ASUSteK's answer to the Foleo: the Eee PC, and it's $200! - Page 9

JSWolf · 08-15-2007, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I have just the thing for you - a TRS-80

.

Had one. First computer. Loved it.

mogui · 08-17-2007, 04:53 AM

Strange -- post attached to wrong thread.

Azayzel · 08-17-2007, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I have just the thing for you - a TRS-80

.

Lol, I totally remember those things. They were pretty good at the time (actually all we had besides Apple IIe's), they're what I cut my teeth on when I first started to learn programming. I remember it took several hundred lines of code just to draw a skull and make its eyes flash!

I think the first PC I actually owned was a Tandy 1000RL, didn't have a HDD but I think I was lucky enough to have a 1200 baud modem! I later sold it to a friend before I went overseas the first time and he ended up buying a 40MB HDD for it that cost him a whopping $450.

(to think, now you can score a 500GB HDD for $99

)

Thanks for the memories!

mogui · 08-17-2007, 09:41 AM

I had a TRS-80 Model III. I really enjoyed it and got defensive when my Apple snob friends called it a "Trash-80". I was addicted to the "Stone of Sisyphus" adventure.

NatCh · 08-17-2007, 12:47 PM

Bard's Tale was what did it for me. We played it on the Apple ][c/e (depending on what house we were at). Dad wouldn't let us touch his Trash-80 (

) 'cause he was afraid we'd hose the rascal.

mogui · 08-29-2007, 07:18 AM

It appears that Asus may have made a press release on the EEE 701 ultraportable laptop. Several sources have basically the same text. Now they are saying the device will cost $199, and the models with more features will cost between $250 and $299. That's not too hard to take.

And the good news? The prediction is that it will be available next month. They are predicting small production runs due to component scarcity.

NatCh · 08-29-2007, 11:56 AM

Huh. Wonder which components are 'scarce.'

Nightwing · 08-29-2007, 05:10 PM

Been a lot of talk that the 199 is NON U.S. Also prices for the original spec's may hit 399...

Hope they do the 199!

Have some feelers out on trying to get some solid info but nothing yet...

DMcCunney · 08-29-2007, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I have just the thing for you - a TRS-80

.

How about the Commodore 64 or 128?

______
Dennis

Nightwing · 08-29-2007, 11:02 PM

Actualy wrote a lot of stuff for the Coco 1,2 & 3...

Much more fun! ^_^

Jim B. · 08-31-2007, 10:40 AM

Yup, latest reliable info is that the original spec is now going to be $388 U.S. with two lower end models for less. That's no doubt due to a shortage of flash chips from chinese manufacturing resulting from fires at a couple plants. That, and our friends at apple buying up all the stock inventory on the shelves for their own hoarding needs has made the price of flash chips go through the roof. There's even a respectable vendor with pricing and specs posted now which seems to confirm these expectactions. Like anything though, if it sells well, they'll optimize development of it to take advantage of the market base and the price will get lower, especially once flash component pricing stabilizes.

http://www.eeeuser.com/

branko · 09-02-2007, 11:01 AM

When news about the EEE first surfaced I saw a lot of responses in the vein of: "for that price I'll buy two, just in case the first one breaks down". The 200 USD price is well below the sweet spot, it would appear. I am not surprised: I am guessing the EEE will have to compete in the market for the Psion Netbook and the Palm Foleo, devices considerably more expensive.

DMcCunney · 09-07-2007, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by branko

When news about the EEE first surfaced I saw a lot of responses in the vein of: "for that price I'll buy two, just in case the first one breaks down". The 200 USD price is well below the sweet spot, it would appear. I am not surprised: I am guessing the EEE will have to compete in the market for the Psion Netbook and the Palm Foleo, devices considerably more expensive.

Well, it won't have to compete with the Foleo: http://blog.palm.com/
______
Dennis

Nightwing · 09-07-2007, 01:57 PM

The problem right now with the EEE is the specs and price are not lock in concert!

The 199 could be or not coming to the US and memory may be cut in half or a quarter... and the price may go up to the price of a bargan basement Laptop.

Looks like a wait and see right now..

wallcraft · 09-14-2007, 10:25 AM

There is a review here from unicap, who have an engineering sample machine. They have a 4GB version, and it only has 1.3 GB available to the user. So Asus will have to slim down the O/S even more to get it on a 2 GB device.

08-17-2007, 04:53 AM	#122
mogui eNigma Posts: 503 Karma: 1335 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Philippines Device: HTC G1 Android FBReader	Strange -- post attached to wrong thread. Last edited by mogui; 08-17-2007 at 04:58 AM.

08-17-2007, 12:47 PM	#125
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Bard's Tale was what did it for me. We played it on the Apple ][c/e (depending on what house we were at). Dad wouldn't let us touch his Trash-80 () 'cause he was afraid we'd hose the rascal.

08-29-2007, 07:18 AM	#126
mogui eNigma Posts: 503 Karma: 1335 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Philippines Device: HTC G1 Android FBReader	Asus EEE 701 to launch in September! It appears that Asus may have made a press release on the EEE 701 ultraportable laptop. Several sources have basically the same text. Now they are saying the device will cost $199, and the models with more features will cost between $250 and $299. That's not too hard to take. And the good news? The prediction is that it will be available next month. They are predicting small production runs due to component scarcity.

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08-17-2007, 09:41 AM	#124
mogui eNigma Posts: 503 Karma: 1335 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Philippines Device: HTC G1 Android FBReader	I had a TRS-80 Model III. I really enjoyed it and got defensive when my Apple snob friends called it a "Trash-80". I was addicted to the "Stone of Sisyphus" adventure.

08-29-2007, 11:56 AM	#127
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Huh. Wonder which components are 'scarce.'

08-29-2007, 05:10 PM	#128
Nightwing Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 541 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Cowon A2 Dell x3i, Sony Reader & Eee PC!	Been a lot of talk that the 199 is NON U.S. Also prices for the original spec's may hit 399... Hope they do the 199! Have some feelers out on trying to get some solid info but nothing yet...

08-29-2007, 11:02 PM	#130
Nightwing Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 541 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Cowon A2 Dell x3i, Sony Reader & Eee PC!	Actualy wrote a lot of stuff for the Coco 1,2 & 3... Much more fun! ^_^

08-31-2007, 10:40 AM	#131
Jim B. Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: pocketPC	Yup, latest reliable info is that the original spec is now going to be $388 U.S. with two lower end models for less. That's no doubt due to a shortage of flash chips from chinese manufacturing resulting from fires at a couple plants. That, and our friends at apple buying up all the stock inventory on the shelves for their own hoarding needs has made the price of flash chips go through the roof. There's even a respectable vendor with pricing and specs posted now which seems to confirm these expectactions. Like anything though, if it sells well, they'll optimize development of it to take advantage of the market base and the price will get lower, especially once flash component pricing stabilizes. http://www.eeeuser.com/

09-02-2007, 11:01 AM	#132
branko Connoisseur Posts: 93 Karma: 549 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Amsterdam Device: Palm Zire	When news about the EEE first surfaced I saw a lot of responses in the vein of: "for that price I'll buy two, just in case the first one breaks down". The 200 USD price is well below the sweet spot, it would appear. I am not surprised: I am guessing the EEE will have to compete in the market for the Psion Netbook and the Palm Foleo, devices considerably more expensive.

09-07-2007, 01:57 PM	#134
Nightwing Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 541 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Cowon A2 Dell x3i, Sony Reader & Eee PC!	The problem right now with the EEE is the specs and price are not lock in concert! The 199 could be or not coming to the US and memory may be cut in half or a quarter... and the price may go up to the price of a bargan basement Laptop. Looks like a wait and see right now..

09-14-2007, 10:25 AM	#135
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	There is a review here from unicap, who have an engineering sample machine. They have a 4GB version, and it only has 1.3 GB available to the user. So Asus will have to slim down the O/S even more to get it on a 2 GB device.