ASUS EEE 901: ETA?

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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...
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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 :)
 
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.
 
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.
 
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!
 
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 ;)
 
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"?
 
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