Archive for October 22, 2008

Eee PC S101: November 1, $699

Oct 22nd

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The slim and stylish Eee PC S101 will arrive in United States stores on November 1st with a $699 price tag, according to Engadget. The S101 features a 10.2″ screen, weighs 2.3 pounds, and will only be sold with Windows XP.

Curious about the S101? Head over to this hands-on review.

Asus S101 US-Bound on Nov.1 with a $699 Price Tag

Oct 22nd

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Finally, those who are eagerly waiting for the US release of the Asus Eee PC S101 premium netbook now only have less than two weeks to wait. According to Engadget, the Eee PC S101 will start arriving US stores on November 1. Ok, now Eee PC fans. Take a deep breath as this premium Eee PC certainly won’t come in cheap – it’s SRP is at a whooping $699.

We live it up to you to decide whether the Eee PC S101 with the following features is worthy of such a high price. Here’s a complete rundown of the Eee PC S101’s features for your guidance:

  • 10.2-inch wide active matrix LED backlit TFT, WSVGA screen
  • Intel Atom N270 processor
  • 1GB Memory
  • 16GB/32GB/32GB SSDs
  • 0.3MP web camera
  • multi-touch Touchpad
  • 2450 mAh battery
  • Weight – 1kg
  • Dimension – 264 mm x 180.5 mm x 18-25 mm
  • 4-in-1 card reader
  • WLAN, Ethernet LAN
  • Windows XP or Linux OS

The Eee PC S101 will be available in Brown, Graphite or Champagne color design.

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Asus S101 US-Bound on Nov.1 with a $699 Price Tag

Apple’s Steve Jobs: Our iPhone is as Powerful as Netbooks

Oct 22nd

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During the recent Apple Conference Call, Apple’s Steve Jobs accomodate the clamor of the press people for a sit-down interview. And one of the questions raised was whether the company is planning on coming up with an Apple netbook anytime soon.

Fortunately or unfortunately (no matter which side you’re on), Steve Jobs said that releasing an Apple netbook is not in his company’s plan. According to Steve Jobs:

“We don’t know how to make a $500 computer that’s not a piece of junk, and our DNA will not let us ship that,” Jobs said.

However, Jobs referred to the iPhone as their product which could possible match with most netbooks in the market today. If netbooks fulfill the purpose of browsing the Internet, mobile email, connectivity to cellular network, then there’s no need for Apple to release their own netbook.

Jobs did mention though, that they are still observing the netbook market and awaiting how this so called, “nascent” netbook market would evolve, before Apple do some game-changing moves.

So, what do you think? Will Apple manage to trim down the cost of their MacBooks to come up with an Apple netbook which will carry the same functionality and sophisticated quality of there MacBook machines?

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Apple’s Steve Jobs: Our iPhone is as Powerful as Netbooks