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Archive for the ‘Asus EEE Chronicles’ Category

July 13th, 2008

Belkin products for the Asus Eee

If you want to take a break from the Ultraportable Wars and if you have had enough of hearing about the next Asus killer (It is getting to the point of Kwisatch Haderach proportions). Might we at Ultra Light Delight suggest some retail therapy or at least some window shopping - the online version.
Visit the […]

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July 13th, 2008

Asus Eee hedging its bet

According to a post/report, Asus Eee feeling the pinch: Test of mettle, by Wily Ferret, at the Inquirer, Asus was only able to ship 1.7 million. They originally planned to ship around 2 million.
But which Asus Eee?
Shipping and selling are of course two different things. And it would probably be more prudent to wait till […]

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July 5th, 2008

Which one the Asus Eee or Aspire One?

If you were to buy any of these two Intel Atom powered ultraportables which one would you choose?
It has been said that the fight between the ultraportables is a competion a race or better yet a competion a boxing match between two ultraportables. Let us look at the Asus Eee 901 and the Acer Aspire […]

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June 22nd, 2008

Touch screen for the Asus Eee?

Mobilemag featured a new product or rather perpheral product for the Asus Eee. The post, Touchscreen Asus Eee PC Goes Official, features the peripheral device offered by Asus for Eee.
It is actually a touch tablet that can be connected to the Asus Eee. And as peripheral goes is not really that big and equally […]

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June 15th, 2008

From ultra-affordable to ultra-expensive

Oh Joe tell it ain’t so.
Have you seen the latest price of the new models of Asus Eees?
- Asus Eee 901 at $599
- Asus Eee PC 1000 at $699
- Asus Eee PC 1000H at $649
[Source]
It is understandable that the cost will go up as you add more features and improve on the design. Still […]

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May 24th, 2008

Asus fans watch out on June 3

Remember Remember the 3rd of June
Of Eees in June
And Computex in Taiwan soon …
Does not seem to work that much. Anyway, according to bMighty.com June 3 is the date to watch for Asus fans, observers and critics. And this is because come June 3 at Computex in Taiwan Asus will reveal some new products:
1. […]

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May 20th, 2008

Ultraportables going desktop

Will the success of the cheap ultraportables be repeated when they become desktop computers? Yes desktop computers Asus Eee and the MSI Wind have basically come up with desktop versions of their famous ultraportables.
Read this post, the ASUS Eee Box B202 low-cost desktop PC breaks cover, and then this post, MSI Wind PC […]

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May 19th, 2008

Tales from about the Asus Eee 900 and 901

When you launch a product there are always interesting things that seem to come out. And then one can imagine what happens when one product actually has two products making its debut in the market. Take for example the Asus Eee 900 both in Windows and in Linux.
Initially, there were some talks regarding the […]

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May 19th, 2008

Ultraportable wars and the fight between Linux and Windows

Is Microsoft trying the block the entry of Linux? Ever since the introduction of the Asus Eee the number of Linux users have geometrically increased, even if a number have converted their Asus Eees into Window. The fact is that Linux has become more user friendly to a lot people.
The success of Asus Eee […]

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May 19th, 2008

GCN reviews top ultraportables?

GCN or Government Computer News, which is part of the 1105 Government Information Group Web, has come up with a comprehensive review of a number of ultraportables. In the article/post, Portability meets performance - GCN lab reviews: Lightweight laptop PCs don’t let functionality slow them down.
They graded eight of the top ultraportable and graded […]

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