Video collection: Super slim MeeGo Netbook at 199usd/120GBP from ASUS!
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ASUS – the creators of the netbook have announced their latest super slim 17.6mm (at the thickest point), 950g 11″ netbook. The price? Engadget’s Vlad calls it “groundbreaking” at $199. Yes, $199. £120. That’s ridiculous! Best of all for you guys, it’s running MeeGo!
MeeGo really is perfect for netbook. It does the core basics that you’d want from a netbook and more if you wanted to push it. I wonder what MS thinks about Nokia’s child that could have nearly killed the software giant if it grew up fast enough (at least on netbook/tablet/phone arenas – OH the missed synergy between MeeGo products…could have been mega awesome).
It comes in scarlet red, chocolatey brown, and white (with glittery tops). Not sure there are more colours, I’m seeing different colours with different videos.
ASUS EEEPC X101. You have the option of going Windows if you want.
I wonder what battery life is on this thing…
via Engadget
Other hands on:
Cheers Yiannis
ASUS are really doing a lot of attention grabbing. The Padfone (it’s basically the Palm Foleo revived), the Transformer (I’m really considering getting one actually. Netbook, tablet in one package) and now this.
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My perfect ASUS device from all the current\future devices showcased in a Padfone running MeeGo with a transformer docking station. A single device which can be run as a Phone\Tablet\Netbook(with added battery power from the dock)..
True, sadly Nokia won’t bring such a powerful combination.
And did you see the UX21? Holy Moses that’s one sexy looking laptop.
For $200, this MeeGo netbook is an amazing package. It makes the Chromebook look quaint.
Check out the Transformer for sure, Jay. I recently got one and I’m pretty happy. There’s some annoying bugs and I wish I had the Swype keyboard, but it’s pretty much a total replacement for light computer usage.
ASUS has been firing on all cylinders for the past 1.5 years in the world of portable computing. They just need to find some success in the mobile phones market and they could be giants.
I googled it and woah. That’s one slick looking laptop. Heavens, Asus, I like your style.
None of the other PC manufacturers are doing anything half as cool as Asus. Dell’s flippy tablet/netbook thing is such a joke. And their super slim xps, the “slimmest” 15″ pc in the universe is fatter (though marginally by .something of a mm) than a macbook).
UX21 kicked Macbook air’s butt real hard that thing looks great and yet so powerful! Asus is doing well recently and I’m pretty hope that they will one day be one of the giant. (Not to say their attractive pricing makes poor dude like me able to enjoy high quality stuff in low price =P An opposite to Apple’s terribly overpriced pricing.)
What a great device
if it has a decent battery life i’ll be getting one.
Great laptop, but where is the PCs and laptops story going to in the future.
The news on Google last week was that they are going to all be replaced by the “Ipad/Tablet” type.
Some laptops have a very poor battery life, whereas, the pads/tablets are using power.