On 11/28/07, Carl Lowenstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Nov 28, 2007 10:25 PM, Chris Louden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 11/28/07, Carl Lowenstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Nov 28, 2007 11:27 AM, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > I see buy.com had and sold out of an asus mini notebook with a 7 inch
> > > > screen and a 4 gig flash drive preloaded with Linux.  Asus Eee PC Super
> > > > Mobile Internet device?  349 friggin dollars, that is a giveaway..
> > > >
> > >
> > > Yes, that is like $50 off the usual price.  Somebody a week or two ago
> > > might have grabbed one on eBay for $44, a Buy-it-Now typo for $449.
> >
> > I believe there are two versions, 349 and 399. longer battery life
> > being the difference.
> >
> >http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=Asus+Eee+PC+black&x=0&y=0
> >
>
> If you visit the manufacturer's web site
> <http://eeepc.asus.com/en/product.htm> you will find that there are
> four versions.  The first one released was the $399 model.  Apparently
> the next one is the reduced battery version.  The other two models
> have either twice the memory and standard battery, or half the memory
> and reduced battery.  Prices not announced yet.
>
> This opens a great opportunity for sleazy advertising to push the
> cheaper model without mentioning the differences.

Agreed. I have not seen one in person but i have looked at some hi-res
images online. I'm disappointed in the speaker placement and look. It
would have been nice to have a larger screen. I would even trade a
larger screen for a headphone only version.

>
>     carl
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