So i FINALLY ordered my new toy!

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 07 Jan 2008, 02:11

I saw the Asus EEE PC at the Asus roadshow a few months ago and i was hooked then already. I've been waiting and waiting for them to arrive in SA and they're still not here, and when they eventually DO arrive, they'll probably be between 4-5K, which is nuts. So i just ordered one from Germany

I can't wait for it to arrive

How tiny is that thing hey!!! 7" screen!

jPm · Post by **jPm** » 07 Jan 2008, 02:22

I know Rectron Stock the ASUS 7" R2 ULTRA Mobile Laptop for about R10k

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 07 Jan 2008, 02:37

You can almost buy 3 of these for that price

Post by **neon_chameleon** » 07 Jan 2008, 02:39

What exactly you going to do with the A-soos?

Do you get international warranty?

cYcLIc · Post by **cYcLIc** » 07 Jan 2008, 02:47

Um, you can get that in S.A.

http://www.have2have.co.za/index.php?cP ... 3_159_1835

Prices start at R3,240.30.

http://www.e-3.co.za/index.php?cPath=22 ... 8a39948e94

Prices start at R2,909.00.

At that price, Im officially seriously considering this thing. I cant resist breaking this baby out in a lecture room when varsity opens. Its like the new ipod or something.

Oh and btw, every video review Ive seen on the net says Asus as A-soos. I thought it was just an american thing, but its not so...

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 07 Jan 2008, 07:17

neon_chameleon wrote:What exactly you going to do with the A-soos?

Well, to be honest, the core reason of why i'm buying it is because it's just SO cool. lol. But i've found a form of an excuse to make myself feel better for forking out the dosh

I'm gonna be studying a handful of different IT courses this year and i'm sick of carrying a bag full of books around, so now all i'll carry is my notebook and the ebooks on there

neon_chameleon wrote:Do you get international warranty?

Well, i have a money-back guarantee, but i'll still have to ship the eee back to germany if something goes wrong.

cYcLIc wrote:Um, you can get that in S.A.

http://www.have2have.co.za/index.php?cP ... 3_159_1835

Prices start at R3,240.30.

http://www.e-3.co.za/index.php?cPath=22 ... 8a39948e94

Prices start at R2,909.00.

Wow.... that's a bit irritating.

They're were never on any online stores, and they're not on any supplier lists AFAIK....

Oh well, like i said, they're gonna be too expensive here. The one i ordered from Germay is 4K here (I paid less than R3500 TOTAL, shipped, import duties included).

EDIT: BTW, i just found out that Asus SA has said that the EEE PC will only be launched in SA this month. So those sites only have pre-orders then.

DeanMF · Post by **DeanMF** » 07 Jan 2008, 07:19

Dang Dae, you make me so jelous sometimes..

doo_much · Post by **doo_much** » 07 Jan 2008, 09:06

DAE_JA_VOO wrote:
Wow.... that's a bit irritating.

They're were never on any online stores, and they're not on any supplier lists AFAIK....

Oh well, like i said, they're gonna be too expensive here. The one i ordered from Germay is 4K here (I paid less than R3500 TOTAL, shipped, import duties included).

EDIT: BTW, i just found out that Asus SA has said that the EEE PC will only be launched in SA this month. So those sites only have pre-orders then.

There's a review on it in the PCF Holiday Edition? Also says it is only being launched here in Q1 I think?

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 07 Jan 2008, 09:22

Yeah, there was a review, but like you say, the notebook will only arrive here in Q1

Slasher · Post by **Slasher** » 07 Jan 2008, 09:25

I hope you are willing to have your eyes stuffed from reading tons of e-books on that thing...

That small screen will make it extremely difficult to really keep up with the alternative of reading from books.

I have read over 5000 pages of e-books on implementation guides on the ERP system my company implements / sells last year and that was on my Compax nx7400 with its 15" screen. I really felt it. It nails the eyes and really makes the tired and burn...

Also, what is the expected battery life on that thing when in use? You might require a recharge every so often and not have a power plug near...

Nice little laptop, especially handy for people that travel a lot, but I dont know if that thing is a good idea for e-books...

doo_much · Post by **doo_much** » 07 Jan 2008, 09:27

Slasher wrote:
I have read over 5000 pages of e-books on implementation guides on the ERP system my company implements / sells last year and that was on my Compax nx7400 with its 15" screen. I really felt it. It nails the eyes and really makes the tired and burn...

I use the self same laptop and only time I've had problems was when I was wearing contacts.
And I read on it a LOT?

Do you wear glasses?

viceroy · Post by **viceroy** » 07 Jan 2008, 09:48

While it's a nice concept, I just can't see the use of it (for myself)

I have a nice laptop for mobile computing
I have a nice PocketPC for some of my hobbies as well as getting online
I'll soon have a nice WM6 phone which in some ways will take over from my PocketPC as it's smaller than my N70 yet has the same computing power as my PocketPC.

The Asus EEE is trying to be a laptop and PDA in one yet in my view just doesn't do well enough at either function to be considered truly worthwhile.

It's too large to be a PDA and not powerfull enough to be considered a laptop.

These are my views, I'm not trying to step on any toes...and truth be told, if I was given one, I would definately not refuse it (I'm called "gadget man" by my friends and family)

Slasher · Post by **Slasher** » 07 Jan 2008, 09:52

doo_much wrote:
Slasher wrote:
I have read over 5000 pages of e-books on implementation guides on the ERP system my company implements / sells last year and that was on my Compax nx7400 with its 15" screen. I really felt it. It nails the eyes and really makes the tired and burn...

I use the self same laptop and only time I've had problems was when I was wearing contacts.
And I read on it a LOT?

Do you wear glasses?

24/7 my good friend, 24/7... (O wait, I sleep without them)

Maybe your eyes are more accustomed to it, but coming from a background of only reading a LOT on physical books, I think the sudden change to reading 200 / 300 odd pages on e-books a week was where the strain started...

Mow · Post by **Mow** » 07 Jan 2008, 11:17

Do you guys think it supports usb boot ? So you can hook up a nice big USB harddrive and boot from that ?

edit . Its perfect for the mobile programmer. That's the coolest use, also as dae said taking notes in lectures. Another one would be for writers.

cYcLIc · Post by **cYcLIc** » 07 Jan 2008, 12:01

@Dae: Yeah, you right. Received an email stating that release is only at the end of the month.

Have you guys seen what the Eee Pc can do? It can be modded to be a touch screen, you can play games like UT 2004 on it and its nice and compact. You can boot of a usb or an SD so you could also easily put XP on the 2G version. Ram is also upgradable. Ive seen people with Vista on theirs too. I think that device will be very useful. Its not for people looking for big screen laptops.

UsMarshal · Post by **UsMarshal** » 07 Jan 2008, 12:01

I just seams like an overgrown cell phone/pda to me. It's a gimick, plain and simple.

Scavenger · Post by **Scavenger** » 07 Jan 2008, 12:12

Nice Dae!
I've been using mine for a few weeks and its awesome!

The battery life isn't superb (bearing in mind mine is the surf model) I get about 2.5 hours when working on it.. The other thing is the screen is small but very usable, I tend to fullscreen all the applications and firefox just to get a little bit more viewing area. The most use I get out of it is surfing the web around the house, this little guy has a really good wi-fi system that seems to have a better range then my other laptops, which is nice.

beerman · Post by **beerman** » 07 Jan 2008, 12:19

Dae,

I'm more interested in the COKE in the photo next to the laptop!

When and where did you buy it from? I'm curious because it looks like a 340ml can and I know Coke has switched to a 330ml can.

I'm wondering whether it's imported or not ...

Slasher · Post by **Slasher** » 07 Jan 2008, 12:33

beerman, that is just a pic. He said he is still waiting for his one to arrive...

DeanMF · Post by **DeanMF** » 07 Jan 2008, 12:36

So youre telling me thats not Dae in the first pic??? 8O

TheModDoctor · Post by **TheModDoctor** » 07 Jan 2008, 12:42

How do you see anything on that tiny little screen? But the whole think looks very stylish

. What are the specs?

beerman · Post by **beerman** » 07 Jan 2008, 12:45

Thanks Slasher ... that explains it!

Scavenger · Post by **Scavenger** » 07 Jan 2008, 14:05

TheModDoctor wrote:How do you see anything on that tiny little screen? But the whole think looks very stylish . What are the specs?

You can see everything clearly on the screen as it is at 800x480 resolution (everything is a decent size) the price you pay for this is the viewing area, so you have to do a fair bit of scrolling around..

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 07 Jan 2008, 16:30

Yeah it can even play HL2.

Anyway, i think i'm gonna have to cancel my order. I ordered from a German site, so obviously i'll be getting a German notebook (KB layout and all). I called them this morning and they can't get me an English one

I'll have to get one elsewhere then. This is very disappointing...

atomwissenschaft · Post by **atomwissenschaft** » 07 Jan 2008, 16:57

DAE_JA_VOO wrote:Yeah it can even play HL2.

Anyway, i think i'm gonna have to cancel my order. I ordered from a German site, so obviously i'll be getting a German notebook (KB layout and all). I called them this morning and they can't get me an English one

I'll have to get one elsewhere then. This is very disappointing...

Concerning the KB layout, only the "Y" and "Z" Key's are swapped...And some punctuation key's are different...

But guess the whole OS would be a bit difficult to use then

Alternatively learn German