Asus Ultra-Thin Netbook Goes Official, Under $200

[exfileme]

Various online retailers are now taking pre-orders for the super-slim Asus Eee PC X101 netbook.

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[LuckyDucky7]

How about a better Linux OS, like a Ubuntu-based one?

Other than that: great news- 200 dollar PC's are finally a reality (netbooks never seemed to break 300 bucks).

 

[master9716]

its a paperweight. Poor souls who buy this thinking its an actual computer.

 

[dotaloc]

i like the price. think of the money this'll save less savvy family members from rogue security software removal fees.

 

[michaelahess]

"2 GB of DropBox cloud storage" is most certainly not "under the hood" nor is it something 99.9% of buyers will even use.

 

[calinkula]

[citation][nom]master9716[/nom]its a paperweight. Poor souls who buy this thinking its an actual computer.[/citation]

So you mean it's a paperweight..... that's also a computer...... Sounds pretty sweet to me!

 

[Luscious]

$200 for a N435??? $300 gets you a C-50 with a decent multimedia GPU

I don't understand manufacturers - super thin ALWAYS means compromise.

 

[MrBig55]

2 GB of DropBox cloud storage, 802.11 b/g/n connectivity on the 2.4 GHz band, a 0.3MP webcam

Everyone that makes a free account on dropbox has a free 2GB storage, that 802.11n is pretty basic by now and that webcam will not capture HD at all.

Well $199 for a white coaster... at least this coaster has wi-fi and bluetooth capability ^^

 

[theshonen8899]

Netbook + Desktop is an awesome combo.

 

[molo9000]

No video out?
Kind of an issue if you want to give a presentation.

[citation][nom]otacon72[/nom]Garbage hardware, garbage OS....no wonder it's $200. Maybe selling this in developing countries but that's about it.[/citation]
It's a full-on laptop for $200. What's not to like?
You could even install Windows if using Monopoly Office is your thing.

It's an awesome proposition for a penny-less student who just needs something to take to class. (Or it would be if it had a video out)
It's so cheap, you might even buy one for a long holiday, because you don't want your expensive laptop being stolen/lost/damaged.

 

[tacoslave]

i would pay 100 dollars extra to get a c50 with at least 2gb of ram and at least a 16gb ssd.

 

[dj1001]

i still would rather have my EEEPc 1001 that i've had for a year. i just can't fathom an 8GB hard drive.

 

[mman74]

Could they maybe rip out the keyboard, and make it touchscreen, and myabe put Android 3.1 on it instead but keep the same price? ;D

 

[Guest]

At least rig it with USB 3.0 so extra portable storage is more of a viable option.

 

[_Pez_]

I would buy it only if "under the hood" were an amd C50 apu. would be wünderbar ! 😀 I would buy one for my Girlfriend, for me, for my mom,my brother, my cousin 😀 LOL !!

 

[tmk221]

I bought one of the first netbook with ssd storage, and it was 8 gb drive and it completely sucks. it's too slow for win xp. my advise : invest extra $50 in model with better ssd

 

[danwat1234]

This netbook weighs 2.3 pounds with out the battery and a dog-slow single core Atom processor. Who cares.
A new Dual Core Sandy Bridge Macbook Air that Turboboosts to 2.9GHZ, 13", WITH a 7 hour battery is still LESS than 3 pounds!

I'm not an Apple fanboi but I do like the specs of the new Air.

 

[danwat1234]

Except no USB3 or ESATA on the new air.

 

[hardcore_gamer]

[citation][nom]danwat1234[/nom]This netbook weighs 2.3 pounds with out the battery and a dog-slow single core Atom processor. Who cares.A new Dual Core Sandy Bridge Macbook Air that Turboboosts to 2.9GHZ, 13", WITH a 7 hour battery is still LESS than 3 pounds! I'm not an Apple fanboi but I do like the specs of the new Air.[/citation]


Apple agreed to give it to you for $200 ?

 

[jsc]

I would swap a little weight for more storage and better battery life. Oh, wait, I did - Samsung N150 a couple of years ago.

 

[boiler1990]

That picture looks an awful lot like a MacBook Air...

Also, THIS should have been the Chromebook price point, not a stupid $350.

 

[GreaseMonkey_62]

This doesn't sound any better than when net-books first started coming out. 1 gig of ram, 8 gig HD and a single core Atom processor - weak. Sure it's thinner, but I could spend 50 bucks on eBay for something darn similar. If it had the AMD C-50 and 2 gigs of performance ram for 200 dollars then we'd be talking.

 

[mart666]

So the macbook air is 2000$ over-priced... I was right finally... lol

 

[contraindicated]

$50 on eBay doesn't get you anything. About $100 will get you a 7" netbook with a 2GB HD. The Asus looks like a nice deal to me if your computer needs are modest, like web browsing and light office work.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

A nice deal!