ASUS EEE 901: ETA?

Bobly · 19 Jun 2008 at 02:28

Hey guys,

Anyone found any information for when we might expect the 901s to appear on our shelves? With increased battery life and a 1.6Ghz processor I'm afraid I'm going to wait for the 901s, just wondering if we might get to see them before October...

fish99 · 19 Jun 2008 at 10:44

Bobly said:
Hey guys,

Anyone found any information for when we might expect the 901s to appear on our shelves? With increased battery life and a 1.6Ghz processor I'm afraid I'm going to wait for the 901s, just wondering if we might get to see them before October...

They're supposed to be available around the Atom launch in July I think.

lazyvulture · 19 Jun 2008 at 12:24

901 / 1000 / 1000H all launch on July 1st.
£320 / £350 / £320 be the prices.

Bobly · 19 Jun 2008 at 14:24

Just found this when adding 1st July to the search:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/12/asus_eee_901_uk_debut/

Confirms it

Great news ^^ Thanks for the info guys.

Asus' Atom-powered Eee PC 901 will go on sale across the UK on 1 July for an Eee PC 900-beating £319, Register Hardware has learned.

The 900, which went on sale back in April, was priced at £329. The new model not only sports a more advanced processor, but also includes Bluetooth, 802.11n Wi-Fi, a two pick-up microphone array and a six-cell, 6600mAh battery.

matja · 19 Jun 2008 at 22:02

can't wait, putting-off getting a 900 until these are out, hope OcUK have them in quick

fish99 · 19 Jun 2008 at 22:20

and a six-cell, 6600mAh battery.

That's got to be annoying for anyone who bought a 900, to say the least

simonnance · 20 Jun 2008 at 00:23

fish99 said:
That's got to be annoying for anyone who bought a 900, to say the least

what, APART from a better speced laptop for the same price they paid a few months ago?

People who jumped the gun on the 900 must be kicking themselves, though TBH like all EEEs i think there is so little stock that even those that wanted them prob couldnt GET them.

Lanz · 21 Jun 2008 at 20:26

I was actually quoted Sept for the 901 from our supplier (where we originally bought the 701 from) but i suspect they wouldnt tell you July as they want to shift the 900's they have.

rhymin · 30 Jun 2008 at 14:08

So im waiting for the 901 to come out, last release date I saw was tomorrow (1st July)

Is that date still correct?

Any ides when ocuk will get them? Or is it worth looking eleswhere?

Thanks

Hessian · 1 Jul 2008 at 11:31

Although the 901 and other new ones may be better spec, I much more prefer the look of the old ones!

lazyvulture · 1 Jul 2008 at 15:44

rhymin said:
So im waiting for the 901 to come out, last release date I saw was tomorrow (1st July)

Is that date still correct?

Any ides when ocuk will get them? Or is it worth looking eleswhere?

Thanks

Only time will tell.

I'm holding out for the 1000 linux edition - and hopefully it will be stocked promptly.

rhymin · 1 Jul 2008 at 16:26

why announce a date and not stick to it! at least put out a press release or something saying its delayed

Been looking forward to getting one of these for my travels

im gonna get the 901 linux version, then install xp, more disk space that way

shifty · 2 Jul 2008 at 21:19

Hi guys I was just wondering how versatile these little babies are as I am thinking of investing in one for work but I use MS office (Excel ,word Etc) no graphic progams just spread sheat one , so will they run them or is the spec to low.

Mr.Clark · 2 Jul 2008 at 21:43

Don't they come with OpenOffice?

What do you need Word for that OOo can't do?

Relative · 2 Jul 2008 at 22:11

Mr.Clark said:
Don't they come with OpenOffice?

What do you need Word for that OOo can't do?

Lets be honest, OOo is great, but its not as not good as MSoffice yet.

WJA96 · 2 Jul 2008 at 22:48

Relative said:
Lets be honest, OOo is great, but its not as not good as MSoffice yet.

I'll call you out on that. Microsoft have to keep foisting bloated features into the various applications to try and keep ahead of OpenOffice, but pretty much as soion as Microsoft release a new feature, you can find it coded up somewhere by someone for OpenOffice. Usually better coded to boot.

deshepherd · 3 Jul 2008 at 11:48

rhymin said:
why announce a date and not stick to it! at least put out a press release or something saying its delayed

May be more an issue of them not sticking with a model ... after all we've already been 700, 900, are waiting for 901 and already there's rumours that they're going to bring out a 904/905 soon.

I suspect there's probably strong pressure from retailers for the 901 to be delayed until stocks of 900 clear ... especially if some of the 904/905 rumours are true and 901 price will be reducing when 904/5 arrives then retailers won't want to be still trying to shift 900s!

shifty · 3 Jul 2008 at 15:45

I need MS office as my firm uses it for all the e-paperwork so I need it to be compatible.

rhymin · 3 Jul 2008 at 16:29

cant see why someone would want new 905, small screen in a big case, the big bezel looks awful, bigger keyboard of course but still

competitor (i guess) is saying that they are expecting 901 stock tomorrow so i've preordered, fingers crossed

simonnance · 3 Jul 2008 at 16:48

1000 with SSD & Linux for me...... 10" goodness. With money i'm getting from the tax man i dont mind the little extra cost. Got a few spare XP discs lying about as well for dual boot fun.

wonder if there are any touch-panel mods for the 10"?