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Asus EeePC: Is This The Ultimate Laptop To Take Travelling?

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The Asus eeePC has a 7" inch screen, a full keyboard, wifi access, weighs less than 2kg and costs less than $US 400. It could be the perfect laptop to go travelling with

Asus released the EeePC about six months ago - here in Thailand, it was long anticipated because it's the first computer that's at an affordable price point for many students (they even got an extra discount which was nice). You might not expect much from a computer priced at less than $400 on Amazon.com, but the Asus EeePC has been a universal hit to critics and the public alike across Asia, Europe and America, thanks to its tiny size and full capabilities. It's sold a staggering 1 million units since launch.


Asus eeePC

For travellers, the Asus EeePC solves a lot of the common problems of going travelling with a laptop - no hassle with the weight of lugging it around as it's so light, and it's cheap enough to almost not worry about losing it or accidentally trashing it (although, of course, you wouldn't want to). Travelhappy contributor Greg Lowe has been using the Asus EeePC since it came out for day and found it to be a solid unit, although he cautions that for those with larger hands, the keyboard might still be too small. Windows XP can be installed on the machine and therefore you can run all your normal apps as well.

With the success of the Asus EeePC, it's not surprising that other laptop manufacturers are entering this market. HP have released the MiniNote which retails around $500, while Dell are also said to be preparing a Asus rival later this year.

For their own apart, Asus have just released a 9 inch screen version of the Asus EeePC - the EeePC 900 - which will retail at 399 Euros apparently. I think I might get myself one of these for travelling as I like to store and edit photos on my trips and the 7 inch screen would probably be a bit too small for image editing. The price point however might be too expensive -- $600 US would be the equivalent of 399 Euros - and the 7 inch screen version of the EeePC might have a price crash when the 9 inch comes out, making it even more of a bargain.

Over the next year, I think this area of computing is going to get very interesting with more and more competitors entering the fray and trying to stay under the $500 price point. That is good news for travellers who want to take a laptop with them without the traditional grief of carrying one of the bigger, more traditional models.

Latest Asus EeePC auctions on Ebay:

Travel Home Charger for ASUS Laptop Eee PC 7 700 701 Travel Home Charger for ASUS Laptop Eee PC 7 700 701 Paypal US $14.99 16m
Laptop Sleeve Case Asus EEEPC 701 700 Black Red 7 Laptop Sleeve Case Asus EEEPC 701 700 Black Red 7 Paypal US $5.60 17m
Asus Eee PC Mini Notebook Cooler NEW 7 89 or 10 inch Asus Eee PC Mini Notebook Cooler NEW 7 89 or 10 inch Paypal US $9.99 17m
Car Charger adapter for 7 ASUS Eee PC 700 701 2G 4G W Car Charger adapter for 7 ASUS Eee PC 700 701 2G 4G W Paypal US $3.50 24m
ASUS Eee PC 900 16G SSD Black 89 LCD 16GB Linux ASUS Eee PC 900 16G SSD Black 89 LCD 16GB Linux Paypal 12 Bids US $306.00 25m
ASUS Eee PC 901 20GB SSD 89 1GB XP w WebcamBag ASUS Eee PC 901 20GB SSD 89 1GB XP w WebcamBag Paypal 22 Bids US $420.51 26m
New Car Charger Power Adapter For ASUS Eee PC 700 EEEPC New Car Charger Power Adapter For ASUS Eee PC 700 EEEPC Paypal US $9.49 28m
NEW laptop Asus EEEPC EEE PC 701 900 Keyboard US black NEW laptop Asus EEEPC EEE PC 701 900 Keyboard US black Paypal US $7.49 29m
5200mAh White Battery For Asus Eee PC 701700 901 900 5200mAh White Battery For Asus Eee PC 701700 901 900 Paypal US $49.99 31m
Red Neoprene Cushion Case for Asus EeePC EEE 900 901 Red Neoprene Cushion Case for Asus EeePC EEE 900 901 Paypal US $5.98 33m
Silicone Skin Case for Asus Eee PC EeePC 700 701 White Silicone Skin Case for Asus Eee PC EeePC 700 701 White Paypal US $9.98 36m
NEW AC Power Charger Adapter For ASUS Eee PC 700701 NEW AC Power Charger Adapter For ASUS Eee PC 700701 Paypal 0 Bid US $12.89 38m
Pink Silicone Sleeve Case for Asus Eee PC EeePC 901 Pink Silicone Sleeve Case for Asus Eee PC EeePC 901 Paypal US $10.88 40m
89 Asus Eee PC 901 Touch Screen Panel Kit MOD EeePC 89 Asus Eee PC 901 Touch Screen Panel Kit MOD EeePC Paypal US $84.99 40m
Car Charger adapter for 7 ASUS Eee PC 700 701 2G 4G 8G Car Charger adapter for 7 ASUS Eee PC 700 701 2G 4G 8G Paypal US $3.50 47m
For ASUS EeePC 700 701 Silicone SkinLCD Protector For ASUS EeePC 700 701 Silicone SkinLCD Protector Paypal US $9.99 55m
89 Inch Sleeve Case Carry Bag for Asus Eee PC 700 701 89 Inch Sleeve Case Carry Bag for Asus Eee PC 700 701 Paypal 0 Bid US $.01 58m
Silicone Keyboard Skin Cover for Asus Eee PC 1000 1000H Silicone Keyboard Skin Cover for Asus Eee PC 1000 1000H Paypal US $1.89 58m
For ASUS Eee PC 900 901 Black Silicone Soft Sleeve Case For ASUS Eee PC 900 901 Black Silicone Soft Sleeve Case Paypal US $15.99 59m
CAR CHARGER FOR ASUS EEEPC EeePc 900 901 12G 20G 89 CAR CHARGER FOR ASUS EEEPC EeePc 900 901 12G 20G 89 Paypal US $11.95 1h 1m
102 Inch Sleeve Bag for Asus EEE PC 1000 1000H 1000HD 102 Inch Sleeve Bag for Asus EEE PC 1000 1000H 1000HD Paypal US $8.95 1h 5m
ASUS EEEPC901 BK002X Eee PC 901 ATOM 1GB 12G SDD XP ASUS EEEPC901 BK002X Eee PC 901 ATOM 1GB 12G SDD XP Paypal US $449.99 1h 6m
Clear Hard Crystal Case for Asus EeePc Eee PC 700 701 Clear Hard Crystal Case for Asus EeePc Eee PC 700 701 Paypal US $6.99 1h 10m
AC Power Adaptor Wall Travel Charger For ASUS EEE PC 7 AC Power Adaptor Wall Travel Charger For ASUS EEE PC 7 Paypal US $14.99 1h 16m
Asus Eee PC 1000 10 skin skins full set Ee100 154 Asus Eee PC 1000 10 skin skins full set Ee100 154 Paypal US $28.00 1h 20m
Skin Cover Protector for Asus Eee PC 700 900 Keyboard Skin Cover Protector for Asus Eee PC 700 900 Keyboard Paypal US $1.98 1h 22m
Asus Eee PC 7in skin skins full set Eee 108 Asus Eee PC 7in skin skins full set Eee 108 Paypal US $20.95 1h 25m
New Car Charger adapter For Asus EEE PC EEEPC 7 Inch New Car Charger adapter For Asus EEE PC EEEPC 7 Inch Paypal 0 Bid US $.99 1h 25m
New Black Leather Case for Asus Eee PC EeePC 700 701 7 New Black Leather Case for Asus Eee PC EeePC 700 701 7 Paypal 0 Bid US $.99 1h 25m
Carrying Sleeve Case for Asus EEE PC EEEPC 700 701 Carrying Sleeve Case for Asus EEE PC EEEPC 700 701 Paypal US $2.25 1h 30m

Posted on June 4th, 2008.

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