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    Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    Asus is due to show off what it calls the "next generation" of its elfin Eee PC Linux-based sub-laptop at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week.
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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    So the new version wont meet their promise of a $200 laptop either? Oh well, looks like a big improvement though if the screen is being improved.

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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    One to watch out for! Minus the slightly cramped keyboard, the 701 has received rave reviews.




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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    The only thing id say is annoying is the screen is too small, but i'll forgive it when my 7" touchscreen overlay arrives .
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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    I don't care about the WiMax but if they do this and keep to their current price point I think I'll have to get one.
    Hopefully there is still enough space to get some mods in

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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    Intriguingly, it's claimed Asus is looking to match the price of the current model with the new one, presumably because it's worked out the slightly higher cost of the screen can be more than balanced by higher Eee sales.
    So the price will be around £200 for a larger screen and hopefully the same or better spec than the current ones - I want one now!
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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    Quote Originally Posted by Workaholic View Post
    So the price will be around £200 for a larger screen and hopefully the same or better spec than the current ones - I want one now!
    same! wont believe it until it happens but that would be amazing. just need to know what res the bigger screen will be now
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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    Nice - I wonder if they can improve the battery life further somehow. I believe that the new CPU will use less power, but the larger screen probably drains more.

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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    I don't see the battery life going up much, if at all.
    There's always the 6cell pack if you find yourself needing more power.
    Just seen a place taking pre-orders for around £60, not really worth it for few extra hours to me.. $60 maybe.

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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    the only down side to the eee pc is storage space, if it had around 32gb i would seriously consider it

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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    I had an EEE delivered on launch day, having waited eagerly for it to be released, only to be really disappointed: I found the pitch of the fan noise very distracting (I seem to have unreasonable trouble with certain frequencies). The little fellow went back the next day.

    If v2 fixes this problem-intentionally or unintentionally-then I will be very happy to give it another try: particularly with a bigger screen! I'd also be very interested to find out what happened to the 10" version.

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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    Quote Originally Posted by gurpz1 View Post
    the only down side to the eee pc is storage space, if it had around 32gb i would seriously consider it
    That is actually very easy to get around with flash drives; although a 32Gb drive costs almost as much as the EEE! In fact, people have modded theirs to accept these flash drives internally.

    bit-tech.net | Adding more storage to your Asus Eee PC - Introduction

    You can look at various other mods and stuff here:
    EeeUser.com > An Unofficial ASUS Eee PC EeePC 701 Community

    I will also be very interested in a bigger screen. I think I read a rumour of an 8.9" screen doing 1024x600, but am not sure where that was.

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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    have they shown it yet?

    edit: it appears not
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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    jkkmobile: Asus Eee PC with 8 inch screen
    First shots of the 8" model. Hopefully the production models will have higher res screens otherwise its not much improvement really..
    Either way ill be waiting on the 8.9

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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    Quote Originally Posted by merple View Post
    jkkmobile: Asus Eee PC with 8 inch screen
    First shots of the 8" model. Hopefully the production models will have higher res screens otherwise its not much improvement really..
    Either way ill be waiting on the 8.9
    yup. unless that has the same res as well... but they would do that surely?


    this is the pic of interest, even if it isnt real.. actually looks like a proper laptop rather than a toy!
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    Re: Asus to show second-gen Eee PC next week

    a guy in work has just got his eeepc, and it is a very impressive bit of kit.

    but i will wait for the 8.9" version because i want a 1024x600 screen.

    the silverthorne CPU based platform would be nice too.

    that will be ace, provided asus doesn't restrict the 8.9" version to windows because of the silly wimax business.

    give me 1024x600 and a linux OS please.
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