Cupid brought the ASUS netbook and me together
I've fallen in love with a new gadget. It's the ASUS Eee PC netbook. It's like a miniature laptop with all the bells and whistles. And by bells and whistles I'm referring to things like built-in wi-fi, integrated webcam and a battery that can last up to 7 hours. Couple that with a beautiful 10-inch screen and darn-near full-sized keyboard all packaged in a portable computer that weighs just a hair over 5 pounds.
Oh, and did I mention the ASUS netbooks ship with Windows XP on them, not Windows Vista? That's a gigantic selling point for a lot of clients I talk to. Grab 'em while you can people!
How I discovered the netbook
I owe a big thanks to Regina Miller from Geek in Pink for letting me on to these netbooks. She showed up at a recent Rainmakers event with one of these babies in Sakura Pink and it was immediately the talk of the town, especially with women. Of course, I would probably pass on the Sakura Pink and go with the Fine Ebony but to each his own.
I've saved the best part for last. Right now, the ASUS netbooks are selling for as low as $349.99 on Amazon.com. I swear to you that is not a typo.
Your choice of colors
Here's a couple of links if you are interested in seeing and/or purchasing one of the ASUS netbooks.
2 comments for this blog post so far...
March 06, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Marla
P. I was very interested in this post. I have what I consider a great laptop and I really dont have any deep knowledge to have made the decision on what to buy. I purchased a dell inspiron E1750 beefed up the memory, added lowjack (it sounded so sexy, IPD chasing the bad guy running down the back alley with my laptop) and few other bells and whistles as well as a hefty support package - yeah I probably overpaid, but where were you! Anyway, Ms. Della is my baby and it pains me physically to see our son using my laptop but thats what he has to use. I so want to get him his own laptop but COST! Now here you are with praise for a machine that seems to be doable. I’ll start the nagging immediately. Thank you for your knowledge nuggets.
March 11, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Patric Welch
@Marla: Not sure I’ve ever been the source of someone’s nagging :)
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