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

by Chris Mitchell on June 4, 2008

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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:

Black 10 Neoprene Sleeve Asus EEE PC Toughbook HP Mini
Black 10 Neoprene Sleeve Asus EEE PC Toughbook HP Mini
Paypal   US $24.99
CLEAR mCover® HARD SHELL CASE for Asus Eee PC 1005HA
CLEAR mCover® HARD SHELL CASE for Asus Eee PC 1005HA
Paypal   US $11.99
116 Anti glare Film Keyboard Skin Asus EEE PC 1101HA
116 Anti glare Film Keyboard Skin Asus EEE PC 1101HA
Paypal   US $16.99
CF mini PCI e SSD Adapter for ASUS EEEPC 701 900 900A
CF mini PCI e SSD Adapter for ASUS EEEPC 701 900 900A
Paypal   US $10.37
Laptop Netbook Skin for Dell Mini Asus Eee PC Aspire
Laptop Netbook Skin for Dell Mini Asus Eee PC Aspire
Paypal   US $9.99
7 Asus Eee PC 700 701 900 901 Black Sleeve Case Bag
7 Asus Eee PC 700 701 900 901 Black Sleeve Case Bag
Paypal   US $6.50
7 Asus Eee PC 700 701 900 901 Sleeve Case Bag Black
7 Asus Eee PC 700 701 900 901 Sleeve Case Bag Black
Paypal   US $6.50
7 Asus Eee PC 700 701 900 901 Sleeve Black Case Bag
7 Asus Eee PC 700 701 900 901 Sleeve Black Case Bag
Paypal   US $6.50
ASUS Eee PC 1005PE 250GB 101 Netbook WINDOWS 7 BLACK
ASUS Eee PC 1005PE 250GB 101 Netbook WINDOWS 7 BLACK
Paypal   US $325.00
Asus Eee PC 1000HE Netbook w 2GB Ram Upgrade
Asus Eee PC 1000HE Netbook w 2GB Ram Upgrade
Paypal   US $269.00
10 Laptop Netbook Bag Case BLACK ASUS Eee PC HP Mini
10 Laptop Netbook Bag Case BLACK ASUS Eee PC HP Mini
Paypal   US $8.64
141 Grey Laptop Netbook Case Bag ASUS EEEPC HP DELL
141 Grey Laptop Netbook Case Bag ASUS EEEPC HP DELL
Paypal   US $14.50
10 Yellow Laptop Netbook Case Bag ASUS EEEPC HP DELL
10 Yellow Laptop Netbook Case Bag ASUS EEEPC HP DELL
Paypal   US $10.00
Asus Eeepc 1008HA Atom 280 with Win 7 NEW in BOX
Asus Eeepc 1008HA Atom 280 with Win 7 NEW in BOX
Paypal   US $339.99
7 Asus Eee PC 700 701 900 901 Sleeve Green Case Bag
7 Asus Eee PC 700 701 900 901 Sleeve Green Case Bag
Paypal   US $6.50
7 Asus Eee PC 700 701 900 901 Green Sleeve Case Bag
7 Asus Eee PC 700 701 900 901 Green Sleeve Case Bag
Paypal   US $6.50
7 Asus Eee PC 700 701 900 901 Sleeve Case Bag Green
7 Asus Eee PC 700 701 900 901 Sleeve Case Bag Green
Paypal   US $6.50
10 Netbook Case Bag for ASUS Eee PC Toshiba ACER Pink
10 Netbook Case Bag for ASUS Eee PC Toshiba ACER Pink
Paypal   US $3.98
Car Wall Power Charger For ASUS Eee PC EeePC 700 701
Car Wall Power Charger For ASUS Eee PC EeePC 700 701
Paypal   US $13.04
ASUS EEE PC 1005HA V 160GB BLACK 10 1GBWEBCAM WIN XP
ASUS EEE PC 1005HA V 160GB BLACK 10 1GBWEBCAM WIN XP
Paypal   US $299.99
8 12 Black Laptop Netbook Sleeve Case ASUS EEEPC HP
8 12 Black Laptop Netbook Sleeve Case ASUS EEEPC HP
Paypal   US $4.40
ASUS EEE PC 1005HA P 160GB BLACK 10 1GBNETBOOK WIN XP
ASUS EEE PC 1005HA P 160GB BLACK 10 1GBNETBOOK WIN XP
Paypal   US $328.50
ASUS EEE PC 1005HA P 160GB BLACK 10 1GBWEBCAM WIN XP
ASUS EEE PC 1005HA P 160GB BLACK 10 1GBWEBCAM WIN XP
Paypal   US $328.50
ASUS EEE PC 1005HA P 160GB BLUE 10 1GBNETBOOK WIN XP
ASUS EEE PC 1005HA P 160GB BLUE 10 1GBNETBOOK WIN XP
Paypal   US $328.50
ASUS Eee PC
ASUS Eee PC
Paypal   US $96.00
ASUS Eee PC 1005PE 250GB 101 Netbook WINDOWS 7 BLUE
ASUS Eee PC 1005PE 250GB 101 Netbook WINDOWS 7 BLUE
Paypal   US $325.00
95V 2315A AC Power adapter For Asus EEE PC 700 701SD
95V 2315A AC Power adapter For Asus EEE PC 700 701SD
Paypal   US $1.29
12V 3A Car Charger for Asus EEE PC EEEPC 900 901 1000
12V 3A Car Charger for Asus EEE PC EEEPC 900 901 1000
Paypal   US $1.55
141 Black Laptop Netbook Case Bag ASUS EEEPC HP DELL
141 Black Laptop Netbook Case Bag ASUS EEEPC HP DELL
Paypal   US $11.99
Wall AC Charger Adapter For Asus Eee PC 1005HA 1008HA
Wall AC Charger Adapter For Asus Eee PC 1005HA 1008HA
Paypal   US $14.09
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