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Asus to bring Eee PC with an optical drive
Tech Ticker —
... Taking some insight from the retail channels, Digitimes is reporting that Asus will advance to blur the line between the netbooks and notebooks. Sometime in mid-April, Asus will reveal Eee PC 1004DN with an optical drive. Other info associated with this is that it will have an Intel Atom N280 processor with GN40 chipset, 120GB HDD and will be priced at around US$531-590.
The Asus Eee PC 1008HA Shell netbook will follow this one in May.
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ASUS Eee PC E1004DN with DVD burner landing April?
SlashGear —
... According to the latest rumors from retailers, the DVD-equipped ASUS Eee PC E1004DN will land in stores come mid-April with a sticker price of NT$18,000 - 20,000 ($531 - 590). The Eee PC E1004DN - ...
ASUS to cause mass netbook hysteria next month by including optical drives
CrunchGear —
Won’t somebody PLEASE think of the children? We all had a good, nervous chuckle when Japan’s Mouse Computer released a netbook with an optical drive but remained calm, knowing that it’d never come to the US. Now it appears, however, that an ASUS Eee with a built-in optical drive will be hitting the market next month.
DigiTimes reports the following:
Asustek Computer is scheduled to launch its new Eee PC, the E1004DN, which will be the first Eee PC to have an optical disc drive (ODD), in mid-April, and will follow with the 1008HA ...
Asus adds optical drive to netbook
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... already been lost.
From DigiTimes:
Asustek Computer is scheduled to launch its new Eee PC, the E1004DN, which will be the first Eee PC to have an optical disc drive (ODD), in mid-April, and will follow with the 1008HA in May, according to sources at retail channels.
The E1004DN is built with an Intel Atom N280 CPU paired with GN40 chipset, a 120GB hard drive, and will carry a suggested retail price of NT$18,000-20,000 (US$531-590)
Asustek to launch new Eee PC with built-in ODD in mid-April [Digitimes]
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Asus Eee Getting an Optical Drive? [Unconfirmed]
Gizmodo —
... E1004DN will be the first Eee netbook to include an optical drive when it hits in mid-April overseas for about $550. Every time I fly, I'm amazed by how many people I see watching DVDs (not just digital files) on their laptops. So if these DVD-wielding Eees do come out, as ridiculous as they'd be, I'm sure that someone will be buying them. [Digitimes via ...
Asus delivering Eee PC E1004DN with optical disk drive
Gizmo Watch —
... Eee PC 1008HA, which is also come around the same time, with the all the features it embeds.
• Intel Atom N280 processor
• 10.2-inch display
• HD-capable GN40 graphics chipset
• 120GB hard-drive
• three USB 2.0 ports
• DVD Bruner
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth
• A slot for ExpressCard
• 8-in-1 Multi-format card reader
To be made available at about NT$18,000-20,000 (US$531-590), it could be a valuable buy for a change.
Via: DigiTimes/SlashGear
¿Lanzará Asus una netbook con grabadora de DVD?
Gizmologia —
... Según DigiTimes la empresa presentará el E1004DN, que será la primera de la empresa en poseer unidad óptica. Además traerá un procesador Intel Atom N280 con un chipset GN40, 120GB de HDD y costará entre US$531 y US$590. ...
Asus plans netbook with optical drive
Tech Digest —
... pillars that we once knew as hallmarks of netbookiness are crumbling. Screen sizes now go up to 12.1", the Atom processor is being seen less and less regularly, solid state drives are rare and now Asus is bringing out a model with an optical drive attached! The E1004DN will have an optical drive, as well as an Intel Atom N280 CPU paired with GN40 chipset, and a 120GB hard drive. It'll be out mid-April in Taiwan and will cost NT$18,000-20,000, which is about £375 or so in quids. (via Digitimes) ...
Netbook with Optical Drive Arriving from Asus
jkOnTheRun —
... that never get launched. Luckily, this isn’t one of those times. That ASUS Eee PC with the integrated optical drive we eye-spied in January is about to arrive in mid-April says DigiTimes. It’s the same 1004DN we glimpsed during ...
ASUS announces Eee PC E1004DN with optical drive, 1008HA gets a release date
Engadget —
... Filed under: Laptops ASUS announces Eee PC E1004DN with optical drive, 1008HA gets a release date originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Asus Portable To Have Optical Drive: Is It Still A Netbook?
Today @ PC World —
... , have proven popular with consumers willing to sacrifice a few features -- full-size keyboard, larger screen, and a DVD drive, to name a few -- for a smaller, lighter portable that’s fine for email and Web-browsing. [image] But Asus will soon break with netbook tradition by launching an Eee PC with a built-in optical disc drive (ODD). According to a DigiTimes report out of Taipei, the ODD-equipped E1004DN netbook will arrive next month, followed by the 1008HA in May. The E1004DN will feature an Intel Atom N280 processor, a GN40 chipset, and a 120GB hard drive. There’s no ...
Asus Eee PC E1004DN Optical Disc Drive Include Netbook
Today Gadgets —
As mentioned by Digitimes, Asus will start to ship its new Eee PC E1004DN netbook which have a built-in an optical disc drive from next month with a price tag of $531. Reportedly, the Asus’ E1004DN will come with an Intel’s Atom N280 CPU, GN40 chipset, and a 120GB hard drive. With an Optical disc drive, make it similar with the Mouse Computer LB-F1500W!
[ Digitimes Via ITechnews ]
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Asus Eee PC E1004DN Optical Disc Drive Include Netbook
Asus to Cram Optical Drive into a Netbook
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... — NT$18,000 to 20,000, or $530 to $590. That’s a lot more than a netbook. In fact, it’s close to cheap notebook territory. We understand why many people want an optical drive inside a full-sized notebook — it doesn’t make my MacBook too big, for instance, and it’s useful for ripping CDs and DVDs. But in a netbook? We’d say that if you need an optical drive, it’s more practical to just buy and external USB burner. Cheaper, too.
Asustek to launch new Eee PC with built-in ODD in mid-April [Digitimes vis MSI Wind ...
