 +0000

Count me in too, thanks a lot

By: Reggie

Reggie — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:07:02 +0000

count me in! i need to collate all UMPC news i can get

By: Maki

Maki — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:40:50 +0000

Hi, can I go along with my brother? It would be interesting to see that ASUS 900 laptop among other products too.

By: JC John SESE Cuneta

JC John SESE Cuneta — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:02:35 +0000

@Aldrin

Just wear what you usually wear. You don’t need to be semi-formal or formal If you want to wear Barong Tagalog or Coat & Tie, then wear it if that will make you comfortable. Otherwise, just be casual

By: yuga

yuga — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:16:17 +0000

Hi guys, I need the blog URL of those attending the Press Launch.