Asus Philippines is still mulling over the suggested retail price of the newer Asus Eee PC 900. The firm handling the launching of the model next week indicated it will be Php24,995 but the final price will be revealed during the event.
All the while, units are already being sold on PC Corner with a price tag of Php 28,999. They previously listed this at Php33,900 (with 2GB of RAM).
Two flavors are currently available — a 12GB + Windows XP model and a bigger 20GB + Linux Xandros model. Both will have 1GB of memory on board.
P.S.: Bloggers interested in attending this Press Launch can leave a comment. I can recommend you on the Asus event list. This is on May 12, 10:30 AM in Makati.
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
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…
Already own a Asus 2G Surf but might upgrade. May I also have an invite please?
Thank you.
Invite please… :D
Twitter: asislearning
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saan sa makati ito? i want to go (sana ma late ang start)…
do we still have the chance to receive the invites for the launch? are we going to receive them by email?
Can I get an invite? Any news whether the units will actually be available for sale during the launch? Thanks!
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.
i just want to ask what part of the makati city it will launch???..
hope for your reply thanks..
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