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Engadget Podcast 169 - 10.31.2009
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
pimpin @ Aug 3rd 2007 11:42AM
Why the "F" would you pay $300 for a 4 GB, 7in display, that dont even have a CD/DVD. When you can get triple the ammount in a reg laptop. Just look around.
I mean you buy for 300,,,,plus 40 to 60 for shipping,,,lol,,,its a waste of money.
Heres just one example below of a better deal,,,,just look around,,,forget the stupid delayed EEE PC.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=185211&WT.mc_n=93&WT.mc_t=U&cm_ven=COMPARISON%20SHOPPING&cm_cat=BIZRATE&cm_pla=DATAFEED->PRODUCTS&cm_ite=1%20PRODUCT&cm_keycode=93
Reactive @ Aug 3rd 2007 12:31PM
When it was announced it was at a dirt cheap 200 US, and later upped to 250 US.
It is meant as an extremely portable cheap computer to do simple stuff like browse the net. Its not obviously not for people who want a regular notebook.
Also, considering you will have to pay shipping regardless of what you get, it is pretty pointless to include it in your argument.
jetpeach @ Aug 3rd 2007 7:08PM
i look at the deals on cheap laptops all the time, and every laptop that is in the sub $300 range typically weighs 5.5 lbs or more and has about 1hour 20 minutes of battery life. i want ultra portable, where carrying it with me at all times is easy and i don't need to charge it every hour...
of course, the price going up to $299 and now the delay are both definitely hurting the deal...
jwtrooper @ Aug 3rd 2007 10:52PM
Thanks Pimpin!! Been lookin for a sub-400 laptop for my trip this week... Just for email/web/dvd's. Ran out and bought one.
vrimj @ Aug 6th 2007 4:23PM
Because it will fit in my purse. I only need word processing and email, but that is more then I want to do on a blackberry. I don't want to carry around 5 lbs to to write a letter when I am out of the office, but I am not willing to spend 1k or more for a thin and light laptop either.
Shwat @ Aug 15th 2007 4:01PM
Barring all the other arguments before this one, any laptop out now that's around the same price range as this has a hard drive. The Eee PC uses a Flash drive, which means short of dropping it in a stairwell while it's on, there's little chance you'll kill the drive before you replace the PC.