So not only has Asus finally managed to roll out the Eee PC, but it seems like there will be a slightly larger model, and they are releasing news about an up and coming UMPC that does look like it might have legs?
Posted Nov 14th 2007 11:06AM by Nilay Patel
Filed under: Laptops
Asus has been coyly hinting at a spec-bumped Eee PC for a while now, but it looks like the wink-and-nudge days are over — German Asus spokesman Holger Schmidt said that an 8GB Eee PC with a 10-inch screen would ship in 2008, as well as that equally-rumored but far less sexy desktop Eee. See, sometimes dreams do come true.
[Read link is in German]
Asus confirms the 8GB 10-inch Eee PC – Engadget
Posted Nov 14th 2007 7:56AM by Thomas Ricker
Filed under: GPS, Handhelds, Laptops, Tablet PCs
All we have is this picture for now and the promise of more around CES in January, but that’s Asus’ R50A right there. It’s listed as a UMPC and said to "redefine mobile" with full PC and GPS functionality. Funny, we thought that’s what those gen one UMPCs were supposed to do 1.5 years ago. Anyway, this looks to be the R3 we’ve already peeped sporting a 4.8-inch display with abiggie1024 x 600 resolution.
ASUS’ R50A set to "redefine mobile"
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November 20th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Whether the 10-inch screen model is a good step or not will depend on the form factor. If the larger screen can be accommodated in the same sized case, then it will be a good move. If the price, weight, or dimensions increase too much, then it defeats the purpose of having an Eee PC.
My 7-inch Asus Eee PC is just right for the things I do. I had been waiting for someone to bring out a small, cheap portable PC that I could take to work each day. One of the reasons I wanted one, was to learn PHP. After installing Apache, PHP and MySQL, I’m all set. Of course, I’ll only be using it on my lunch break