[geeks] Whee! The EEE is available in the US

[Mike Hebel]

On Oct 31, 2007, at 1:15 PM, Lionel Peterson wrote:

>> From: Mike Hebel <nimitz at nimitzbrood.com>
>> Date: 2007/10/31 Wed PM 12:55:53 CDT
>> To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>> Subject: Re: [geeks] Whee! The EEE is available in the US
>
>> On Oct 31, 2007, at 12:52 PM, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
>>
>>> On Oct 31, 2007, at 12:43 PM, Mike Hebel wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Indeed.  Even the video review on their page says $199 while the  
>>>> page
>>>> says $399.  And the video review implied that the 4GB flash storage
>>>> was the minimum in the machine and the price would only go up with
>>>> increases in storage, 8GB, 16GB, etc.
>>>
>>> I haven't found Directron to be the cheapest, so I would figure that
>>> within 4 weeks or so, prices would have started to drop a great deal
>>> as Asus gets more inventory into the channel.
>>
>> If it's Directron upping the cost then that's essentially what?  A
>> 50% markup on the product?
>>
>> If I were Asus I'd tell Directron to knock it off before it kills the
>> product line.
>>
>> Too high an opening price will drive consumers away.  Period.
>>
>> And not being able to provide what's promised - $199 versus $399 -
>> will make the company appear disingenuous and not to be trusted.
>
> DIrectron didn't up the price, it is available from several  
> suppliers at $399 (or *very* similar prices) - the difference  
> between $199 and 399 is the features in the different models - as I  
> understand it, Asus is releasing the third most powerful version  
> first - there will be two laptops with lesser configurations (less  
> RAM?) and one with a greater configuration (10" screen?). It is not  
> clear how the flash disk size plays into the pricing...
>
> The macyhine that "statrs" at $199 has yet to be released, AFAIK -  
> this particular model is not the cheapest one they plan.

Still too high a price starter in my opinion and _not_ what they've  
been touting since they started puffing it.

If they'd released this model _along_ with the other models I  
wouldn't have any complaints.

Mike Hebel
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