The ASUS EEEpc finally has some competition!!!

[ahslan]

The Asus EEEpc finally has some competition, with the Everex Cloudbook laptop coming out soon.

http://www.everex.com/


Hardware Specifications
1.2GHz, VIA C7®-M Processor ULV, 512MB DDR2 533MHz, SDRAM, 30GB Hard Disk Drive, 7" WVGA TFT Display (800 x 480), VIA UniChrome Pro IGP Graphics, VIA High-Definition Audio, 802.11b/g, (1) 10/100 Ethernet Port, (1) DVI-I Port, (2) USB 2.0 Ports, (1) 4-in1 Media Card Reader, (1) .3MP Webcam, (1) Headphone/Line-Out Port, (1) Microphone/Line-In Port, (1) Set of Stereo Speaker, (1) Touchpad, (1) 4-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery

I'm excited...was thinking of getting the EEEpc but now im gonna have to check out how the everex cloudbook holds up against it

 

[Maziar]

But how much is the $ ?

ASUS R2H has the same specs and its nearly $900-$1000

 

[lostandwandering]

Find your $399 CloudBook at Walmart.com and ZaReason.com beginning 2/15/08

It's on the site he provided. Pretty much the same as the Eee PC.

 

[ahslan]

...hella alot cheaper than the asus r2h...Its slighty faster than the celeron the eee pc has and it also comes with ddr2...i just hope the ram is upgradable...if it is, its going to be a steal ...i also dont mind the 30 gb hdd instead of the solid state hd the eee pc has...

 

[Maziar]

thanx logan for the price
Yeah for $400 it looks very nice, ASUS Eee PC is very good too and ith as very good reviews around the web

 

[lostandwandering]

Yup, it's another good option for those that need cheap technology. I don't know much about VIA CPU's though.

edit: I find it interesting that they are using walmart as a vendor.

 

[theworminator]

Wasn't Dell also going to use Walmart as a vendor? Well, it fits with the whole "cheaper price segment" bit.

 

[lostandwandering]

Dell does use walmart. Not sure how that's working out for them though.

 

[ahslan]

Just found out yesterday that you can upgrade the ram on the eee pc, but you cant on the cloudbook...
I was really looking forward to getting the cloudbook...idk if I'll get it if I cant upgrade the ram...

 

[capri]

Just found out yesterday that you can upgrade the ram on the eee pc, but you cant on the cloudbook...
I was really looking forward to getting the cloudbook...idk if I'll get it if I cant upgrade the ram...

Hmm. That's definitely disappointing. That's a dealbreaker for me, so it looks like I'll be sticking with the EEE. 🙁

 

[Maziar]

thats bad about the RAM on the cloudbook

Btw, EEePC is getting more and more good support every day

 

[ahslan]

sucks...i was really looking forward to trying out VIA's Ultra Low Voltage processor...ugh...

 

[basketcase]

Dell does use walmart. Not sure how that's working out for them though.

Probably working out good for dell. People who go to walmart to get a computer, probably don't know much about PCs in general. If they did, they probably wouldn't buy dell.