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Asus EEE PC 701 Netbook $259.90 + Shipping @ Catch Of The Day

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Pg12345567 on 04/06/2009 - 12:06 catchoftheday.com.au (1478 clicks)
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Asus EEE PC 701 Netbook $259.90 + Shipping @ Catch Of The Day

WiFi, Webcam, SSD, Ultraportable
Light, Compact and for the next 24 hours - Crazy Cheap!

Available in Black Colour Only!
CONDITION: BRAND NEW! Limited Stock

  • Compact size, weighing under a kilo! Take it everywhere you go.
    Wide array of connectivity options:
  • 802.11g Wireless – Automatically detects and connects you to the net at hotspots!
  • 4GB SSD (Solid State Drive). More reliable, and shock resistant than ordinary HD’s.
  • Webcam, Microphone and stereo Speakers
  • Intel Celeron Mobile CPU Inside
  • Expansion options courtesy of USB, VGA output and SD/MCC card bay.

Its no slouch in the software department either:

  • Custom Asus Linux Based Operating System
  • Graphic interface specially designed to be user-friendly and intuitive
  • Includes Open Office, Google Apps, Email and a full suite of productivity software to help keep you on track.
  • Support for wide range of digital media, be it videos or music – enjoy your media on the go!
  • Power-efficient design provides longer operating time when on the go.
  • With a rapid start-up time, the Eee PC is always ready to get into action.

Specifications:

  • Display: 7 Inch, 800 x 480 WVGA TFT
  • Dimensions: 225mm(W) x 160mm(D) x 20mm~ 32mm(H)
  • Weight: 922g (With Battery)
  • Battery Pack: 4 cells
  • Intel Mobile celeron M 900mhz CPU
  • 512MB DDR2 Ram
  • 4GB SSD (Solid State Drive) Hard Drive
  • Intel UMA Onboard Graphics
  • High Definition Audio Codec
  • Built in Stereo Speakers
  • 10/100 Ethernet Port
  • 802.11 b/g Wireless
  • VGA Output
  • 3 USB 2.0 Ports
  • Headphone output
  • Microphone input
  • MMC/SD(SDHC) Slot
  • 0.3M Webcam
  • Operating System: Linux Preloaded, Windows XP Compatible

In the box:

  • Battery
  • AC Adaptor
  • Manual
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Inner Bag

1 Year Warranty from Asus Australia

Standard Asus Dead Pixel Warranty

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  • wisc on 04/06/2009 - 12:14

    damn beat me too it. pretty good deal next closest is 310.

    wonder how these things would go as a media PC… chuck a USB blue ray on em.. wonder if they are fast enough.

  • battler on 04/06/2009 - 12:16

    edit: removed.

  • Moondog on 04/06/2009 - 12:22

    From memory blu ray movies won't play on Linux, you have to rip it to a drive and play it from there (kinda defeats the point). So I'd research that if that's what you were heading for.

    It would be a pretty need frontend for Mythtv though!

    • wisc on 04/06/2009 - 12:24

      ahh good points nah not getting it for myself, just curious, got a old dell as a media PC but its pretty big and clunky in comparison to something like that.

      doubt they would be fast enough, but should be fine for divx xvid dvd etc.

  • g12345567 on 04/06/2009 - 12:24

    The intel celeron M 900mhz cpu does not have the capacity to play blu-ray. Even the netbooks with the faster Atom 1.6ghz cpu are only able to play a maxamum of 720p. Only the latest top of the line expensive models with the faster chipset and cpu, suport 1080p HD playback such as the Asus eeepc N10J.

    • scotty on 04/06/2009 - 12:47
      +1

      Not to mention that Eee PC 701 does not even have 900Mhz (it's a downclocked Celeron). Even watching YouTube feels jumpy sometimes.

      It's a great light weight and cheap netbook (less than 1kg) that's on the end of spectrum where's it's closer to a MID than a laptop. 800x480 is a bit lacking for running some applications.

  • QQQ - CatchOfTheDay on 04/06/2009 - 12:43
    +1

    The CPU is not suitable for HD content as mentioned above.

    • ShortyX on 04/06/2009 - 12:56
      +1

      Lol…why would you play HD on a 7 inch 800x480 anyway?!

      • QQQ - CatchOfTheDay on 04/06/2009 - 13:39
        +2

        To be cool

      • georgejungle on 04/06/2009 - 14:37

        you wouldn't! :-)

        but you would want to play it on your LCD to which you'll hookup the 701…

        I was planning on getting this also, but based on the comment about the CPU and playing HD will skip.

        Also, I popped into Officeworks before and they had the 8GB SSD version for ~$320

  • Davo1111 on 04/06/2009 - 14:48

    i agree with COTD on this one, it's all about being realistic in the capacity of this computer. I know people who have bought netbooks, then wondered why COD4 won't work on it. They're designed for internet/word and thats about it. And for $260, it's not bad… just gotta justify it to the parents….

  • lostincanberra on 04/06/2009 - 16:00

    I've got a couple of these. Nice price - just be realistic about what you expect to be able to do with it.

    On one I replaced the default Xandros installation with eeebuntu (a cut down version of Ubuntu for netbooks). Works well and my kids find it great for internet browsing.

    • scotty on 04/06/2009 - 16:32

      Yes Xandros is getting a bit PITA and mine has been running Debian 5 + LXDE for a while (more light weight than XFCE on eeeubuntu).

      Edit: And works great with my Nokia E71 over $2.50 bluetooth dongle bought from DealExtreme as well :)

  • ajd4096 on 04/06/2009 - 16:02

    I have two of these, one I carry everywhere, the other is connected to a 32" LCD as a browser-in-a-box.
    It does what it was designed to do very well, but it won't play full HD.

    Horses for courses.

  • Ecstatic on 04/06/2009 - 18:01

    i'm using one as we speak. They're far better then you think, I upgraded it to 2gb RAM and put eeeBuntu on it and it works great.

    Do you really expect a sub-300 dollar computer to play blu-ray, like come on…

  • [Deactivated] on 04/06/2009 - 20:55

    not sure if they even have a signal out input guys, i know the acer one doesn't

    anyhooo i'm pretty sure you can pick these up in hardly normal for this price

    • Ecstatic on 04/06/2009 - 22:09

      signal out? it has a vga- the blue thing if that's what you mean?
      And they're about $300 -> $320 usually.

  • Davo1111 on 05/06/2009 - 01:16

    i ended up buying one, i'm going to buy a 8GB USB and run either eeebuntu or xp.

    • Ecstatic on 05/06/2009 - 01:33

      Go for eeeBuntu - You won't regret it:
      http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7226/screenshot2p.png

      eee PC 701
      eeeBuntu
      2GB RAM - which I bought for $50 from shoppingsquare
      Logitech M305 Wireless mouse with nano receiever - $48 from JB
      Nano bluetooth USB - $3 from focalprice

      Honestly the best experience with any computer I've ever used.

      • Davo1111 on 05/06/2009 - 02:04

        thanks man, ok i'll download it when it arrives.
        btw does it accept the whole 2GB DDR2??? i can see sites that only allow the model to upgrade to 1GB

        • Ecstatic on 05/06/2009 - 08:51

          if you keep it on the default OS (modified version of Xandros) and put 2GB DDR2 in, it will only read as 1GB.

          Pretty much every other OS will read it properly.

  • [Deactivated] on 05/06/2009 - 23:21
    +1

    http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/redirect.cgi?name=Online…

    $288 - free shipping

    and like i said, it's $274 in harvey norman penrith

  • Davo1111 on 10/06/2009 - 01:55

    has anyone got theirs yet?

  • systmworks on 12/06/2009 - 22:33

    The 3 we ordered arrived today (Friday). All set up and working OK.

    Now I just need to find a cheap USB mobile data card that has linux drivers.. want to go prepay for data.. no preference on network as long as data works around Brisbane and Gold Coast..

    • scotty on 15/06/2009 - 17:28

      Not sure about the USB mobile cards, but with my HSDPA Nokia phone, it's just a matter of plugging in the USB connection, and run a wvdial script — and it will just fire up PPP to make connection.

      • systmworks on 17/06/2009 - 09:52

        I plugged in my 2 year old USB 3 Mobile data card and the linux OS recognised it and even had "3 Australia" listed as a provider.. all set up and working in a couple of mins.

        I went to a few phone stores and 3 appear to offer the best value prepaid data plans for the low usage we require (this laptop is just to access a single website to track the location of a truck with GPS).. $15 for 500MB with 30 day expiry. So hopefully the latest model data cards are as easy to set up.. otherwise I will swap sims and use the new data card and give my parents my old one which already proved working.

        • scotty on 17/06/2009 - 20:27

          Well that's nice :) I know some of the newer distros with proper desktop environment (Gnome or KDE) can auto detect the USB 3G modems. Too bad I am running LXDE and have to write my own script :P

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