Comments on: Eeexpansion plans: Asus announces more low-cost Linux products

Asus announces a desktop, an all-in-one PC, and an LCD TV in its Eee line.

[ArtInvent]

Hoped for more and better laptops

These new products I think mean that Asus are taking their eyes off the mark. Everyone knows that desktops are going the way of the dodo, and others are already exploiting the super low cost desktop anyway. I would think that the micro-laptop area would be the one to concentrate on, and broaden and refine their offerings in just that area. It's an untapped market, and UMPC's are way overpriced. The original eee is a nice size but could easily fit a larger screen into the same case. More memory and storage would also be nice as they are facing competition from the CloudBook and these components are getting cheaper all the time. Better battery life. Also, a slightly larger model like 10" would be logical for those that want a little bigger keyboard and display, but still want a very affordable model. Finally, go with straight Ubuntu and forget the Windows XP model.

[C433Z]

I completely agree

Yup, i definately hope that asus offers more screen sizes among other things.

[cyberDJ-2038765336053745013836]

New frontier

While people are "geeking" over the lame $2000.00 Macbook Air, the "real deal" is in the sub-$500.00 computer market.

Asus and the OLPC Project are on to something; cheap computers that can hold their own against the $1000-$2000 competition.

Apple, Dell and Lenovo take notice. You're about to be schooled by harsh reality.

[C433Z]

Yeah, why not more notebooks?

Personally I would want a Eee that has at least a gig of RAM. They could also do what the person below me said and create different screen sizes because i'm sure there are lots of people (including me) who would really like the idea of sub-$500 laptops that are capable.

The only reasons i don't one an Eee right now are the fact that i don't want to get something that has 512mb of RAM (the 8g is too expensive at $500) and i feel that a 7" screen might be a tad too small.

Small hdd memory is fine because flash memory is getting really cheap (about $75 for a 16gb SD card on newegg).