what is going on. The eee was mentioned, she should be there. Not good enough. I know you're all busy coming up with April fools stories but still, that is no excuse.
But you fail to answer the most pressing question about these new models - how well do they work on a beach? Unless prospective customers can clearly see it illustrated that they can cope with the rigors of beach use, I'm afraid they're doomed.
"The specification, like the brand, of the third machine remains a mystery, and its non-existent set of ports suggests it's a prototype rather than a system that's ready to roll."
recently bought an HPTX1340ea, but i'd like one of those 8" EEE's, they look cool. i think the extra screen space is what was need over the previous 7".
Pah, it's just an excuse for manufs to push up the prices of laptops, drop their cheap, yet good models, and sell, in the alternative, these plastic small screened underpowered pieces of crap.
Why?
Clearly the prices of proper laptops were falling. 499 / 399 / 299 .... an so on. It was going that way...and the specs were rising.
To avoid that Asus introduced something that looked like a laptop, with a crappy screen, low memory, crap storage and so on, nominally for £99, given the US pricing [and hype that fooled a lot into thinking that was the price even when they paid more] but in reality £199.
Now, they aren't improving the models the way other computers do, so each generation for the same money has a better spec.
No, they are slowly increasing the spec and pushing the price up too. i.e the reverse of what was happening with laptops.
Soon you mugs will be paying £300+ or £400+ for something that's still a cheap, plastic laptop rip off, and not as good as a laptop you could have bought for £350 over 3 years ago.
Worse, a picture of a flabby arse and a copy of linux on one model [soon dropped you note] and twice as many buffoons are salivating.
When these toys are the only laptop-a-likes under £500 and, they cost £300+ themselves, that's when you'll realise perhaps....
Why not tell Asus you want a real laptop for £250 instead? We don't have to pretend we're Africans taking the plastic laptops of green crapness from MIT. Demand the real thing.
Something with a hard drive you can store all the flabby arse pron you want on....
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Michael
where is the bird? #
Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 14:13 GMT
what is going on. The eee was mentioned, she should be there. Not good enough. I know you're all busy coming up with April fools stories but still, that is no excuse.
Steve
Missing the obvious #
Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 15:16 GMT
But you fail to answer the most pressing question about these new models - how well do they work on a beach? Unless prospective customers can clearly see it illustrated that they can cope with the rigors of beach use, I'm afraid they're doomed.
The Jon
marketing lovely #
Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 16:15 GMT
Judging by the name, presumably the Thinno bird on the beach will not suffer from so much cellulite?
Ben Boyle
Non existent set of ports... #
Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 16:15 GMT
"The specification, like the brand, of the third machine remains a mystery, and its non-existent set of ports suggests it's a prototype rather than a system that's ready to roll."
Much like the MacBook Air then?
Steve Foster
"Mystery Eee alternative" #
Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 16:15 GMT
Mystery? No mystery at all. With "no ports" it must be an Apple... :)
Matthew
looks like.. #
Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 16:15 GMT
A tx Are you are you sure they didn't just *ctrl+c* *ctrl+v* the sony TZ case plans
Richard
Wot - no beach babe pic? #
Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 16:15 GMT
They're doomed to failure if they don't have a picture of a typical user on a sun-drenched beach ;-)
Anonymous Coward
Thinno Apple Slice #
Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 16:15 GMT
From a quick look the picture appears like a Mac Keyboard - and indeed the nice 'Mac style curves'.
im sure ill get flamed for the statement but it makes you think.... leaving quietly and quickly.... with a bulging coat pocket
Flocke Kroes
You missed the most important bit... #
Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 16:15 GMT
Who will be on photographed the beach with these toys?
Mark Daniels
Mystery Machine..... #
Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 16:15 GMT
........ is a Fuji Siemens.
I think.
P.
b
thought for the day #
Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 16:15 GMT
mm, girls with small laptops!
Michael Habel
Re: Stop where is the bird? #
Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 21:46 GMT
So where are the Bird's then?!
All I see is that grubby Teletubby Hill from XP
b
mm! #
Posted Thursday 3rd April 2008 12:15 GMT
love this baby laptop space right now.
recently bought an HPTX1340ea, but i'd like one of those 8" EEE's, they look cool. i think the extra screen space is what was need over the previous 7".
discussing it here:
http://www.eupeople.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=487
all welcome! :)
Michael
All underpowered... #
Posted Friday 4th April 2008 21:03 GMT
Pah, it's just an excuse for manufs to push up the prices of laptops, drop their cheap, yet good models, and sell, in the alternative, these plastic small screened underpowered pieces of crap.
Why?
Clearly the prices of proper laptops were falling. 499 / 399 / 299 .... an so on. It was going that way...and the specs were rising.
To avoid that Asus introduced something that looked like a laptop, with a crappy screen, low memory, crap storage and so on, nominally for £99, given the US pricing [and hype that fooled a lot into thinking that was the price even when they paid more] but in reality £199.
Now, they aren't improving the models the way other computers do, so each generation for the same money has a better spec.
No, they are slowly increasing the spec and pushing the price up too. i.e the reverse of what was happening with laptops.
Soon you mugs will be paying £300+ or £400+ for something that's still a cheap, plastic laptop rip off, and not as good as a laptop you could have bought for £350 over 3 years ago.
Worse, a picture of a flabby arse and a copy of linux on one model [soon dropped you note] and twice as many buffoons are salivating.
When these toys are the only laptop-a-likes under £500 and, they cost £300+ themselves, that's when you'll realise perhaps....
Why not tell Asus you want a real laptop for £250 instead? We don't have to pretend we're Africans taking the plastic laptops of green crapness from MIT. Demand the real thing.
Something with a hard drive you can store all the flabby arse pron you want on....