Re: Eee-PC 900 in AU?
On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 17:38 +1000, Scott McKean wrote: Hi all, shameless plug For those who are interested, we are currently selling the Asus Eee-PC 701 4G at our online store. We also plan to sell the Eee-PC 900 when it is released in Australia in mid May. We can take details and contact you when it is ready to ship. It sounds like a nice improvement on the 701, and I'm anxious to get my hands on it for a test run. At this point in time, shipping dates and final prices haven't been confirmed, so I'm afraid that I can't spill all the beans. /shameless plug I wasn't sure if this should be sent to the list or private, please let me know if I've done the wrong thing. Blatant spam in my book. I won't consider purchasing anything from you _ever_! If in doubt leave it out. btw this is not prior commercial communication, so it doesn't give you an out for spamming me again the future. -- Scott McKean Epoch Labs Mobile: +61 404 735 280 Office: +61 3 9329 9670 Web: http://www.epochlabs.com.au On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 11:40 +1000, Sebastian wrote: Hi all, I've read on a new site that the upcoming Eee-PC 900 will sell for 549 US$ starting on 12. May. Both Windows and Linux version will have the _same_ price BUT the linux version will have 20GB SSD instead of 12GB! Does anyone know where I can get one once they reach Australia? Where did you buy your current EEE? I've did some searching and there are not many online shops arround, maybe I was a bit blind though... -- L L*LLL L L DAVE L HALL CONSULTING Open Source Business Solutions p +61 410 47 42 55 e [EMAIL PROTECTED] w davehall.com.au f +61 3 8610 0029 -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Eee-PC 900 in AU?
On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 15:59 +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No it isn't. Many of ASUS's notebooks come with a worldwide warranty, the eee pc isn't one of them. This is a problem if you take your Australian eee pc overseas on a trip and it dies. Remember the eee pc might have become a Linux geek must have toy, but ASUS's marketing dept doesn't see it this way. The original market is education, school kids are unlikely to need a global warranty. Cheers Dave While the warranty states that If service is required: You can contact your local reseller ... or Asus service site in your country, at the back of the warranty booklet it says: Asus does not provide the warranty service outside of the country you bought the Eee PC. And you will find that it is later which is enforced by ASUS. By the way folks, it was not Grace Brothers but Myers that had the original franchise. Until 2004 Myer was Grace Brothers in NSW/ACT. Just like many people still call the Monash Fwy in Melbourne the South Eastern, quality old brands die hard. Cheers Dave -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Eee-PC 900 in AU?
On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 18:17 +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the Asus eee pc 900 is going to be priced at $900 the only thing that makes it different from other laptops is that it is smaller than a conventional laptop. One wholesaler has the RRP listed for them at 649AUD, I think some retailers might be price gouging. The same wholesaler is also giving an ETA of 18 days for the 900. Cheers Dave -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Eee-PC 900 in AU?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the Asus eee pc 900 is going to be priced at $900 the only thing that makes it different from other laptops is that it is smaller than a conventional laptop. In my view, the 701 model will be remembered in the history books because it was inexpensive, performed all the tasks that were currently technologically possible and came closest to the OLPS (one laptop per child) concept. I am heartened that I live in these interesting times. Andre so true, if the 900 model comes close to cheap DELL notebooks it will loose one of the major pro arguments, the price and what you get for. Of course everyone wants to see the new model offering more but will it still be the geeky portable bargain? On the other side we can hope for a price drop on the old models -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Eee-PC 900 in AU?
On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 18:06 +1000, Scott McKean wrote: Dave, Blatant spam in my book. I won't consider purchasing anything from you _ever_! If in doubt leave it out. btw this is not prior commercial communication, so it doesn't give you an out for spamming me again the future. Sebastian asked where it could be sourced, I don't know of another shop in .au that is selling / will be selling them online otherwise I would have included a link them as well. My intention was to help, not to drum up business. I certainly will 'leave it out' in future. I want to agree with this he (original poster) did directly ask about online retailers. And where people brought there EEEpc from i would me more upset if the retailer posted that he brought him for company X and they are really good and it ended up being himself. It was a honest blatant plug. It wasn't blatant spam, as it wasn't completely unsolicited. Anyway just my 2c btw this is not prior commercial communication, so it doesn't give you an out for spamming me again the future. Someone has gotten bored and read the anti-spam act. :P Gab -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
spam (was Re: Eee-PC 900 in AU?)
On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 20:55 +1000, Gabriel Noronha wrote: btw this is not prior commercial communication, so it doesn't give you an out for spamming me again the future. Someone has gotten bored and read the anti-spam act. :P Not bored, I run a business, and so I need to be aware of my legal obligations, so I can cover my arse. Knowing the act also makes it handy when you want report spam to ACMA - see http://submit.spam.acma.gov.au/acma_submit.cgi :P Cheers Dave -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: spam (was Re: Eee-PC 900 in AU?)
Agreed. As for the real topic, I dont think the 901 will do as well as the 701, mainly due to stiff competition at that price bracket. I just saw a fully featured Acer notebook running Vista [albeit poorly] for around AUD$550. Celeron 1.6ghz if i remember correctly. On 23/04/2008, martin fricke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It wasn't spam. Somebody's been working too hard in their business and needs to take a few deep breaths. On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:21:10 +1000, Dave Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 20:55 +1000, Gabriel Noronha wrote: btw this is not prior commercial communication, so it doesn't give you an out for spamming me again the future. Someone has gotten bored and read the anti-spam act. :P Not bored, I run a business, and so I need to be aware of my legal obligations, so I can cover my arse. Knowing the act also makes it handy when you want report spam to ACMA - see http://submit.spam.acma.gov.au/acma_submit.cgi :P Cheers Dave -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
Re: Eee-PC 900 in AU?
On Wednesday 23 April 2008 12:44:59 David Whyte wrote: On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Sebastian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've read on a new site that the upcoming Eee-PC 900 will sell for 549 US$ starting on 12. May. The 900 model hasn't been released in AU yet. It is the one with the 9 screen I believe and the reports I read had it scheduled for a May release date here. The difference from the 701 is pretty simple: Bigger screen (8.9) Higher res (1024x600) More ram (1GB) More disk (20GB if you buy with Linux) I don't know what the price is, but I would rather wait for the (hoped) Atom powered EeePC, which should be here in a couple of months too :) From what I understand, after talking to a number of industry people, while an Atom version is coming, I wouldn't expect it in the next couple of months. IMO, it'll be at least 4+ months, if not longer. Personally, the thing that was stopping me buying a 701 was the disk space. I've got a LOT of mail, and it just wouldn't fit in the approx 900 meg you have free after installing like eeeXubuntu on a 701 (4GB). And the whole point for me was so that I had something lightweight with all my mail on it, a web browser, and a few other useful tools (eg: ssh, kismet, an IM client, etc). Now the only thing stopping me from buying one is the fact that they're not yet available here. :( -- Stuart Young - aka Cefiar - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
