Comments on: MANDATORY TECHNOLOGY FUCK-UP AHOY!

By: grubstreethack

grubstreethack — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:49:57 +0000

Small size is a major advantage – necessity, even – since I intend to take this travelling.

That is a price advantage, anyway… it’s the cheapest one there.

By: sunrise089

sunrise089 — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:39:28 +0000

“eeePC – $500
Most notebooks – $500 to $1000
Most laptops – $1000 to $2000″

We don’t make the distinction between “notebook” and “laptop” up here, the terms are used interchangeably. That said, up here the cheapest eeePC class ‘netbook’ costs about $100 less than the cheapest full-size notebook/laptop. I’m surprised you went with the ASUS without a price advantage.

By: grubstreethack

grubstreethack — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:05:46 +0000

eeePC – $500
Most notebooks – $500 to $1000
Most laptops – $1000 to $2000
Impulse buying – priceless

By: Smileyfax

Smileyfax — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:27:20 +0000

Oh man, the second computer we ever owned had a 3 GB HD. Ah, the halcyon days before broadband and huge-ass games, when 3 GB was actually quite a lot.

By: sunrise089

sunrise089 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:31:36 +0000

Scarecrow,

How much cheaper is the EeePC in Aussie land than a low-end full-size laptop?

By: chris

chris — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:07:47 +0000

you totally should have shopped around longer… and something that small and cheap wasnt exatly going to be that good.

i didnt wanna make you sad :( so i didnt say anything