Allegedly, this is being supplied with OEMs of Windows XP SP2 and Office 2003. Given that the former is probably worth about £47 (looking at current pricing) ex VAT and the latter (even assuming the most basic version) about £100 plus, is anyone else looking at this and thinking (taking into account the base cost of the Eee and then the cost of the upgrades) "HOW hooky is that...?"
Definitely a looker - given that carbon-fibre sheeting is fairly expensive stuff, I don't think that the £400 price tag is that excessive.
Also, considering that carbon-fibre can be a real bugger of a material to work with (tried making some carbon-fibre mudguards for one of my bikes a few years back - picking carbon splinters out of your fingers gets old fairly quickly) it's a fair price - kudos to the guy who did it.
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Anonymous Coward
Pricey, but... #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 12:08 GMT
400 notes is a lot but some phwoar factor!
Stu Reeves
Not that bad a price #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 14:00 GMT
Allowing for the SSD & Memory upgrade, cost of C/F . This isn't a bad price for the time it must of taken to make.
Nick Palmer
Now showing at £339 + P&P #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 14:00 GMT
Allegedly, this is being supplied with OEMs of Windows XP SP2 and Office 2003. Given that the former is probably worth about £47 (looking at current pricing) ex VAT and the latter (even assuming the most basic version) about £100 plus, is anyone else looking at this and thinking (taking into account the base cost of the Eee and then the cost of the upgrades) "HOW hooky is that...?"
Hedley Phillips
All it neds [sic] now is.. #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 14:00 GMT
A huge and totally unnecessary spolier and a large bass speaker and every 17 year boy in the land will want one.
Tanuki
Coming next: the Burberry Eee. #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 14:00 GMT
Looks to me like someone's been to Halfords/Ripspeed and got some 'carbon fibre effect' stick-on tat-film.
Oliver Smith
Stick-on carbon fibre? #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 14:00 GMT
Looks awfully like somebody's taken an ordinary eee and added some tacky carbon fibre effect stick-on vinyl.
Dave S
But.... #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 14:00 GMT
.... how does it perform on the beach?
Richard Twinn
wheres the eeepc girl #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 14:00 GMT
eh???
Mo
But... #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 14:00 GMT
Just think of the carbon footprint!
Anonymous Coward
Stickers... #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 14:00 GMT
hmm yes brinks a whole new meaning to desktop wallpaper.
has someone been watching too much blue peter? sticky back plastic job goes too far. looks good in pictures but peels off a week later.
Michael Sheils
That... #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 14:00 GMT
...is beautiful.
Make one with the full english keyboard and the 9" screen and I will buy.
Simon Ward
Re: Pricey, but ... #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 14:00 GMT
Definitely a looker - given that carbon-fibre sheeting is fairly expensive stuff, I don't think that the £400 price tag is that excessive.
Also, considering that carbon-fibre can be a real bugger of a material to work with (tried making some carbon-fibre mudguards for one of my bikes a few years back - picking carbon splinters out of your fingers gets old fairly quickly) it's a fair price - kudos to the guy who did it.
Giles Jones
It has Windows on it #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 15:11 GMT
That'll surely limit it's price and usefulness. Windows doesn't like small screens (480 high).
heystoopid
Bring Back #
Posted Wednesday 5th March 2008 23:30 GMT
Bring back the Eepc girl !
Daniel Kelly
wrong price #
Posted Thursday 6th March 2008 11:24 GMT
hi,
i am the seller of this eee, the article has a sserious mistake in regards to the price, the price is £339 plus £29 postage.
thanks for the promo anyway!.
dan