from
Gizmodo
That WiMax Eee PC we heard about last week was confirmed at the Asus/Sprint/Intel press conference today, coming in 7, 8 and 8.9-inch models and a variety of colors.
other reports say the following:
"The larger screen size - rumoured for some time - will provide a resolution of 1024 x 600, Asus said."
"They'll appear in Q2, Asus said."
in light of this news, i'm not disappointed that i purchased the triple E on a whim last December, when some people would say that i should have waited for the new model to come out. actually, this purchase goes against my standards in some ways, but justifies it in others. usually, i wait until a gadget or technology is in its 2nd or more often, 3rd generation before i buy it, for example, the iPod, i actually waited for the 5th Gen with video before buying when i could have bought the earlier model. with cellphones, i've never actually purchased one since i get them free but i never request for the latest and so-called "greatest" new model, i wait months for reviews and hands on user testimonials of the device.
with the triple E, its a totally different situation, while some might consider it as a "brand new" laptop design and configuration due to its small size and different components, Asus has actually done a smart thing by utilizing existing components and putting them together in an attractive package not much bigger than a medium sized hard bound book. the processor they used is not new, its actually rumored that the 900Mhz processor was originally slated to be discontinued, the solid state drive has been in use in MP3 players and portable memory devices, the 7" screen is used in portable DVD players and interactive picture frames. put all these old, reliable but well established components together and you have a very attractive sub-notebook at a very low price.
my purchase of the triple e was to maximize my productivity by allowing me to work anywhere, anytime with minimum of fuss. and the triple e does that perfectly.
it also helps that its a pretty notebook
