Good to know that you are never to far away from a day that our favorite deal-a-day site, Woot.com, will be featuring a good deal on an Eee PC netbook.
Today you have your choice of two different Eee PCs, both are actually from the 900 series.
First of all, at Woot.com you can get the Asus Eee 900 for $150 (+$5 shipping):
900MHz Intel Celeron CPU
512MB of RAM
4GB SSD
8.9 inch 1024×600 screen
Linux OS
Conditon: New
Or if you are willing to drop an additional $20, you can score the more powerful Asus Eee 900A for $170 (+$5 shipping) from sellout.woot.com:
1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU
1GB of RAM
4GB SSD
8.9 inch 1024×600 screen
Linux OS
Condition: New
Remember that these deals are only good for today and have a limited quantity. If you want one of these early netbooks, you better be decisive.
If you’re following the netbook scene closely you might have seen that an EeePC roadmap has been leaked (full info at the eeeuser forum) showing a range of 1005HA devices and an 1101HA. Minimum screen size 10 inch
No 8.9 inch love. No lightweight love.
Now I know that Eee’s are aimed at the mass market but you’d think that there would at least be a thin-and-light device based on a basic T91 motherboard without the touchscreen and swivel features.
You’ve seen the famous, deal-a-day website, Woot.com’s affinity for netbooks in the past, and it doesn’t seem like it will be changing any time soon. Today only, get your hands on an Asus Eee 900 [Portal page] from Woot.com’s Yahoo partner site, sellout.woot.com. Here is a spec rundown:
8.9 inch screen
1024×600 resolution
Linux OS
Intel Celeron 900MHz CPU
1GB of RAM
20GB SSD
For full specs, head over to sellout.woot. If you are interested in this deal, remember to buy soon, it will be gone tomorrow, or even sooner if it sells out!
If JKK”s story is anything to go by, the ASUS EeePC T91 is now starting to reach customers. He’s got a retail version in his hands (U.S. version) and has already posted an unboxing video and done a good evenings live testing with the device.
I haven’t had a chance to watch the video through as I’m somewhat off the grid on a campsite in Germany (2.5G if i’m lucky!) but I tuned into the live chat session and have spoken to JKK on the phone today. Here’s what he said:
The good points:
Out of box experience better than expected
Small
Looks more expensive than it is
Solid build
Very light
Good balance mainly due to battery position.
Respectable battery life. Over 4hrs standard use.
Keyboard good
SSD could be faster but still feels faster than an HDD
Good hinge quality
Two SD card slots
The bad points
Mouse Pad is not a true multi-touch (drivers not as good)
Glossy screen
Fingerprint problems
Lower performance than 1.6Ghz Atom-based netbook. (Flash video problems) JKK states that web browsing quality is good.
I also asked JKK about value for money. He said it’s ‘really really cool’ and it has the best battery life compared to other 9″ devices. For ultra mobile users it’s one of the best netbook-style purchases out there but it’s not the best for expandable battery life.
I’ve just gotten word that all Asus Eee T91 [Portal page] shipments have been delayed due to a production delay. Details are short but it may be that manufacturers couldn’t meet the demand that they promised resellers. As a production delay, this should affect all distributors. The earliest distributors expect shipments to arrive on the 4th of September, slightly more than a month delay. Sad news for anyone who was hoping to order (or already has ordered) a T91.
Sony- Netbooks are Here to Stay; Touch Enabled VAIOs This Year Sony recently hoped into the netbook game after sitting on the sidelines since the genre appeared. Now they are recognizing the netbook as something that they need to get involved in. In addition to the release of their VAIO W [Portal page] netbook, they are planning on releasing touchscreen computers after Windows 7 lands.
Asus Finally Launches the Eee PC 1004DN Another one that we’ve known was coming for a while: The Asus Eee 1004DN [Portal page]. Asus’ first netbook with optical disk drive and the Intel GN40 chipset. Asus has now released it in Taiwan.
Active Media Offers SSD Upgrade Option for ASUS Eee PC Netbooks Upgrading your netbook for a fast SSD is one of the single largest boosts in performance that you can get for your device. Luckily the cheap but fast SSD space is heating up in recent months and that means improved performance at lower prices for consumers!
Video: Dell Latitude 2100 promo video (landing page text in German, video at bottom) The Dell Latitude 2100 [Portal page] is a slick looking education oriented netbook. A cool promo video highlights some of the features that help make it useful for the educational demographic.
Good to know that you are never to far away from a day that our favorite deal-a-day site, Woot.com, will be featuring a good deal on an Eee PC netbook.
