Comments on: Father of the UMPC Otto Berkes- the Asus EEE PC hits the sweet spot http://gigaom.com/mobile/father-of-the-u/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: turn_self_off http://gigaom.com/mobile/father-of-the-u/#comment-394928 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:36:14 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/father-of-the-u#comment-394928

heh, i guess he should look a bit closer to home.

checked some prices and the oqo model 2 have a definite price jump with xp tablet installed vs xp pro.

and when you go vista you have some very “silly” hardware minimums, making the cheap device almost impossible imo.

all in all, dont shoot the hardware people, if the software force them to use higher spec and therefor higher cost parts…

]]> By: Spads http://gigaom.com/mobile/father-of-the-u/#comment-394929 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:41:18 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/father-of-the-u#comment-394929

Very good point of view.
He is right : the Eee is a fantastic computer for the price, and it is for me a very good third computer, after my main one and the TC1100 Tablet PC.

I had never bought an UMPC for their price, but I did not hesitate for the Eee !

My two cents from France…

]]> By: nomo http://gigaom.com/mobile/father-of-the-u/#comment-394930 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:28:48 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/father-of-the-u#comment-394930

I agree that Asus has done a good job focusing on core functionality to develop a more affordable product. As a business user, though, I’ll glady pay more for better functionality, reliability and speed. I believe there is an untapped opportunity for a sub-$1200, 7″-10″ ultra-portable PC targeted at professionals.

]]> By: Mike Cane http://gigaom.com/mobile/father-of-the-u/#comment-394931 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:35:50 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/father-of-the-u#comment-394931

Hey, don’t forget the CloudBook! It has a 30GB HD, which makes UMPC prices look even sillier.

]]> By: vm-01 http://gigaom.com/mobile/father-of-the-u/#comment-394932 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:12:30 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/father-of-the-u#comment-394932

Agree 100% with Mr. Berkes.

I thought eventually Nokia was going to own the market as the internet tablet keeps upgrading but Asus hit a home run with the EEEPC.

Everun is very close to hitting the price point but is not there yet.

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