NCIX: pre-order Asus EEE 1000HE 9.5h $450

[rivet]

OK, I mentioned in another thread and I think it is worth to start a new thread for it (hope it is not a waste of space).

I received the email from NCIX for pre-order Asus EEE 1000HE, which is the newer model with 9.5h battery life. The price is $450, I believe the price includes a pre-order discount promotion by Asus, with free shipping when you buy $10 GC and saving of 8% PST for Ontario residents, I think it is a pretty good deal consider old versions sells for more than this. Also you can buya free printer (after MIR of course) with it as well.

Links
Asus EEE 1000HE
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=36239&promoid=1044
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=36240&vpn=EPC1000HE-BLK005X&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1044

Free shipping when you buy $10 GC
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26890&vpn=NCIX-GIFTCARD-10-PA&manufacture=NCIX

Free printer after MIR (you can see the detail from the Asus EEE link)
Edit: the MIR form from Asus EEE link seems to be faulty (rebate time is wrong), the MIR link from the following seems to be right.
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=32697&vpn=X2470&manufacture=Lexmark&promoid=1001

PS: according to several users' post, you can price match directcanada at NCIX to save a few more bucks, but I am unsure whether you can get the free printer after MIR and do the price match at the same time (check post #14 for links from directcanada).

Update March 31: deleted free printer and free shipping with GC purchase from the title, watch NCIX's weekly sale as they occasionally bring back free shipping with GC purchase, directcanada has free shipping all the time.

[sfw]

I was considering buying one of these from infonec. Looks like I will order from NCIX instead. Thanks for the tip.

[Recoil]

If you can find a friend down south, you can get one for $365 from jr.com:

http://www.jr.com/asus/pe/ASU_EPC1000EBLK/
:D

[ilikecheapstuff]

wonder if this is the one with the newer N280 processor.. which uses the faster FSB compared with the N270..

although the processor speed isn't really much faster.. 1.66 vs 1.60.. the fsb should make a slight difference in speed.

too bad the site is rather vague on details.

[newfbc]

If you can find a friend down south, you can get one for $365 from jr.com:

http://www.jr.com/asus/pe/ASU_EPC1000EBLK/
:D


365.00 USD
=
451.686 CAD

************

Ron.

[daffod]

365.00 USD
=
451.686 CAD

*************

Ron.

who cares you save in taxes buy buying in US because J&R only charges tax in NY. means i save 5% GST if i end up geting from US delivered to my inlaws.

[pai]

who cares you save in taxes buy buying in US because J&R only charges tax in NY. means i save 5% GST if i end up geting from US delivered to my inlaws.

very nice of you to have US inlaws..

[Stinger]

SO it costs the same from the US @ 450 but you save $25 dollars in GST....

How much do you think you spend in Gas and time to get down there though, plus you have no warranty through the retailer, and chances are you have no warranty through Asus in Canada either, they have their CA and US versions most likely.

Definitely not worth the savings buying it from the U.S.

[virgoan]

Since NCIX is a sponsor of RFD, can I assume it's a good reputable company? Has anybody got any bad experience with them?

I am debating if I should order it with NCIX or buy it at Infonec that is right behind my house.. NCIX would save me the PST, but I would have to wait for the shipping where as Infonec, I can just pick it up..

[kazudon]

Since NCIX is a sponsor of RFD, can I assume it's a good reputable company? Has anybody got any bad experience with them?

I am debating if I should order it with NCIX or buy it at Infonec that is right behind my house.. NCIX would save me the PST, but I would have to wait for the shipping where as Infonec, I can just pick it up..

ncix is an awesome place to get your computer stuff. however, if infonec is right behind your house, i'd save the time and get it from them.

[Rcpete]

HI all, I see their is a $13.80 shipping insurance, added to the total, is this normal practice, also I would like to order a case for the HE, but don"t see one listed.
Rcpete

[mahjongmaniac]

Price Match w/DirectCanada for $443 will making it $12.60 less to buy in Canada VS US and u get a free $10 GC.
@
$475.75

;)

black: http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530ST0094
blue: http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530ST6812

nice catch ;)

[Gigi]

Price Match w/DirectCanada for $443 will making it $12.60 less to buy in Canada VS US and u get a free $10 GC.
@
$475.75

;)

But the gift card isn't really free, right? You still have to pay $10. Although you get free shipping with it, you'd automatically get free shipping with orders over $300 at DC. If know you will make more orders with NCIX, then obviously it's better to get this from them. However, if you're unsure, then you would save more money by ordering directly from DC.

[xinhang]

nice little laptop. 10' is so much more readable than 8.9'

[rivet]

Sorry I forget about the shipping insurance, NCIX's free shipping promotion does not includes the shipping insurance, you can manually select to not choose the shipping insurance to avoid the $13.8, but then it will only insurance up to $100.

HI all, I see their is a $13.80 shipping insurance, added to the total, is this normal practice, also I would like to order a case for the HE, but don"t see one listed.
Rcpete

[007craft]

damn i want a laptop so bad. I think ill keep waiting another couple months for the touch screen eees coming out tho.

[henrycao8]

do these things actually last 9.5 hours? i am a bit skeptical

[Justin]

Are both the blue and black version glossy? I hate all the fingerprints that show up on my glossy black 15.4" laptop. Is anywhere selling the white version?

[george benjamin]

Are both the blue and black version glossy? I hate all the fingerprints that show up on my glossy black 15.4" laptop. Is anywhere selling the white version?

The 1000HE does not come in a white.

[Magoomba]

Is it easy to upgrade the memory on these bad boys?
Thanks.

[dgege]

Is it easy to upgrade the memory on these bad boys?
Thanks.

Yeah, very easy, you have direct access to RAM and HD.
Now, I just can'T wait for DirectCanada to start taking orders, I will be first in line to grab one (around 465$ all in!!)

[fatal]

anyone know if you can make a hackintosh out of these? and if everything works? wireless/webcam etc..

[Evil Techie]

Are both the blue and black version glossy? I hate all the fingerprints that show up on my glossy black 15.4" laptop. Is anywhere selling the white version?

screen bezel is glossy but screen isnt

[leunt000]

thanks for the post! It is a good deal! I PM'ed DC and ordered it from NCIX for $443. I hope they will honor it.:lol:

[dgege]

thanks for the post! It is a good deal! I PM'ed DC and ordered it from NCIX for $443. I hope they will honor it.:lol:

I did that too, but I would much rather get the free shipping without having to buy a 10$ GC!

[jackwest]

NCIX Shipping Insurance is $13.80? The actual CP cost is about 3 dollars. The shipping insurance actually as high as the cost of shipping. That's pretty laughable.

Considering it's mandatory, it's even more dishonest than the FS/NCIX style of hiking up prices before a sale and pretty much constitutes fraud.

edit: Nevermind, it's not mandatory. This is just the normal "insurance" "warranty" addon you always see from these retailers. Adding shipping "insurance" is a good way of price disciminating, exactly like FS PSP. The profits from this are greater than from the entire item.

[Gigi]

but looks like u can't order it from DC at the moment(shows not available), but NCIX may still PM since they r under the same umbrella company, even if they don't, NCIX price is still low.



Too bad we can't order from DC yet. It'd be good to know how much they charge for insurance for comparison. How long does the pricematch process usually take at NCIX? Does the order automatically go through even if PM is unsuccessful?

[rivet]

Yes, it is not mandatory, I always select to not pay the insurance when I buy stuff from NCIX, my last item with free shipping was shipped by UPS ground with a tracking number.

NCIX Shipping Insurance is $13.80? The actual CP cost is about 3 dollars. The shipping insurance actually as high as the cost of shipping. That's pretty laughable.

Considering it's mandatory, it's even more dishonest than the FS/NCIX style of hiking up prices before a sale and pretty much constitutes fraud.

edit: Nevermind, it's not mandatory. This is just the normal "insurance" "warranty" addon you always see from these retailers. Adding shipping "insurance" is a good way of price disciminating, exactly like FS PSP. The profits from this are greater than from the entire item.

[mahjongmaniac]

How long does the pricematch process usually take at NCIX? Does the order automatically go through even if PM is unsuccessful?

IME, usually w/i 24 hrs

if they don't approve of the PM, they'll send you an email regarding the PM details and reason(s) as to why it wasn't accepted, and usually along w/ the lowest price they can offer

i think you need to reply w/i 2-3 days telling them what you'd like to do

(sorry, can't recall what else email says if you don't reply w/i that time period)

[torrento]

when does these things ship anyway?

[clarkkent]

any of you guys get it to PM with the printer in your shopping cart as well?

When i have the laptop there alone, i can price match with DC. but when i add the printer, the price goes back to 449.99.

[tet8suo]

Anyone knows if the machine (or any other EEE pc) comes with a dual voltage power supply?

[vpower]

when does these things ship anyway?

would like to know it as well

[dgege]

when does these things ship anyway?

Apparently, they'll be receiving them tomorrow or the day after.

[Stinger]

NCIX Shipping Insurance is $13.80? The actual CP cost is about 3 dollars. The shipping insurance actually as high as the cost of shipping. That's pretty laughable.

Considering it's mandatory, it's even more dishonest than the FS/NCIX style of hiking up prices before a sale and pretty much constitutes fraud.

edit: Nevermind, it's not mandatory. This is just the normal "insurance" "warranty" addon you always see from these retailers. Adding shipping "insurance" is a good way of price disciminating, exactly like FS PSP. The profits from this are greater than from the entire item.



I don't think you are quite unfamiliar with how shipping with couriers works.
NCIX provides $100 in insurance on ALL packages, and all packages receive a tracking number.
Through Canada Post, a tracking number ALONE costs $7 with $100 insurance.

I don't do my shipping through UPS or Fedex, but Purolator charges 3.25% of the declared value for liability insurance. So getting extra insurance at 1.5% is half the ACTUAL cost, and buying the Express Coverage for 1.5% extra for the expedited service and peace of mind - Not to mention you are still paying less than what insurance normally costs.

[rahzel]

I usually decline the extra insurance because most credit card companies have a minimum 30 day warranty and accidental coverage. Never had to use it though and have always wondered how hard it would be to actually get reimbursed if a package was lost or damaged. Overall I've saved over $100 declining the insurance and have not had to try and get it through the CC company.

[jackwest]

HI all, I see their is a $13.80 shipping insurance, added to the total, is this normal practice, also I would like to order a case for the HE, but don"t see one listed.
Rcpete

I don't think you are quite unfamiliar with how shipping with couriers works.
NCIX provides $100 in insurance on ALL packages, and all packages receive a tracking number.
Through Canada Post, a tracking number ALONE costs $7 with $100 insurance.

I don't do my shipping through UPS or Fedex, but Purolator charges 3.25% of the declared value for liability insurance. So getting extra insurance at 1.5% is half the ACTUAL cost, and buying the Express Coverage for 1.5% extra for the expedited service and peace of mind - Not to mention you are still paying less than what insurance normally costs.

Fail.

A tracking number doesn't cost 7 dollars, I have no idea where you are pulling this out of. The CanadaPost business parcel services that use tracking numbers start at 7 dollars. Trust me I would know. NCIX gets a significant volume discount so this is how much I would guess it costs to ship an EEE.

Canadapost insurance is about $1.09 per $100. Unless UPS or Fedex or Purolator are terrible at delivering, after discounts this is how much they charge.

Finally, shippers always pay insurance, regardless of what the customer wants. The customer signs a contract stating he will pay what he receives. If he doesn't receive it, he will get his money back. In other words, insurance only helps the shipper since the customer will always get his money back. At least this is how paypal interprets it. I would pay through them. In case of non-delivery for any reason, there is an excellence chance a chargeback will be successful.

[Stinger]

Fail.

A tracking number doesn't cost 7 dollars, I have no idea where you are pulling this out of. The CanadaPost business parcel services that use tracking numbers start at 10 dollars. Trust me I would know. NCIX gets a significant volume discount so this is how much I would guess it costs to ship an EEE.

Canadapost insurance is about $1.09 per $100. Unless UPS or Fedex or Purolator are terrible at delivering, after discounts this is how much they charge.

Finally, shippers always pay insurance, regardless of what the customer wants. The customer signs a contract stating he will pay what he receives. If he doesn't receive it, he will get his money back. In other words, insurance only helps the shipper since the customer will always get his money back. At least this is how paypal interprets it. I would pay through them. In case of non-delivery for any reason, there is an excellence chance a chargeback will be successful.


When was the last time you shipped a small expedited parcel? Apparently never. I pay a little over $8 after taxes registered envelope going back east through Canada post, with tracking with a basic V1 card.... I'll scan I receipt

It's not a set $7, that was a generalization. obviously it is going to cost more on less depending on the parcel, but you can expect a package to START at that.

You can look in Purolator's terms and conditions of shipping. There is a 3.25% charge for liability insurance.

I wouldn't be so quick to call a childish fail.

The retailer gives you the option to opt in for insurance. The way I see it, all buyers have insurance when they make a purchase, in fact I think most retailers DEFAULT to have the insurance method or button checked.
If you UNCHECK it, or choose NO insurance. YOU, the BUYER are DECLINING insurance... therefore, you have NO recourse if the items are damaged on arrival and the sender has no responsibility.
They provided insurance, but you chose to decline it, hence the onus is on you in the legal sense.

[philharmonic]

Anyone know if these come with Canadian or standard English keyboard layouts?

[jackwest]

This is the last post I'll make about this topic.

When was the last time you shipped a small expedited parcel? Apparently never. I pay a little over $8 after taxes registered envelope going back east through Canada post, with tracking with a basic V1 card.... I'll scan I receipt


You can easily find shipping costs through CP website for small expedited parcels. For example Vancouver to Montreal costs about $10. Intraprovince or intracity would be quite cheaper. These do not include volume discounts.

Attempting to infer NCIX's shipping costs from the costs to ship your personal envelope is ridiculous. They are not even remotely the same service and CP has arbritrary pricing schemes involving price discrimination. I don't really care how much you paid to send your personal goods and your reference to them really shows how little you understand of this topic.

I'm not going to say how I know all of this, because it would be embarassing. Embarassing not because of how I know, but because I am spending my time explaining this to you.


It's not a set $7, that was a generalization. obviously it is going to cost more on less depending on the parcel, but you can expect a package to START at that.

You can look in Purolator's terms and conditions of shipping. There is a 3.25% charge for liability insurance.

So quick to call "fail" yet you so obviously need to pull your head out.


Again, the quotes couriers charge to individuals are very different to what they charge volume businesses. On the order of 400%. This can apply for insurance as well. You can see evidence of this in the e-shipper thread.



The retailer gives you the option to opt in for insurance. The way I see it, all buyers have insurance when they make a purchase, in fact I think most retailers DEFAULT to have the insurance method or button checked.
If you UNCHECK it, or choose NO insurance. YOU, the BUYER are DECLINING insurance... therefore, you have NO recourse if the items are damaged on arrival and the sender has no responsibility.
They provided insurance, but you chose to decline it, hence the onus is on you in the legal sense.

Again, no. What I said was correct. If you received a damaged parcel you could easily make the argument that it could have been damaged before shipment. A chargeback would work and paypal pretty much explicitly supports what I said.

[Jacka]

Anyone know if the new netbook will come out for Q2 or Q3 2009? Or if another Dell sale is coming soon?

[sensfan613]

Hey Guys,

This looks like a good deal

Im going away on a trip, and only dialup available in the town. June-August.

anyway, what are my options to use DIALup on this laptop?! someone help me out please. anything external i can get?

and should i wait until april to buy a laptop?

thanks

[newfbc]

I don't think you are quite unfamiliar with how shipping with couriers works.
NCIX provides $100 in insurance on ALL packages, and all packages receive a tracking number.
Through Canada Post, a tracking number ALONE costs $7 with $100 insurance.

I don't do my shipping through UPS or Fedex, but Purolator charges 3.25% of the declared value for liability insurance. So getting extra insurance at 1.5% is half the ACTUAL cost, and buying the Express Coverage for 1.5% extra for the expedited service and peace of mind - Not to mention you are still paying less than what insurance normally costs.

If you're a business, shipping via Expedited Parcel with Canada Post includes $100 insurance in the post rate.

Ron.

[dgege]

Just wanted to let you guys know that they accepted the pricematch for 443$. Combine this with the GC, and it's a hell of a good deal. But I might cancel the order if directcanada gets stock before they ship.

[krsolutions]

Just wanted to let you guys know that they accepted the pricematch for 443$. Combine this with the GC, and it's a hell of a good deal. But I might cancel the order if directcanada gets stock before they ship.

how did u price matched?

[dgege]

how did u price matched?

NCIX allows you to pricematch. You do it just before checkout, there's a button for that. Pricematching has to be accepted by NCIX tho, so it is not automatic. It takes a day or 2 to get an answer.

[krsolutions]

NCIX allows you to pricematch. You do it just before checkout, there's a button for that. Pricematching has to be accepted by NCIX tho, so it is not automatic. It takes a day or 2 to get an answer.

thankx a bunch so pricematch with direct canada :)

[fellows]

I have a 1000H, is it possible to just order the battery?
Or is it only this particular system that manages to 9.5hr battery life.

[BenK]

I have a 1000H, is it possible to just order the battery?
Or is it only this particular system that manages to 9.5hr battery life.

+! wud like to know as well

[fellows]

I don't think Asus will ever plan to sell the HE 8700mah battery separately, they never did w/the H/6600mah.

+
Not sure if it would even be worth the $ to upgrade to the HE battery, the 1000H battery lasts >6 hours w/wifi on, so it won't exactly be a huge gain for an extra 1.5 hours... if that, HE is 8700mah -7.2v and H is 6600mah - 7.4v, <23% higher capacity.


If ur plan is to carry a spare battery on a long trip, u could pick up the larger extended battery(13000mah) from DX or Ebay for ~$75 and this will double the stock battery life time @ >12 hours w/wifi on, that would really make it worth the $, especially if u still carry/use the stock battery, >18 hours w/out having to look for a charger.

Of course, u could just buy a blue 1000HE and sell the 1000H, a used 1000H should still fetch an easy $350, would be worth it to take a hit of $135 to upgrade to the new keyboard, CPU, blue glossy finish, 5-1 card reader and extended battery.
;)

I want the new gpu chipset. :)

Good advice, I may need to follow it. Unfortunately I've never had that kind of battery life w/ my eee. Seriously I'd say 4 hours is the best I've ever seen it at.

I might need to do some tests, but I know it is definetly the 6 cell version.

[time space]

You're brave pre-ordering a machine like this before rev. 1.

[robbiex1]

Can I play warcraft 3/Dota on this machine? I'm seriously considering a net book but once in awhile I play over a LAN.

Also, if I want to do a clean XP install after buying, how would I do it on these machines that don't have a CD drive? Can I install over external usb CD?

I'm close to ordering but just need to find answers to my questions! Thanks guys!

[lebsoljah]

I know that some of you 1000H owners can't see major differences with the 1000HE but the minor upgrades on it make it one of the best in its kind. If it wasn't for the "9.5 hour" claim, I wouldn't even consider it... Some of you are thinking... 1.60 vs 1.66ghz... BIG DEAL! but it's more than that... The new processor means more efficient in terms of power consumption. I find it funny when some say that a P4 3.2ghz is faster than a 1.86ghz core solo processor.

[Tuppin]

Debating.....

I got a 900ha from Staples for $339....2 week deadline for return ends tomorrow....going on a trip week from Friday.....

I could keep the 900ha

I could return the 900ha and order the 1000he and hope to get it before my trip.....

it would end up costing $92 more for the 1000HE (paid PST on the 900ha but would not on the 1000he).

The keyboard is not a big deal since I'm a key poker anyway.

The wireless N might be nice....the extra battery life would be nice....the extra screen size might be nice....

But what if it doesn't arrive in time for my trip!?!? I only got the 900HA at that low price due to the use of 2 online coupons when the sale price was $379.

Right now I'm leaning toward keeping the 900ha...

[lebsoljah]

Get the 1000HE for a few bucks more.

[Eyies]

Hey Guys,

This looks like a good deal

Im going away on a trip, and only dialup available in the town. June-August.

anyway, what are my options to use DIALup on this laptop?! someone help me out please. anything external i can get?

and should i wait until april to buy a laptop?

thanks

Whoa, this post brought to you by 1995!.

There is of course no internal modem. However you could purchase a USB 56k Fax Modem.

[philharmonic]

Anyone know if these come with Canadian or standard English keyboard layouts?

Anyone know?

[time space]

Here is an article (http://portablemonkey.com/article/asus-eee-pc-1000he-unboxing/) on one of the first people to receive their 1000HE, complete with unboxing video!

There is one ominous note in the article:

Lucky, he’s one of the few who will get the high capacity 8700mAh Batteries used in the ASUS bait-and-switch operation.

[time space]

Right now I'm leaning toward keeping the 900ha...

Those 900HA's are one of the last netbooks to retain a true 9" form factor - they really are tiny and cute. Even the Acer Aspire One 8.9" screen is as big as the 10" screen models. With the 12" models coming, netbooks are soon going to be bigger than notebooks!

I'd say keep the 900HA, and then wait to buy one of the super netbooks with the upgraded Atom processors next time.

[virgoan]

NCIX shows Expected release date tomorrow for the black one... I cant wait!
Tho I am waiting for the BLUE one..

ETA: 02/18/2009

[virgoan]

Apparently there is GST on the Giftcard??? My order came to $482.99 (netbook and $10 GC)

[dgege]

Apparently there is GST on the Giftcard??? My order came to $482.99 (netbook and $10 GC)

That is normal, since the GC is applied before tax. Btw you should cancel that order and pricematch directcanada.com instead to save some 7$ more.

[virgoan]

That is normal, since the GC is applied before tax. Btw you should cancel that order and pricematch directcanada.com instead to save some 7$ more.

How would I request for a pricematch? Put it in the special note before checkout?

[a8239]

should i buy the 1000HA ($429.99) or this one?

[dgege]

How would I request for a pricematch? Put it in the special note before checkout?

They have a button made specifically for pricematching, just before checking out. Scroll down a little, you'll see it.

should i buy the 1000HA ($429.99) or this one?

Definitely! On top of bluetooth and 802.11n, you get a better keyboard and better battery life. It's a no brainer for 13$ more!

[rivet]

They shouldn't charge GST on the gift card, you can probably send them a ticket complaining and see if they can manually remove the GST on Giftcard, but that is not much money anyway, do the price match first, that will save you $7.

Apparently there is GST on the Giftcard??? My order came to $482.99 (netbook and $10 GC)

[dgege]

They shouldn't charge GST on the gift card, you can probably send them a ticket complaining and see if they can manually remove the GST on giftcard, but that is not much money anyway, do the price match first, that will save you $7.

I was charged GST too and I think it's kind of normal, since your GC when applied will remove 10$ from the price before taxes, so you end up saving 10$+tax (which you are paying now).
If they didn't charge tax on the GCs, then everyone would buy them and use them and you end up saving the tax.

[virgoan]

I was charged GST too and I think it's kind of normal, since your GC when applied will remove 10$ from the price before taxes, so you end up saving 10$+tax (which you are paying now).
If they didn't charge tax on the GCs, then everyone would buy them and use them and you end up saving the tax.

Interesting.. So their GC system is more like a "coupon".. that's kool...

[virgoan]

They shouldn't charge GST on the gift card, you can probably send them a ticket complaining and see if they can manually remove the GST on Giftcard, but that is not much money anyway, do the price match first, that will save you $7.

Cancelling and order it again seem like a lot of work.. so I just sent them an email regarding it.. :lol:

Thanks for that info!

[dgege]

Interesting.. So their GC system is more like a "coupon".. that's kool...

I think so, but then again, I never had a GC from NCIX, so what the hell do I know? :)

[rivet]

Thanks for the clarification, that way, it is very reasonable for them to charge the tax :cheesygri.

I was charged GST too and I think it's kind of normal, since your GC when applied will remove 10$ from the price before taxes, so you end up saving 10$+tax (which you are paying now).
If they didn't charge tax on the GCs, then everyone would buy them and use them and you end up saving the tax.

[dgege]

Thanks for the clarification, that way, it is very reasonable for them to charge the tax :cheesygri.

Hehe, np!
Now back to the subject, I sure hope directcanada receives them before NCIX, that way I could cancel my order and save the trouble of having to buy a GC.

[lokyee]

Hehe, np!
Now back to the subject, I sure hope directcanada receives them before NCIX, that way I could cancel my order and save the trouble of having to buy a GC.

+1

I hear ya! So hopefully, we can order them...tomorrow??

[dgege]

+1

I hear ya! So hopefully, we can order them...tomorrow??

That is the presumed date. I emailed them to know, and they just told me that their website will show availability when their suppliers have it in stock.

[lokyee]

it's in stock at DC!!!

and remember the lexmark printer~!

[dgege]

it's in stock at DC!!!

and remember the lexmark printer~!

Dude, I love you! Just ordered it :) Now gotta cancel the NCIX order.

[virgoan]

NCIX declined my PriceMatch request, saying DirectCanada has "no stock", they do not match website without stock.. :|

Blah, too much hassle

I wonder why DC hasn't got the Blue version instock yet..

[dgege]

NCIX declined my PriceMatch request, saying DirectCanada has "no stock", they do not match website without stock.. :|

Blah, too much hassle

I wonder why DC hasn't got the Blue version instock yet..

That makes no sense, noone had stock until now. Anyways, moot point since DC has it now and you get free shipping.
Btw, I have to admit, I didn't PM with DC, but I PMed with another company (www.1c2c.ca) and they accepted it.

[lokyee]

NCIX declined my PriceMatch request, saying DirectCanada has "no stock", they do not match website without stock.. :|

neither does NCIX...:lol:

[ms1031]

Ordered from Direct Canada. Wanted the blue originally, but did not want to wait, so went with the black. Will see how fast these things will ship out.

[virgoan]

neither does NCIX...:lol:

That is what i am sayingggg :lol:

I be glad to pay $450 if they just ship mine now.. I cant go with DC because I want the BLUE one.. I think finger prints are more visible on the black one.. I could be wrong lol

[dgege]

Ordered from Direct Canada. Wanted the blue originally, but did not want to wait, so went with the black. Will see how fast these things will ship out.

That is what i am sayingggg :lol:

I be glad to pay $450 if they just ship mine now.. I cant go with DC because I want the BLUE one.. I think finger prints are more visible on the black one.. I could be wrong lol

I personally find the black one sexier. But that's taste :)

[virgoan]

I personally find the black one sexier. But that's taste :)



Yea.. but I am getting this for my GF, her favorite colour is blue.. oh well..

[polka]

I orderd mine yesterday with NCIX. I just called them to cancel my order and they say its tolate to cancel and that my order has been sent to inventory department and will be shipped with in 24 hours. I doubt that.
Is there anyway to cancel my Order with NCIX ?

[MikeMurphy]

should i buy the 1000HA ($429.99) or this one?

The 1000HE is an all-around better buy.

[dgege]

I orderd mine yesterday with NCIX. I just called them to cancel my order and they say its tolate to cancel and that my order has been sent to inventory department and will be shipped with in 24 hours. I doubt that.
Is there anyway to cancel my Order with NCIX ?

Weird, I was able to cancel mine. Anyways, worst case, when the shipment arrives, you REFUSE it. Then NCIX will refund you everything minus shipping charges, which in our case, is nil :)

[disordered]

I orderd mine yesterday with NCIX. I just called them to cancel my order and they say its tolate to cancel and that my order has been sent to inventory department and will be shipped with in 24 hours. I doubt that.
Is there anyway to cancel my Order with NCIX ?

Well, they did just get their stock in today, so what they're saying is probably true.

[vpower]

Hi everyone,

does anyone can confirm this unit is able to power up a WD Passport external drive?

While searching the web, there was an user mentionned the USB port could power his/her external WD Passport HD.

Thanks

[Tuppin]

Although they don't mention it in the promo material, one of the USB ports supposedly will operate as an ESATA port. So a nice fast companion for an external ESATA HDD.

[disordered]

Although they don't mention it in the promo material, one of the USB ports supposedly will operate as an ESATA port. So a nice fast companion for an external ESATA HDD.

Not true

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=4500678&postcount=25

[krsolutions]

Mine shipped today from ncix!!!!:razz::razz:

will give feedback, i've own the aspire one, the dell mini 9 and soon the asus :)

[ClemixMedia]

is this the best netbook today?

[krsolutions]

is this the best netbook today?

price vs performance i'd say yes!

[fellows]

:confused:
really?

U should tweak it, which I presume is what Asus has done w/the HE.

-Download latest drivers/bios.

-Set SHE to auto or Power Saving Mode
Press the 3rd Silver key above keyboard

-Set Intel graphics to Maximum Battery
right click on desktop, graphics properties, Display settings, Power settings

-Set wifi to Max_PSP
right click on my computer, properties, Hardware, Device Manager, double click on wireless LAN card, advanced, power saving mode.

-Disable web-cam
right click on eeetray in taskbar

-Disable Bluetooth if/when not used.

-Set battery power scheme to Minimal Power Management
Click on battery icon in taskbar.

-Set hdd to turn off after 3 mins.

With these tweaks u should easily get 5.5-6 hours on a full charge.

U might wanna d/l Everest by lavalys, to see the wear level and full capacity of ur battery.

Here is my battery info after nearly 6 months of daily/constant use.

WOW, Thanks for the excellent pointers. I will try all of the following. Yeah seems like a tidy list of stuff I've probably been ignoring.

Cheers

[ClemixMedia]

price vs performance i'd say yes!

excluding aesthetic design, how about they keyboard and everything..

i just spent 30 min reading about netbook and it seems like the samsung nc10 was the best netbook...can this one take the crown?

[vpower]

mine have been shipped too..

[alanbrenton]

Those 900HA's are one of the last netbooks to retain a true 9" form factor - they really are tiny and cute. Even the Acer Aspire One 8.9" screen is as big as the 10" screen models. With the 12" models coming, netbooks are soon going to be bigger than notebooks!

I'd say keep the 900HA, and then wait to buy one of the super netbooks with the upgraded Atom processors next time.

For the next generation Atom processors, would they be comparable to an Intel T2200 core duo processor (in terms of speed) that was release 3-4 years ago, or is there no comparison?

Not true

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=4500678&postcount=25

Thanks. The review compared this to the Sony Vaio P series. I didn't know the Vaio had a 1600 x 768 native resolution. That is impressive though the unit costs twice as much.

[ClemixMedia]

this is the most impulsive buy ever.. at the moment i cant think correctly and i just felt like i needed to buy some new gadgets to keep myself happy.. so i bought one from directcanada..

i guess this will be my secondary laptop to my macbook pro i will be getting.

[krsolutions]

this is the most impulsive buy ever.. at the moment i cant think correctly and i just felt like i needed to buy some new gadgets to keep myself happy.. so i bought one from directcanada..

i guess this will be my secondary laptop to my macbook pro i will be getting.

welcome to the club of impulsive buyers :D

[redsprite]

Hi all lucky guys,

Any one got this cutie already?
Could you please help me checkout 2 things:

which CPU it comes with?
does it equip GN40 chipset?

Thx

[disordered]

Hi all lucky guys,

Any one got this cutie already?
Could you please help me checkout 2 things:

which CPU it comes with?
does it equip GN40 chipset?

Thx

I don't have mine yet (shipped today), but this has been widely reported:

N280 (not much of an improvement from N270 though).

No GN40. 945GSE for graphics.

[lincoln]

Sorry guys, ended up going for the 1000he at Directcanada for $443
The price is now $455 :( My bad

Returning my 900ha to staples tomorrow

[NeoSlasher]

Oh man, so tempted to pull the trigger. Recently bought an Acer Aspire One (White, 160gb hdd), if I buy this one I'll have to figure out how to sell this A-One off. I put a metallic Zelda decal on it, though... wonder if that will make it unsellable?

[dgege]

Mine has been shipped even tho I never received an email from dicrectcanada. However, canadapost is telling that the ETA is Tuesday...boooo....

[rtto5588]

direct canada has it back at 443!!

That sealed the deal for me hahaha. I need to save the 12 dollars. Man am I cheap.

btw - it was 455 literally an hour ago.

[clarkkent]

I still say the NCIX deal is much better.
Laptop + printer + GC worked out to 525 shipped.
Get back 40 for the printer = 485 balance
I'm planning on selling the printer for 25 bucks = 460 balance
And I'm using the $10 GC to upgrade the ram.

[PesticideFree]

Any ideas when they'll come out with an updated version with the GN40 chipset? I'd like to wait for that.

[vpower]

Any ideas when they'll come out with an updated version with the GN40 chipset? I'd like to wait for that.

guessing the rate of release of notebook/netbook version, i'll guess we'll see them in 3 to 6 months

[eltonkk]

Will the GN40 have better support for flash games?

Also, anyone know if a pink 1000HE will be coming out soon?

I want to jump the gun on a netbook for my 6yr old daughter, but flash games are slow on the N270 I tried at futureshop and her favorite color is pink.

[time space]

Lenovo adopts Nvidia Ion platform for over-10-inch netbooks.

Lenovo plans to launch 11.6-inch and 12.1-inch netbooks combining Intel's Atom processor and Nvidia's Ion platform in the second quarter of this year, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Both netbooks will be manufactured by Wistron.

In addition, Lenovo is reportedly evaluating the possibility of launching a 13-inch Ion model, and will also launch a 12-inch netbook based on VIA Technologies' platform, added the paper.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8282856#post8282856

[krsolutions]

wow ncix has crazy shipping speed, vancouver to montreal with their regular air shipping, took a day! shippeed yesterday got it today!

[clarkkent]

wow ncix has crazy shipping speed, vancouver to montreal with their regular air shipping, took a day! shippeed yesterday got it today!

thats awesome!

mine shipped out last night, so hopefully i'll get it sometime today

[dgege]

wow ncix has crazy shipping speed, vancouver to montreal with their regular air shipping, took a day! shippeed yesterday got it today!

Lucky bastard! With DC, it's ground shipping and will take a week :(

[krsolutions]

Wow I feel like a kid on xmas eve, keyboard layout feel exactly the same as on my Sony Vaio full sized chiclet keyboard, quality built is nothing comparable to dell`s mini or aspire one. They even give you a pouch lol. the selling point of theses puppies for me is the multitouch pad can't wait to try it. windows xp setting up. will upgrade the ram to 2 gb, anybody knows how much i`m expecting to pay?

[clarkkent]

Wow I feel like a kid on xmas eve, keyboard layout feel exactly the same as on my Sony Vaio full sized chiclet keyboard, quality built is nothing comparable to dell`s mini or aspire one. They even give you a pouch lol. the selling point of theses puppies for me is the multitouch pad can't wait to try it. windows xp setting up. will upgrade the ram to 2 gb, anybody knows how much i`m expecting to pay?

some are on sale at NCIX for about 30 bucks.. and they range to up to 100ish.

use the GC like I'm going to do :)

[laflaque]

wow ncix has crazy shipping speed, vancouver to montreal with their regular air shipping, took a day! shippeed yesterday got it today!

Does it have a canadian keyboard (with french accents) and can you select XP language like the Asus 900 they have at Stooples/Bureau. I do a lot of writing in French... Thanks.

[krsolutions]

Does it have a canadian keyboard (with french accents) and can you select XP language like the Asus 900 they have at Stooples/Bureau. I do a lot of writing in French... Thanks.

i know my keys by heart so i don't really care about a french layout but no it doesn't come in french ...

[virgoan]

Wow I feel like a kid on xmas eve, keyboard layout feel exactly the same as on my Sony Vaio full sized chiclet keyboard, quality built is nothing comparable to dell`s mini or aspire one. They even give you a pouch lol. the selling point of theses puppies for me is the multitouch pad can't wait to try it. windows xp setting up. will upgrade the ram to 2 gb, anybody knows how much i`m expecting to pay?

I think you can just get a stick of 1GB and it will be 2GB (max).. 1GB is like $10 nowadays..

Man lucky you, my BLUE one ETA is MARCH 2, 2009.. that is almost 2 weeks from now..

[dgege]

I think you can just get a stick of 1GB and it will be 2GB (max).. 1GB is like $10 nowadays..

Man lucky you, my BLUE one ETA is MARCH 2, 2009.. that is almost 2 weeks from now..

IIRC, there is only one slot and you have to remove the 1GB and replace it with a 2GB. At least, that's how it is on the 1000H.

[virgoan]

IIRC, there is only one slot and you have to remove the 1GB and replace it with a 2GB. At least, that's how it is on the 1000H.

Oh yes you are right, my bad..

There is only ONE slot, so we have to remove the 1GB to install the 2GB..

Thanks for that dgege

[dgege]

Oh yes you are right, my bad..

There is only ONE slot, so we have to remove the 1GB to install the 2GB..

Thanks for that dgege

All good. The MSI Wind U100 (which I sold to get the 100HE :cheesygri) had 1GB soldered onboard, which meant that the slot was free. But not the EEE Pc unfortunately.

[virgoan]

All good. The MSI Wind U100 (which I sold to get the 100HE :cheesygri) had 1GB soldered onboard, which meant that the slot was free. But not the EEE Pc unfortunately.

Yes, the MSI Wind U100 has one free slot for the RAM, but you would void the warranty if you want to install the RAM yourself.. Partly why I returned it to Staples yesterday.. :lol:

[dgege]

Yes, the MSI Wind U100 has one free slot for the RAM, but you would void the warranty if you want to install the RAM yourself.. Partly why I returned it to Staples yesterday.. :lol:

That's actually false. Here is an excerpt of their response to me:

It's fine for you to upgrade your self. But if the notebook return back for service and found it's your memory caused the issue. We will charge for labor and shipping costs for fix.

[virgoan]

That's actually false. Here is an excerpt of their response to me:

It's fine for you to upgrade your self. But if the notebook return back for service and found it's your memory caused the issue. We will charge for labor and shipping costs for fix.

Really... I tried to call and email them, but no response.. so I thought their service is not that great.. might as well return it..

[vpower]

just received mine...

and there's a weird vertical line in the middle on the screen! time to RMA

[krsolutions]

my review
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?mode=productreviewread&product_id=36240&showmessage=no

can somebody tell me what type of ram or post a link off ncix please?

[trixR4kids]

how much is this laptop running everyone with taxes included?

[krsolutions]

how much is this laptop running everyone with taxes included?

475$

[dgege]

how much is this laptop running everyone with taxes included?

465$ if you buy at directcanada or 475$ @ NCIX which includes a 10$ GC.

[rtto5588]

my review
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?mode=productreviewread&product_id=36240&showmessage=no

can somebody tell me what type of ram or post a link off ncix please?

Do they not run on standard DDR2 PC5300 200 PIN RAM?

[dgege]

Do they not run on standard DDR2 PC5300 200 PIN RAM?

Yep, any SODIMM DDR2 667Mhz should do.

[krsolutions]

Yep, any SODIMM DDR2 667Mhz should do.

could this workk?
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=23481&vpn=PSD22G6672S&manufacture=Patriot

[rtto5588]

my review
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?mode=productreviewread&product_id=36240&showmessage=no

can somebody tell me what type of ram or post a link off ncix please?

looks like it should. A little pricey but if you can afford it, great!

I plan on getting the below:

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11230BD8752&vpn=RM12864AC667&manufacture=CRUCIAL%20TECHNOLOGY

cheap, but should do the trick.

[c6965]

it looks like it's out of stock@DC

and can we still get the free printer today? i thought it was until feb 17, which is yesterday. http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=32697&vpn=X2470&manufacture=Lexmark&promoid=1001"Special price ends 2/17/2009. "

[sdee33]

looks like it should. A little pricey but if you can afford it, great!

$145? Wow.

Patriot Signature Line PC2-5400 2GB 1X2GB DDR2-667 CL5-5-5-15 200PIN DDR2 SODIMM Memory (PSD22G6672S) (23481)
$120.00 Instant Rebate! (expires 02/17/09). Instant rebates are limited in quantity and may change without prior notice.


You just missed the $120 rebate!

[c6965]

it looks like it's out of stock@DC

and can we still get the free printer today? i thought it was until feb 17, which is yesterday.
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=32697&vpn=X2470&manufacture=Lexmark&promoid=1001"Special price ends 2/17/2009. "

[Tuppin]

Well, I'm proud of myself....usually I give into temptation but this time I'm resisting and keeping my 900ha. We are leaving on the 28'th for our yearly family vacation....1 month under sunny skies!

I can't justify the 25% extra cost for something I use for vacation and surfing the net while watching TV. Plus I got it all tweaked out to my liking now.

I was nervous that the 1000he would not arrive in time or would be flawed (as in the case of one poster). I got a good price on the 900ha and can't rebuy it at that price...today being the return deadline.

I'm sure everyone will love their new machines though.

It will be interesting to see how the netbook market evolves....Faster processors and better graphics will be the driving force.

Soon I can see every student from grade 6 onwards having these in school.

[trixR4kids]

465$ if you buy at directcanada or 475$ @ NCIX which includes a 10$ GC.

wow, with taxes too? thats an awesome price,

i guess i should order through directcanada since the giftcard is pointless for me. WIlling shipping be free for both as well?

[dgege]

wow, with taxes too? thats an awesome price,

i guess i should order through directcanada since the giftcard is pointless for me. WIlling shipping be free for both as well?

Both are tax in, free shipping. However, DC is showing out of stock now.

[virgoan]

465$ if you buy at directcanada or 475$ @ NCIX which includes a 10$ GC.

$483 if NCIX decline your PM like they did to me..

[virgoan]

looks like it should. A little pricey but if you can afford it, great!

I plan on getting the below:

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11230BD8752&vpn=RM12864AC667&manufacture=CRUCIAL%20TECHNOLOGY

cheap, but should do the trick.

Isn't that a 1GB stick? You would need 2GB since this Asus only has ONE slot for the RAM

[rtto5588]

Isn't that a 1GB stick? You would need 2GB since this Asus only has ONE slot for the RAM

I believe it comes with 1gb hard wired to the MB. So, you'll only need one stick.

Dang DC!! They had stock when I ordered and now they don't. I think I'm gonna go with NCIX.

[dgege]

I believe it comes with 1gb hard wired to the MB. So, you'll only need one stick.

Dang DC!! They had stock when I ordered and now they don't. I think I'm gonna go with NCIX.

I think the 1GB is in the slot and you need to swap it for 2GB.

[rtto5588]

I think the 1GB is in the slot and you need to swap it for 2GB.

you're right. With a little digging around i found it. Sorry if I confused anyone. Good thing for me is I already have a 2gig stick. I ordered from ncix. I have no idea what i'm going to do with a 10 dollar NCIX gift card??

[rivet]

Collect NCIX's points eveyweek, and wait till they have a free shipping promotion, then you can buy anything you want by PM other stores with the lowest price and save PST.

you're right. With a little digging around i found it. Sorry if I confused anyone. Good thing for me is I already have a 2gig stick. I ordered from ncix. I have no idea what i'm going to do with a 10 dollar NCIX gift card??

[Jon Lai]

you're right. With a little digging around i found it. Sorry if I confused anyone. Good thing for me is I already have a 2gig stick. I ordered from ncix. I have no idea what i'm going to do with a 10 dollar NCIX gift card??

Sell it. I'll take it off you for $5 :)

[dgege]

Sell it. I'll take it off you for $5 :)

Hahah, I swear I was gonna post the same thing :P

[phunky]

FYI - Just spoke with NCIX. Despite what website says, they are supposedly out of stock.

Anywhere else have them in stock?

[lincoln]

FYI - Just spoke with NCIX. Despite what website says, they are supposedly out of stock.

Anywhere else have them in stock?

Directcanada did last night but now they're out of stock as well. This is one hot puppy.

[Jon Lai]

Hahah, I swear I was gonna post the same thing :P

Nah, I bet you were going to lowball him $2 :P

[dgege]

Nah, I bet you were going to lowball him $2 :P

lol, me? Nevah!

[Rcpete]

HI all, NCIX, sent me a email saying they have shipped my HE, I ordered it on Monday.
Rcpete

[virgoan]

Does anybody find it weird how NCIX wont ship my BLUE Asus until NEXT month and they already charged my credit card YESTERDAY (the day I placed the order?)

This is the first company I have seen that does this...

So far, I am not having the best shopping experience with NCIX. They wont accept my Price Match, and now they charge my CC already.. so I guess it will be a lot harder now if I want to cancel the order..

[clarkkent]

Approximately how long do you guys think ground shipping will take from Vanc. to Mississauga?
Dammit, should have gone with air :P

[dgege]

Approximately how long do you guys think ground shipping will take from Vanc. to Mississauga?
Dammit, should have gone with air :P

I' say between 5 and 7 days :( I'm in the same boat, ETA is Tuesday. I was really hoping to get it before the we. Oh well.

[integrity01]

how do you know your ETAs for this netbook? i ordered it from NCIX with printer+GC last night at 1am.. with free shipping. anyone have an idea when it'll come? Is there a way to track this item?

[Beradon]

Is there another Asus model in the works that will have an HDMI or DVI connector.

Alternatively are there any netbooks with a docking station?

[leunt000]

just picked up mine at NCIX today and playing with it now. Upgraded to 2GB ram (patriot DDR2-667 one) and working perfectly. This little machine is so nice and I love it so much. :lol:

[polka]

I will like to buy 2g memory but i don,t know which one should i buy for 1000he. where is the lowest price ? thanks

[virgoan]

R u 100% certain that they have not shipped it yet?

And
was the card charged or just pre-authorized, like when u rent a car?

If ur that worried, which u should be w/ncix, just do a chargeback.

Yes, I am 100% certain that they have not ship my Asus yet because I ordered a BLUE one, which has not been release.. And my order status said it hasn't been shipped.

And my credit card was charged, not pre-authorized.. It is already on my credit card statement..

[integrity01]

Anyone know how this compares to MSI Wind U120? It's on sale for 449.99 with an additional 6-cell battery @NCIX CA Sale..
Ordered the 1000HE already, and having second thoughts now..

[dgege]

Anyone know how this compares to MSI Wind U120? It's on sale for 449.99 with an additional 6-cell battery @NCIX CA Sale..
Ordered the 1000HE already, and having second thoughts now..

Having owned the U100, I can tell you that you definitely made the right choice. Better battery life and MUCH better touchpad! On top of that, the U120 is limited to 1GB (I didn't personally test that tho).

[rivet]

Use their call back request and talk to them.

Yes, I am 100% certain that they have not ship my Asus yet because I ordered a BLUE one, which has not been release.. And my order status said it hasn't been shipped.

And my credit card was charged, not pre-authorized.. It is already on my credit card statement..

[vpower]

I will like to buy 2g memory but i don,t know which one should i buy for 1000he. where is the lowest price ? thanks

http://www.memoryhouse.com/products/2502/D2N800C-2GBR/Buffalo/

[gohtor]

Having owned the U100, I can tell you that you definitely made the right choice. Better battery life and MUCH better touchpad! On top of that, the U120 is limited to 1GB (I didn't personally test that tho).

someone was saying the ram is soldered on so yeah, limited to 1 gb unless you plan to really do some serious modding.

[polka]

I will like to buy 2g memory but i don,t know which one should i buy for 1000he. where is the lowest price ? thanks

http://www.memoryhouse.com/products/2502/D2N800C-2GBR/Buffalo/

thankyou very much.

[sfan]

I just called the Burnaby branch, and was told it is already out of stock. The ETA is March 5th. So I canceled the order I put last night. It seems quite hot.

[disordered]

If someone is looking for a store with stock, looks like Memory Express has got some, a little more expensive at $459.99 though.

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX23382(ME).aspx

Currently showing:
Online store: 6
Calgary NE: 6
Calgary NW: 5
Calgary SW: 6
Edmonton North: 5
Edmonton South: 5
Winnipeg West: Out of Stock

[virgoan]

Use their call back request and talk to them.


Hmm, it's like the more I do, the more I dont like NCIX business practice.. I called their customer service line and I was placed on hold for ALMOST AN HOUR. At first, I was impress with their Queue counting during the hold.. I was number FOUR when I was first placed on hold, an hour later, when it was finally my turn, they sent me to a VOICE MAIL..

I end up not leaving a voice mail, instead, I sent them a "service ticket" email 10 hours ago.. still haven't heard from them..

So far, NCIX is among the worst online shopping experience I have ever dealt with to-date.

[dgege]

Hmm, it's like the more I do, the more I dont like NCIX business practice.. I called their customer service line and I was placed on hold for ALMOST AN HOUR. At first, I was impress with their Queue counting during the hold.. I was number FOUR when I was first placed on hold, an hour later, when it was finally my turn, they sent me to a VOICE MAIL..

I end up not leaving a voice mail, instead, I sent them a "service ticket" email 10 hours ago.. still haven't heard from them..

So far, NCIX is among the worst online shopping experience I have ever dealt with to-date.

Use their callback system, it's really neat. Used it twice, works really well!

[integrity01]

Just got an email from them saying that it's shipped. Anyone have an idea how long it takes for it to get into Scarborough? Thanks

[ClemixMedia]

did you order from directcanada? noot sure with ncix, but i got a tracking with the invoice, and you can track it @ canadapost and check the standard (expect) delivery date there.. mine is on the 24th of this month.

[dgege]

did you order from directcanada? noot sure with ncix, but i got a tracking with the invoice, and you can track it @ canadapost and check the standard (expect) delivery date there.. mine is on the 24th of this month.

Join the club. Ground is so sloooooow!

[ClemixMedia]

hehe its only a week. im fine with that..learned it the hard way, patient is key to everything:-0

altho i really needed a laptop today and yesterday =/ and just sold my old one.

[Stinger]

Does anybody find it weird how NCIX wont ship my BLUE Asus until NEXT month and they already charged my credit card YESTERDAY (the day I placed the order?)

This is the first company I have seen that does this...

So far, I am not having the best shopping experience with NCIX. They wont accept my Price Match, and now they charge my CC already.. so I guess it will be a lot harder now if I want to cancel the order..

Uhh, what company DOESN'T do that? ALL companies charge first for merchandise and then ship. I have never used an online store that doesn't.

What happens when XX amount of people pre-order a hot new product that is taking orders for when it is released, thereby eliminating stock for the others, but before it comes in an ship of, they decide to cancel or just not pay? NCIX offers EBP, interac and other payments as well. If people were required to pay AFTER the item shipped or just before it did, other business, or dead beats could eat up all the stock from paying customers and not pay.

Or what happens if the card is declined? If they ship and then charge, the company is screw out of a product. That would be an ABSOLUTELY stupid move on a business part.

If they charge JUST before it ships, what happens if the card is declined, or the deadbeat decides to cancel the order or a host of other things. Then they have to spend the man power to take the product off the line, unbox it, put it back on the shelf - and the whole time someone else who HAS money has been screwed out of a product.


The whole pay later thing would be a stupid move for ANY business so I doubt you will see it from any smart or semi automated retailer. Maybe a guy in his basement.

[c6965]

It looks like Anitec is selling it on their special for 449.99

http://www.anitec.ca/sale/cv93u1w71n/

[mahjongmaniac]

They shouldn't charge GST on the gift card, you can probably send them a ticket complaining and see if they can manually remove the GST on Giftcard, but that is not much money anyway, do the price match first, that will save you $7.

that's 50c ... you're on RFD. that kind of thinking is unacceptable. go back and demand that 50c back! =D

on a side note: you can imagine how much $ NCIX pockets if every customer didn't bother...

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I was charged GST too and I think it's kind of normal, since your GC when applied will remove 10$ from the price before taxes, so you end up saving 10$+tax (which you are paying now).
If they didn't charge tax on the GCs, then everyone would buy them and use them and you end up saving the tax.

you sure about ^that?

i haven't used GCs at NCIX before, but every other retailer that sells GCs, there's no taxes charged, and when using them, the GC amt is taken off after taxes are applied

[RMSimard]

(...)If they charge JUST before it ships, what happens if the card is declined (...)

Technically, the correct and ethical way of doing e-commerce is to only request the complete amount when you have stock on hands and ready to ship/deliver/hand out. Charging credit card now for full amount before actually receiving stock from a supplier is a tad dodgy, even if many online businesses do so out of fear of fraud, fear of order abandon/cancellation, not wishing to be liable to stored CC numbers, or using simpler e-commerce solutions. You can ask for a deposit upfront, but the fairest way is to hold funds on the CC to make sure the client can pay; then when you receive the merchandise from your supplier you can proceed with actually charging the CC right before shipping. This way everyone is happy and money changes hands only when items change ownership! And you can also charge a fee for order cancellation, just to protect your rear end. :)

Still, I understand that NCIX with their pricematching feature and free shipping offers is running a very tight yet profitable enterprise with above average virtual-customer service. I'll still gladly e-shop there!

[jackwest]

Technically, the correct and ethical way of doing e-commerce is to only request the complete amount when you have stock on hands and ready to ship/deliver/hand out. Charging credit card now for full amount before actually receiving stock from a supplier is a tad dodgy, even if many online businesses do so out of fear of fraud, fear of order abandon/cancellation, not wishing to be liable to stored CC numbers, or using simpler e-commerce solutions. You can ask for a deposit upfront, but the fairest way is to hold funds on the CC to make sure the client can pay; then when you receive the merchandise from your supplier you can proceed with actually charging the CC right before shipping. This way everyone is happy and money changes hands only when items change ownership! And you can also charge a fee for order cancellation, just to protect your rear end. :)

Still, I understand that NCIX with their pricematching feature and free shipping offers is running a very tight yet profitable enterprise with above average virtual-customer service. I'll still gladly e-shop there!

preauth days/weeks before then charging when shipped is a normal, rational practice

[virgoan]

Uhh, what company DOESN'T do that? ALL companies charge first for merchandise and then ship. I have never used an online store that doesn't.

The whole pay later thing would be a stupid move for ANY business so I doubt you will see it from any smart or semi automated retailer. Maybe a guy in his basement.

I can name a dozen of company that DOESN'T do that..

Dell.ca
Futureshop.ca
Bestbuy.ca
Staples.ca

need I say more?

From a ANYBODY perspective, you CAN ONLY place a hold on my credit card ("pre-authorized") when the product is not yet shipped.

Consider this, I will not get the product until NEXT MONTH, but here I am, required to pay my credit card bill by Feb 28, 2009 which include this netbook.. During the recession, how many people have stash of money laying around doing nothing but pay NCIX in advance?

I am well aware of online shopping and how online retailer works as I have been in the retail business for over a decade!

PS. I highly doubt Dell, FS, BB or Staples work in their basement.. :lol:

[rivet]

As some one mentioned, what I really mean is to use their request call back system, if you click contact us, you will find the link for request callback. It is better than you call their customer service directly as you don't have to wait while doing nothing. And they are suppose to call you back within one hour (usually much shorter), otherwise, they should give you 500 NCIX points for rewards.

Hmm, it's like the more I do, the more I dont like NCIX business practice.. I called their customer service line and I was placed on hold for ALMOST AN HOUR. At first, I was impress with their Queue counting during the hold.. I was number FOUR when I was first placed on hold, an hour later, when it was finally my turn, they sent me to a VOICE MAIL..

I end up not leaving a voice mail, instead, I sent them a "service ticket" email 10 hours ago.. still haven't heard from them..

So far, NCIX is among the worst online shopping experience I have ever dealt with to-date.

[Fantaz]

It looks like Anitec is selling it on their special for 449.99

http://www.anitec.ca/sale/cv93u1w71n/

$20 shipping. Hmm, is that good?

[dgege]

$20 shipping. Hmm, is that good?

Considering that it's 443$ with free shipping at directcanada, I suggest you wait until they restock.

[virgoan]

As some one mentioned, what I really mean is to use their request call back system, if you click contact us, you will find the link for request callback. It is better than you call their customer service directly as you don't have to wait while doing nothing. And they are suppose to call you back within one hour (usually much shorter), otherwise, they should give you 500 NCIX points for rewards.

A staff from NCIX actually is helping me out now, after s/he saw my post on this thread.. That is pretty impressive on the customer service point of view.. :)

s/he said they are expecting a shipment from Asus for the BLUE model next week Wednesday or Thursday..

[wannaCRV]

Just picked up one at Memory Express and charging it up!! They had about
20 in Calgary. Sorry, only in black, apparently Europe gets them in 6 colours:(

[trixR4kids]

so is everyone picking this up from ncix or direct canada instead? thx

[duckdown]

so is everyone picking this up from ncix or direct canada instead? thx

Same Q, I'm interested as well but missed the deal until seeing it now.

Have wanted one of these for a long time now....

[sfw]

I ordered from NCIX. Ordered Tuesday, order "processed" today. Hopefully it will ship early next week.

[trixR4kids]

I ordered from NCIX. Ordered Tuesday, order "processed" today. Hopefully it will ship early next week.

total 465 with taxes and shipping included?

[clarkkent]

yay, my order is in Concord, ON. Should be getting it on Monday.

[lincoln]

http://computershopper.com/i/laptopfire_2_300.jpg

[dgege]

total 465 with taxes and shipping included?

Yeah!
Btw, CanadaPost's tracking system SUCKS big time! They haven't updated the tracking of my shipment for 3 days :(

[trixR4kids]

Yeah!
Btw, CanadaPost's tracking system SUCKS big time! They haven't updated the tracking of my shipment for 3 days :(

lol im wondering if i order today, when will i get it. Since the eta arrival shipment day is march 3, so hopefully i wont get it like the week after march 3

[dgege]

lol im wondering if i order today, when will i get it. Since the eta arrival shipment day is march 3, so hopefully i wont get it like the week after march 3

If it's ground shipping, count a week if you're in the eastern timezone.

[mahjongmaniac]

Does anybody find it weird how NCIX wont ship my BLUE Asus until NEXT month and they already charged my credit card YESTERDAY (the day I placed the order?)

This is the first company I have seen that does this...

AFAIK, NCIX is the only company that does that

your pre-order item is one e.g., and the other e.g. i can think of is if you ordered an item (let's say, a surprise special item), and for whatever reason afterwards they run OOS, they'll indicate that in the order shipment email, but they'll still charge you for it
if the item continues to be OOS for a prolonged period, you can choose to cancel and they'll give you a refund

[virgoan]

AFAIK, NCIX is the only company that does that

your pre-order item is one e.g., and the other e.g. i can think of is if you ordered an item (let's say, a surprise special item), and for whatever reason afterwards they run OOS, they'll indicate that in the order shipment email, but they'll still charge you for it
if the item continues to be OOS for a prolonged period, you can choose to cancel and they'll give you a refund

I dont think that is a very good business practice.. but oh well.. as long as I get my netbook as promised.. I be okay..

[dgege]

I dont think that is a very good business practice.. but oh well.. as long as I get my netbook as promised.. I be okay..

I agree, that is the whole point of withholding. There is no reason for them to charge up front.

[clarkkent]

Yeah!
Btw, CanadaPost's tracking system SUCKS big time! They haven't updated the tracking of my shipment for 3 days :(

Well it's about a 3 day train ride from BC to Ontario, so there would really be nothing to update.
My UPS tracking wasn't updated for about 3 days until the package hit Ontario.

[dgege]

Well it's about a 3 day train ride from BC to Ontario, so there would really be nothing to update.
My UPS tracking wasn't updated for about 3 days until the package hit Ontario.

I know that you're right, but being impatient, I was hoping I'd get an update sooner and receive it sooner :P

[virgoan]

I know that you're right, but being impatient, I was hoping I'd get an update sooner and receive it sooner :P

did you order the black one?

Yea, from what I have seen, they only update the status if the item actually enter a warehouse or some sorting plant.. otherwise, it be somewhere on the truck or train container.. I think from BC to Montreal take about 5 days, and 2 more days for the sorting plant to do their job and bring it to ur house..

[dgege]

did you order the black one?

Yea, from what I have seen, they only update the status if the item actually enter a warehouse or some sorting plant.. otherwise, it be somewhere on the truck or train container.. I think from BC to Montreal take about 5 days, and 2 more days for the sorting plant to do their job and bring it to ur house..

Yep, ordered the black one. ETA is Tuesday. Can't wait :)

[virgoan]

Yep, ordered the black one. ETA is Tuesday. Can't wait :)

Nice, pls give us your version of the review when you receive it! :cheesygri

[dgege]

Nice, pls give us your version of the review when you receive it! :cheesygri

Will definitely do :)

[ClemixMedia]

is everyone gonna upgrade their ram ?

[vpower]

is everyone gonna upgrade their ram ?

with the ram so cheap, why not?

I did upgrade on mine.

The only thing annoying with my unit is the fan noise.

Same thing as described on this thread http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=42655&p=1

[trixR4kids]

Will definitely do :)

wen did u place order?

[dgege]

wen did u place order?

I placed the order the day it was in stock @ directcanada (wednesday I think).

[wannaCRV]

I've been using mine for 3 days now (it is so cute!!):cheesygri getting use to the keyboard (coming from a dell XPS -piece of crap BTW), I have not noticed any fan noise at all, most of all love the size... will be upgrading to 2gb..

[dgege]

I've been using mine for 3 days now (it is so cute!!):cheesygri getting use to the keyboard (coming from a dell XPS -piece of crap BTW), I have not noticed any fan noise at all, most of all love the size... will be upgrading to 2gb..

That's funny, I own the XPS M1330 and I find this machine just awesome. What don't you like about the XPS?

[ClemixMedia]

That's funny, I own the XPS M1330 and I find this machine just awesome. What don't you like about the XPS?

ya..i am about to purchase a new xps studio 16 soon.. good reviews from everywhere and i want to know why you think your xps is a piece of crap too

[wannaCRV]

Had the XPS 1210, back to Dell 3 times, it is now 2 yrs old, fryed 3 ac adapters, battery not holding a charge, continual crashing....maybe i got a dud, i only cruise the net with it....but to replace another adapter and battery it is $270....so bought this instead.

[dgege]

Had the XPS 1210, back to Dell 3 times, it is now 2 yrs old, fryed 3 ac adapters, battery not holding a charge, continual crashing....maybe i got a dud, i only cruise the net with it....but to replace another adapter and battery it is $270....so bought this instead.

Yeah, you probably got unlucky. A friend of mine has the M1210 and he loves it, been working well for years now.

[kazudon]

Yeah, you probably got unlucky. A friend of mine has the M1210 and he loves it, been working well for years now.
I got a M1210 back when it first came out 2 years ago, i thought it was terrible. I spend over 2K on it and it was slow, and had the worst time with it. I shipped it back to Dell and got an Asus, and it's still running smooth till this day. I can totally agree with him that M1210 is not a very good laptop, at least for some of us

[dgege]

I got a M1210 back when it first came out 2 years ago, i thought it was terrible. I spend over 2K on it and it was slow, and had the worst time with it. I shipped it back to Dell and got an Asus, and it's still running smooth till this day. I can totally agree with him that M1210 is not a very good laptop, at least for some of us

Well, I can tell you that the M1330 (which is newer) is an awesome machine. I got a great deal locally from someone who had won one in a contest and I love it. But I use it more as a desktop replacement and only move it inside the house. That's why I'm getting the 1000HE for transportation.

[ienhz]

The NCIX stock checker doesn't show stock for the local stores. Anyone know if these are available in-store?

[jgib01]

I had ordered one on Feb 10th, and it arrived on Feb 19th. I just ordered a second one last Friday, which has yet to show as shipped.

Here's my $0.02 about the whole issue of billing before they have stock. My best guess is that NCIX does this to simplify their ordering process. If you've ever placed an order with them where a number of items are available at different times, you will see that they ship out whatever they have in stock right away, and then ship out the remainder of your items as they come in. The billing on this could become very complex if they only billed for each item when it was "in stock."

Another guess I have about NCIX's billing process is that they do have a large # of items on their website that are special order, and/or that are drop shipped from their suppliers. This is something you won't find when dealing with the likes of Amazon and Future Shop; if those webstores don't have the item in stock you typically can't order it (apart from the odd pre-order item or high stock item like a popular DVD). For special order items, getting the money up front from a customer is likely a bit of "insurance" so NCIX doesn't go through the hassle of ordering items only to have the customer cancel a few days later. I'd bet people special order stuff a lot less on a whim if they know it will be billed right away, and then are also much less likely to cancel after they've already paid for it. I believe NCIX themselves are sometimes not made aware of when their suppliers drop ship until a day or two after the fact. So, in those cases a customer may have already received items before NCIX is made aware of the delivery. This up front billing is probably the only way NCIX can offer the depth of products they have.

So, I understand for someone pre-ordering one item that it may seem peculiar to be billed when NCIX doesn't even have in stock yet. For me, and many others like me who order a significant amount of stuff from NCIX (I ordered about 16k last fiscal and just a bit under this fiscal year), I would far rather have the inconvenience of being billed up front in order to be afforded a much more diverse product selection.

[dchoi_a]

I ordered mine on February 17 through DirectCanada.com

Order Received.....check
Price Verification......verified
Product Availability..... verified
Shipping Info Verification...... verified
Credit Card Verification.......verified
Payment Processing........ payment processed
Order Processing...... order processed

SHIPPING....... ????????

What gives? They verified that everything is in order and that the product is available. They charged my credit card...... and then don't ship?

I tried contacting them online......no response.
I tried contacting them by phone...... can't get through (no answer).

Seriously.....the price is good.....I don't mind the wait.... But at least answer the @#%#$!? phone or respond to my queries. I just need to know when they will stock up again and my shipping ETA. Is that too much to ask for?

Almost a week gone by and no response....

This is my first time dealing with DirectCanada. Anyone have similar experiences?

[dgege]

I ordered mine on February 17 through DirectCanada.com

Order Received.....check
Price Verification......verified
Product Availability..... verified
Shipping Info Verification...... verified
Credit Card Verification.......verified
Payment Processing........ payment processed
Order Processing...... order processed

SHIPPING....... ????????

What gives? They verified that everything is in order and that the product is available. They charged my credit card...... and then don't ship?

I tried contacting them online......no response.
I tried contacting them by phone...... can't get through (no answer).

Seriously.....the price is good.....I don't mind the wait.... But at least answer the @#%#$!? phone or respond to my queries. I just need to know when they will stock up again and my shipping ETA. Is that too much to ask for?

Almost a week gone by and no response....

This is my first time dealing with DirectCanada. Anyone have similar experiences?

Exactly the same situation. However, if you go in their website under tracking, you should see the tracking number, even tho they never sent to to you by email. I ordered mine last Wednesday and the ETA was tomorrow but canadapost.ca is telling me that the item is out for delivery. Good thing my sis is home :)

[bfoot]

I ordered from directcanada last wednesday (Feb 18), it is in mississauga now, hopefully will have it in the next day or two. Can't wait.

[ms1031]

I ordered mine on February 17 through DirectCanada.com

Order Received.....check
Price Verification......verified
Product Availability..... verified
Shipping Info Verification...... verified
Credit Card Verification.......verified
Payment Processing........ payment processed
Order Processing...... order processed

SHIPPING....... ????????

What gives? They verified that everything is in order and that the product is available. They charged my credit card...... and then don't ship?

I tried contacting them online......no response.
I tried contacting them by phone...... can't get through (no answer).

Seriously.....the price is good.....I don't mind the wait.... But at least answer the @#%#$!? phone or respond to my queries. I just need to know when they will stock up again and my shipping ETA. Is that too much to ask for?

Almost a week gone by and no response....

This is my first time dealing with DirectCanada. Anyone have similar experiences?

I ordered mine the first day they had stock from Direct Canada, and even though they don't check off the shipping, they do give you a tracking number from canada post, and I actually received mine just now!! It's charging as we speak, so can't wait to use it tonight!! Just be patient.. it will come and most likely shipped already - even though no email sent about item being shipped and no check mark on the shipping status. :cheesygri

[dchoi_a]

Exactly the same situation. However, if you go in their website under tracking, you should see the tracking number, even tho they never sent to to you by email. I ordered mine last Wednesday and the ETA was tomorrow but canadapost.ca is telling me that the item is out for delivery. Good thing my sis is home :)

Their order-tracking system shows no tracking number for me. Just the word "pending" on the shipping section. Pending what? Not sure....

:(

[richardw]

I was thinking about ordering the Asus 1000HE here and then I got an email from Tigerdirect offering the Acer 6 cells at $399.99. Now cannot decide.
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4303056&sku=A180-A1546&SRCCODE=CANEM1362&cm_mmc=EML-_-CanadaMain-_-CANEM1362-_-Shock

What advantage does one have over the other, pros and cons of both.
What is the total cost for each, tax and shipping included.
If you like one over the other, why?

Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

[dgege]

Their order-tracking system shows no tracking number for me. Just the word "pending" on the shipping section. Pending what? Not sure....

:(

Oh that's weird. Well I didn't get mine today because my sister didn't hear the doorbell. I'll have to pick it up tomorrow :(

[dgege]

I was thinking about ordering the Asus 1000HE here and then I got an email from Tigerdirect offering the Acer 6 cells at $399.99. Now cannot decide.
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4303056&sku=A180-A1546&SRCCODE=CANEM1362&cm_mmc=EML-_-CanadaMain-_-CANEM1362-_-Shock

What advantage does one have over the other, pros and cons of both.
What is the total cost for each, tax and shipping included.
If you like one over the other, why?

Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

IMHO, there is no comparison. The EEE wins hands down, 10" vs 9", better battery life, better trackpad, excellent keyboard. Plus TD charges me both taxes and shipping, so in the end, I wouldn't save much, if any!

[dchoi_a]

ok.....finally got an email from them today. They said their phone system was down.

Out of stock and will ship my unit between 5 to 10 business days.......whew.

[dgege]

ok....this is frustrating. Has anyone been able to contact DirectCanada.com at all? They are not answering their phones. Not answering messages (both voice and online).

Here's their info:

DIRECT CANADA COMPUTER INC.
Unit 186, 4611 Viking Way
Richmond, BC, V6V 2K9

Toll Free: 1-877-DIR-PC-28 (1-877-347-7228)

Fax: 604-909-4901


Maybe for fun if any of you can try to get through, can you please let me know? This is getting ridiculous....

At the moment, I can only caution prospective buyers to BE AWARE of this company. I know some of you have had good experiences.....but if I cannot even contact them through any of their channels that they provide (for almost a whole week), that's a BIG RED FLAG. I'm hoping some of you can at least reach a human being there. Thanks!

I contacted them by emails a couple of times, they usually respond within 24-48h.

[virgoan]

I was thinking about ordering the Asus 1000HE here and then I got an email from Tigerdirect offering the Acer 6 cells at $399.99. Now cannot decide.
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4303056&sku=A180-A1546&SRCCODE=CANEM1362&cm_mmc=EML-_-CanadaMain-_-CANEM1362-_-Shock

What advantage does one have over the other, pros and cons of both.
What is the total cost for each, tax and shipping included.
If you like one over the other, why?

Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

I wouldn't go near Acer.. especially when the price difference is only $50.. like dgege said, there is no comparison..

Acer 8.9" mean smaller keyboard, keyboard is very important when you look for a netbook..

[GoogleFish]

Arrived today from NCIX (GTA). Pretty neat machine!

[kazudon]

man..i'm still waiting for the blue one!

[ClemixMedia]

should be expecting mine tomorrow.

[clarkkent]

just got mine too! this thing is pretty cool to play around with.

[sdee33]

$450 is more fun to play with.

Still too expensive for what it is

[Tomcat]

Got mine today too. Ordered last Wednesday from DC with the free shipping. So far so good. Still getting used to the trackpad coming from mainly using a Macbook Pro's.

[trixR4kids]

the blue one states "eta 3/02" if i order it today, do they start shipping on march 3rd, or will it arrive by then?

[trixR4kids]

i tried adding it to checkout on ncix, and i get grand total 487? (no pst added)
Its shipped to Toronto,Ont if that matters

i choose purolator ground for $14 (cheapest option available)
and the free insurance, or should i have went with the additonal insurance ($14)?

I've also tried adding the giftcard $10 to get the free shipping, but considering that its only a $3 difference and i dunt have to purchase again from them, i declined it.

anyone getting the printer mir as well?

is this the same amount that everyone's getting? thanks

[xinhang]

14 dollars for insurance is too much imo. Package hardly ever get lost. At least i never lost a package before.

[rivet]

I don't understand, you still save $3 even you think the GC is worthless to you, so why don't save the $3.

i tried adding it to checkout on ncix, and i get grand total 487? (no pst added)
Its shipped to Toronto,Ont if that matters

i choose purolator ground for $14 (cheapest option available)
and the free insurance, or should i have went with the additonal insurance ($14)?

I've also tried adding the giftcard $10 to get the free shipping, but considering that its only a $3 difference and i dunt have to purchase again from them, i declined it.

anyone getting the printer mir as well?

is this the same amount that everyone's getting? thanks

[GoogleFish]

http://www.memoryhouse.com/products/2502/D2N800C-2GBR/Buffalo/

Has anyone who ordered this memory installed it yet? I have but the system is recognizing 0.99GB RAM. Is this a RAM issue or is the max ram on the HE 1GB?

[goofball]

Has anyone who ordered this memory installed it yet? I have but the system is recognizing 0.99GB RAM. Is this a RAM issue or is the max ram on the HE 1GB?

Try going into the BIOS, and make sure that it sees 2GB there. Windows should see 2GB after that.

[GoogleFish]

Try going into the BIOS, and make sure that it sees 2GB there. Windows should see 2GB after that.

Thanks!! You da man! Been a while since I've used PC.

So far so good ... build quality on this thing is excellent.

[NCIXFA]

Just to update anyone that is waiting for either the Black or the Blue model.

These are EXTREMELY allocated worldwide at the moment (something about a shortage of the new Atom chip), but we have a fair number scheduled:

- We should have a handful of Blue units around Tuesday or Wednesday (our first actual shipment)

- Friday (Feb 27th) or Monday we will be getting a drop ship of more Black and Blue units, that should cover any and all back orders we're taking right now, though demand is far greater than the supply right now

Hang tight if you haven't received your order yet. If you're planning to order, a back order with NCIX is probably one of the best bets to get a unit as they are likely sold out every where (of course I'm biased when I say that!) :twisted:

We expect availability to be on and off for the next several weeks. Having said that, I expect we'll fair better than many places in Canada with inventory and allocations.

Also, the *cough* gift card shipping deal is likely to go away for a while after this week, so before Tuesday would be a good time do place a back order *cough*. ;)

I was playing with one at CES this year and it's a great little unit.

NCIXFA

[trixR4kids]

I don't understand, you still save $3 even you think the GC is worthless to you, so why don't save the $3.

its a different type of savings, just like how many stores do them:
buy x and receive $x in giftcard
some may think its a great savings but for those who don't think they will be spending any more money there soon, its just another $10 laying around till then.

If u get the giftcard, you get ground shipping
If i don't get the giftcard and opt for the cheapest shipping, its through purolator (states that its 1-6 days instead of 1-8). Unless someone can note otherwise, it seems purolator may be the preferred choice for the extra $3

[trixR4kids]

Just to update anyone that is waiting for either the Black or the Blue model.

These are EXTREMELY allocated worldwide at the moment (something about a shortage of the new Atom chip), but we have a fair number scheduled:

- We should have a handful of Blue units around Tuesday or Wednesday (our first actual shipment)

- Friday (Feb 27th) or Monday we will be getting a drop ship of more Black and Blue units, that should cover any and all back orders we're taking right now, though demand is far greater than the supply right now

Hang tight if you haven't received your order yet. If you're planning to order, a back order with NCIX is probably one of the best bets to get a unit as they are likely sold out every where (of course I'm biased when I say that!) :twisted:

We expect availability to be on and off for the next several weeks. Having said that, I expect we'll fair better than many places in Canada with inventory and allocations.

Also, the *cough* gift card shipping deal is likely to go away for a while after this week, so before Tuesday would be a good time do place a back order *cough*. ;)

I was playing with one at CES this year and it's a great little unit.

NCIXFA

for ppl planning back orders, will it stand by the eta march 02? or do we just wait "several weeks"?? thanks

[sfw]

i tried adding it to checkout on ncix, and i get grand total 487? (no pst added)
Its shipped to Toronto,Ont if that matters

i choose purolator ground for $14 (cheapest option available)
and the free insurance, or should i have went with the additonal insurance ($14)?

I've also tried adding the giftcard $10 to get the free shipping, but considering that its only a $3 difference and i dunt have to purchase again from them, i declined it.

anyone getting the printer mir as well?

is this the same amount that everyone's getting? thanks

did you price match with direct Canada?

[NCIXFA]

for ppl planning back orders, will it stand by the eta march 02? or do we just wait "several weeks"?? thanks

According to the information provided to us by Asus, and based on the number of units we're expecting to get, any current customer back orders should be shipped no later March 2nd for both models.

I'll get someone to check and make sure we still have unallocated units and we'll update the ETA on our site, and I'll post a quick update here if we are close to selling our scheduled shipments from Asus, or if the ETA changes.

After these next shipments, it's a bit vague unfortunately when the next shipment(s) might be. :(

[Jon Lai]

its a different type of savings, just like how many stores do them:
buy x and receive $x in giftcard
some may think its a great savings but for those who don't think they will be spending any more money there soon, its just another $10 laying around till then.

If u get the giftcard, you get ground shipping
If i don't get the giftcard and opt for the cheapest shipping, its through purolator (states that its 1-6 days instead of 1-8). Unless someone can note otherwise, it seems purolator may be the preferred choice for the extra $3

Sell the gift card back, I'll buy it for $5 :P

[trixR4kids]

did you price match with direct Canada?

does ncix match price with an additional 10% off?

its 443.10 @ directcanada
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530ST6812&vpn=EPC1000HE-BLU002X&manufacture=ASUS

even with price match @ 443.10, my total is 489, which isnt bad nonetheless

[rivet]

No 10% off, but it is slightly cheaper at directcanada. My last free ground shipping promotion with NCIX, they ship it using UPS ground, I don't know if purolator ground is going to be significantly (if any) faster.

By the way, I am offering $5 for your GC as well :cheesygri
does ncix match price with an additional 10% off?

its 443.10 @ directcanada
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530ST6812&vpn=EPC1000HE-BLU002X&manufacture=ASUS

even with price match @ 443.10, my total is 489, which isnt bad nonetheless

[dgege]

Picked mine up today, it is charging. Unfortunately, I won't be home until later tonight. The machine is very pretty, however it is a dust magnet!

[lokyee]

must resist!! must resist!!!

[dgege]

must resist!! must resist!!!

You sound like me before I made the correct decision ;)

[ZippyDPinhead]

Is there anywhere online that has stock or a reasonable promise of stock on these? I've been doing my research all week and pretty much made the decision but it looks like getting one in short order is a bit of a crap shoot. NCIX sounds like they're getting some but the numbers sound pretty limited.

[rosemere21]

must resist!! Must resist!!!

+1

[polka]

Well NCIX did price matched with directcanada and i recieved mine just an hour ago. I really like it.
I don,t know why they created partition in hard drive it shows 2 hard drives of 80g each.

[vpower]

Well NCIX did price matched with directcanada and i recieved mine just an hour ago. I really like it.
I don,t know why they created partition in hard drive it shows 2 hard drives of 80g each.

most of the notebook sold come with separate partition (OS and data).

And there's also a hidden partition for recovery

[ionic]

This laptop doesnt right DVI out right? Or is there a slot to add a dvi-out card?

[vpower]

This laptop doesnt right DVI out right? Or is there a slot to add a dvi-out card?

no DVI, and pretty sure sure cant add any dvi out option.

[ClemixMedia]

been impatiently waiting since 7 in the morning til now... WHERE IS ITTTTTTTT...

[polka]

most of the notebook sold come with separate partition (OS and data).

And there's also a hidden partition for recovery

Thanks
How can we make recovery cd ? or may be recovery usb stick ?

[xiaojian]

been impatiently waiting since 7 in the morning til now... WHERE IS ITTTTTTTT...

I am also waiting for the email for pickup all day long:(

[vpower]

Thanks
How can we make recovery cd ? or may be recovery usb stick ?

you have all the file needed on the hidden partition to restore.

and if i'm not mistaken, it's also on the dvd.

[ClemixMedia]

FINALLY GOT IT. now charging.

[integrity01]

FINALLY GOT IT. now charging.

when did you order it?

[ritsbits]

god reading all of this makes it so hard to resist.. trying to hold on until the new nvidia ion boards are out :(

[ClemixMedia]

Ordered: 17th

[virgoan]

Did anybody get the BLUE one yet?

[trixR4kids]

i just ordered today, came up to 475 total.

When it starts shipping then i will purchase the 2gb ram from memoryhouse @ $20

[integrity01]

Ordered: 17th

I ordered on the 17th but at 10pm PST, and they told me it was back ordered... so i guess that was when it ran out..

[ClemixMedia]

is funny.. cuz i also got my sf4 preorder ed at the same time..got another laptop back from hp at the same time..

[Recoil]

i just ordered today, came up to 475 total.

When it starts shipping then i will purchase the 2gb ram from memoryhouse @ $20

$475 total? Is there no tax?

Shite, you guys are making this harder and harder to resist. D:

[hellokitty1031]

is the 443.10 price from direct canada a sale price? not in a huge rush to get it, but don't want to miss a sale if that's what this is!

when i did a 'mock order' i got a total of 475, but just wondering if there were any surprises when your cc was charged / product was shipped...did anyone have to pay duties / extra taxes? i want to be sure before placing any orders!

[ClemixMedia]

no hidden fee at all. im loving this every minute. you will not regret!

btw...im typing from my 1000he :D

[lokyee]

*chants*

Resist the temptation.....
You must resist....

DANGIT!!!

[trixR4kids]

$475 total? Is there no tax?

Shite, you guys are making this harder and harder to resist. D:

yeh 475 grand total, $10 of it is ncix giftcard.

dunt forget we only pay one tax with ncix :D so its definetly a great deal.
I was looking for a laptop around $400, but at stores like bb only thing offered was like acer one, this is only like $30-40 extra but so much better.

Im also going to be ordering the 2gb ram to replace the 1gb inside this 1000e from memoryhouse, which is only like $25 with express shipping.

All in all, $500 for a laptop is not bad, although i was looking at the lenovo yestarday for about $700 total

[envayed]

yeh 475 grand total, $10 of it is ncix giftcard.

dunt forget we only pay one tax with ncix :D so its definetly a great deal.
I was looking for a laptop around $400, but at stores like bb only thing offered was like acer one, this is only like $30-40 extra but so much better.

Im also going to be ordering the 2gb ram to replace the 1gb inside this 1000e from memoryhouse, which is only like $25 with express shipping.

All in all, $500 for a laptop is not bad, although i was looking at the lenovo yestarday for about $700 totalI'm on the very last page, step 3 of 4 and I cannot find where I can request a pricematch.

[lincoln]

I received mine today and I have to say is wow. 8700mah battery providing 9.5hrs of surf time. After using a regular 15" laptop for 5 years and the 900ha for a week, I can safely say that the keyboard destroys the 900ha in terms of functionality and easy of use. Using the keyboard on the 900ha was like learning to type all over again, where as the 1000he feel exactly like my 15" keyboard.

I also upgraded the ram to 2gb of buffalo 800mhz with no issues what so ever. Its running at the same 1.8v that the stock 1gb 667mhz ran at.

So far its worth every penny more than the 900ha.

[trixR4kids]

I received mine today and I have to say is wow. 8700mah battery providing 9.5hrs of surf time. After using a regular 15" laptop for 5 years and the 900ha for a week, I can safely say that the keyboard destroys the 900ha in terms of functionality and easy of use. Using the keyboard on the 900ha was like learning to type all over again, where as the 1000he feel exactly like my 15" keyboard.

I also upgraded the ram to 2gb of buffalo 800mhz with no issues what so ever. Its running at the same 1.8v that the stock 1gb 667mhz ran at.

So far its worth every penny more than the 900ha.

are u finding that the extra gb of ram really helps the laptop?

[dk31]

I'm on the very last page, step 3 of 4 and I cannot find where I can request a pricematch.

Scrolll down a bit while you're still at the shopping cart. There's a button that says "Start Price Match". I was able to PM w/ DC yesterday.

[cinephile79]

I received mine today and I have to say is wow. 8700mah battery providing 9.5hrs of surf time. After using a regular 15" laptop for 5 years and the 900ha for a week, I can safely say that the keyboard destroys the 900ha in terms of functionality and easy of use.

So far its worth every penny more than the 900ha.

I bought a 900ha around Christmas and returned it mainly because of the screen's size and grainy matte finish. Does the 1000he have the same screen finish? I read somewhere that's it's glossy but I highly doubt that. So how's the screen?

[virgoan]

I bought a 900ha around Christmas and returned it mainly because of the screen's size and grainy matte finish. Does the 1000he have the same screen finish? I read somewhere that's it's glossy but I highly doubt that. So how's the screen?

I dont think Asus 1000he is glossy screen either.. still matte... not sure their reason behind it..

[vpower]

I bought a 900ha around Christmas and returned it mainly because of the screen's size and grainy matte finish. Does the 1000he have the same screen finish? I read somewhere that's it's glossy but I highly doubt that. So how's the screen?

The screen in matte on the 1000he.

[envayed]

I bit the bullet, and I ordered from NCIX. Thank you d31, I completely missed it.

[c6965]

It looks like DC has Blue one in stock now

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530ST6812&vpn=EPC1000HE-BLU002X&manufacture=ASUS

[ZippyDPinhead]

It looks like DC has Blue one in stock now

Nice! Ordered.

Thanks!

[Recoil]

Anyone else think the blue one is actually... kinda ugly?


It would be fine if the keyboard backing and bezel were also blue, but as is, I'm just kinda "eh" about the blue colour.

[virgoan]

It looks like DC has Blue one in stock now

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530ST6812&vpn=EPC1000HE-BLU002X&manufacture=ASUS

Sweet, that mean NCIX should have it soon..

[ZippyDPinhead]

I don't hate it, but it doesn't 'sell' the machine either.

I've never ordered from Direct Canada before, I like their fraud system where they call you automatically to verify your order EXCEPT it defaults to calling the home number which I won't be near until tonight! It can't seem to be switched to a work nummber.

D'ooh.

Price out the door was $500 even, unfortunately being in Nova Scotia we get dinged 13% HST instead of just GST... Bah!

[virgoan]

Anyone else think the blue one is actually... kinda ugly?


It would be fine if the keyboard backing and bezel were also blue, but as is, I'm just kinda "eh" about the blue colour.

I think the blue one look more "unique" plus my gf favorite colour is blue.. and this is for her so eh..

[dgege]

Sweet, that mean NCIX should have it soon..

Why not order from DC?

[virgoan]

Why not order from DC?

Because I already placed an order with NCIX more than a week ago, and they already charged my credit card.. it be too much trouble to cancel it.. tho I should, considering they refused my PriceMatch and I have to buy the $10 GC just to get the free shipping.. I end up paying like $18 more at NCIX than DC..

[dgege]

Because I already placed an order with NCIX more than a week ago, and they already charged my credit card.. it be too much trouble to cancel it.. tho I should, considering they refused my PriceMatch and I have to buy the $10 GC just to get the free shipping.. I end up paying like $18 more at NCIX than DC..

Whaaa? We certainly don't think alike, and it's not in the true spirit of RFD! You're supposed to get the best deal period :P
Seriously tho, it's really easy to cancel with NCIX, you just request a callback and ask them nicely. If ever it doesn't work, you can always just refuse the package when it arrives and they'll refund you.
At DC, you pay less and you don't have to buy a GC to get the free shipping.

[virgoan]

Whaaa? We certainly don't think alike, and it's not in the true spirit of RFD! You're supposed to get the best deal period :P
Seriously tho, it's really easy to cancel with NCIX, you just request a callback and ask them nicely. If ever it doesn't work, you can always just refuse the package when it arrives and they'll refund you.
At DC, you pay less and you don't have to buy a GC to get the free shipping.

That is true.. but what if by the time I manage to cancel it at NCIX, DC is sold out? Maybe I should give NCIX a few more days to ship my netbook, or I will cancel it and buy it locally at Infonec.. they say they will have it instock by the end of Feb..

Update: DC is sold out of the Blue.. sigh..

[dgege]

That is true.. but what if by the time I manage to cancel it at NCIX, DC is sold out? Maybe I should give NCIX a few more days to ship my netbook, or I will cancel it and buy it locally at Infonec.. they say they will have it instock by the end of Feb..

Simple, do as I did, you order from DC first. If your order goes through, you will receive it because DC don't sell if they don't have in stock (unlike NCIX). Then you cancel NCIX order.
I did it, couldn't be happier, received mine yesterday although I didn't have time to play with it yet (just turned it on).

[virgoan]

Simple, do as I did, you order from DC first. If your order goes through, you will receive it because DC don't sell if they don't have in stock (unlike NCIX). Then you cancel NCIX order.
I did it, couldn't be happier, received mine yesterday although I didn't have time to play with it yet (just turned it on).

Yea.. but too late for me, DC is sold out lolz

[dgege]

Yea.. but too late for me, DC is sold out lolz

oh! Well, next time I guess lol

[dchoi_a]

Simple, do as I did, you order from DC first. If your order goes through, you will receive it because DC don't sell if they don't have in stock (unlike NCIX). Then you cancel NCIX order.
I did it, couldn't be happier, received mine yesterday although I didn't have time to play with it yet (just turned it on).

That's not entirely true. I purchased a 1000HE last week through DirectCanada. They went ahead and processed the order and CHARGED MY CREDIT CARD. But they didn't ship because they ran out of stock.

[bfoot]

This baby rocks. It is pretty responsive, better than my 5 years old laptop that is for sure :-) I'm wondering if ram worths the upgrade?

Anyone reinstalled the OS yet? If so, how easy to do since it does not have cd/dvd drive.

[ZippyDPinhead]

My order from DC processed, got through the stock check, just waiting for it to hit the final 'Shipped' box now.

[dgege]

My order from DC processed, got through the stock check, just waiting for it to hit the final 'Shipped' box now.

Just to let you know that my order was stuck on "Order Processing" step even though it was shipped. I suggest you go in the Order Tracking page and see if it doesn't give you a tracking number.

[ZippyDPinhead]

Thats what I'm looking at, tracking status lists it in Vancouver pending shipment. I did only put the order in about an hour ago. :)

[Phungula]

hey been keeping up with the thread, read all posts but i may have skipped it, whats the total price when ordering from DC?

At NCIX the total people are getting 475 correct?

Just trying to get some advice before finally making the decision to order one

[Phungula]

oh and how do you get free shipping with the GC? I went to the link but i dont see it mention anything regarding free shipping

[dgege]

hey been keeping up with the thread, read all posts but i may have skipped it, whats the total price when ordering from DC?

At NCIX the total people are getting 475 correct?

Just trying to get some advice before finally making the decision to order one

DC total is around 465$, NCIX is around 475$ and includes a 10$ GC.

oh and how do you get free shipping with the GC? I went to the link but i dont see it mention anything regarding free shipping

Just search for "gift card" on the ncix website and you'll find it (first result).

[ZippyDPinhead]

Damnit! Even though DC took my order and it passed the 'stock check' they oversold and don't have stock. 5-10 days backordered! :mad:

Not sure what I should do with this now... They said they'll refund if I want.

[dgege]

Damnit! Even though DC took my order and it passed the 'stock check' they oversold and don't have stock. 5-10 days backordered! :mad:

Not sure what I should do with this now... They said they'll refund if I want.

oh that sucks! I know it's hard, but you should wait for them to restock (yu'll have priority on the next batch).

[lokyee]

Damnit! Even though DC took my order and it passed the 'stock check' they oversold and don't have stock. 5-10 days backordered! :mad:

Not sure what I should do with this now... They said they'll refund if I want.

I feel for you bro...but as dgege said..wait for it...at least you have priority

[ZippyDPinhead]

Yeah, but that doesn't help my impulse buy instincts! Or my cheapass instincts either telling me to wait and see about the new chipsets. :)

Though I can pretty much guarantee any new chipset netbook isn't goingt o have the battery life which is one of the biggest selling points of the HE.

Still not happy that their shopping cart let me buy a machine they didn't have. One of the reasons I ordered with them vs NCIX was that it wasn't supposed to happen that way, I was supposed to be get a netbook, damnit! :)

[sdee33]

Yeah, but that doesn't help my impulse buy instincts! Or my cheapass instincts either telling me to wait and see about the new chipsets. :)

Though I can pretty much guarantee any new chipset netbook isn't goingt o have the battery life which is one of the biggest selling points of the HE.

Still not happy that their shopping cart let me buy a machine they didn't have. One of the reasons I ordered with them vs NCIX was that it wasn't supposed to happen that way, I was supposed to be get a netbook, damnit! :)

The Dell Mini 10 is now up on dell.com (not .ca yet)

They use the Atom Z5* chip instead of the N2* one, which supposedly uses a little less power.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Atom_microprocessors

[blaster98]

Yeah, but that doesn't help my impulse buy instincts! Or my cheapass instincts either telling me to wait and see about the new chipsets. :)

Though I can pretty much guarantee any new chipset netbook isn't goingt o have the battery life which is one of the biggest selling points of the HE.

Still not happy that their shopping cart let me buy a machine they didn't have. One of the reasons I ordered with them vs NCIX was that it wasn't supposed to happen that way, I was supposed to be get a netbook, damnit! :)

this exact same thing just happened to me.:twisted:

i agree with you on the impulse thing. it sucks. plus i wanted to take on my trip at the end of next week.

[ZippyDPinhead]

The Dell Mini 10 is now up on dell.com (not .ca yet)

They use the Atom Z5* chip instead of the N2* one, which supposedly uses a little less power.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Atom_microprocessors

Except the Mini10 looks like its going to be $550+ and can't be upgraded past 1GB. :(

[lincoln]

I bought a 900ha around Christmas and returned it mainly because of the screen's size and grainy matte finish. Does the 1000he have the same screen finish? I read somewhere that's it's glossy but I highly doubt that. So how's the screen?

The screen is much better on the 1000he then the 900ha. The 900ha seemed very pixelated for some reason. The 1000he monitor looks the way the typical lcd should look. Nice smooth colour transitions without each pixel being decernable. Its no where near perfect though. The screen is better then the 900ha but I'm sure they could have dropped a better one in it.

It is a matte finished screen.

[goofball]

The Dell Mini 10 is now up on dell.com (not .ca yet)

They use the Atom Z5* chip instead of the N2* one, which supposedly uses a little less power.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Atom_microprocessors

Too bad about the 1GB ram limit on the 10.

[lincoln]

are u finding that the extra gb of ram really helps the laptop?

I haven't used any program yet that has needed the extra gig. The way I look at it though, for $20 I'd rather have the extra memory so I can avoid it using the harddrive as temporary storage.

[xiaojian]

Ordered one at NCIX last week, still waiting for email notification to pick up. :(

[i(starter)]

When I was at NCIX on Tuesday, they told me that the 1000HE in black was backordered at least 85 units, so depending on how big their shipments are... well, be patient.

[virgoan]

Man DC has the blue one last tuesday.. but still nothing at NCIX.. I really hope they ship it to me on March 2, 2009 as indicated on their website..

[trixR4kids]

nice!
ordered blue one from ncix on tuesday (24th), get email saying shipped out this morning from bc (im in toronto,ont). So Prob reach me around tues-wed.
Will let you know once i receive. Now to order the memory :D
any things ppl getting for this laptop?

[superdave]

Apparently Canada Computers has stock now (Mississauga). Friend of mine just picked one up

[Hardtarget]

well ordered one from NCIX today. We'll see when it actaully is available for me to pick it up, one of the NCIX guys on their site said he is expecting a shipment of them to come in friday or monday.

I ordered black but now I'm wondering if a blue one would get to me faster....

ugh but I don't like the blue, it's too bright. If it was a darker blue I would have been all over it.

[virgoan]

nice!
ordered blue one from ncix on tuesday (24th), get email saying shipped out this morning from bc (im in toronto,ont). So Prob reach me around tues-wed.
Will let you know once i receive. Now to order the memory :D
any things ppl getting for this laptop?

wahh, i ordered mine from NCIX on the 17th, and they already charged my credit card on the 17th.. but still haven't ship mine..

I will consider cancelling my order with NCIX on tuesday March 3, 2009 if they dont ship mine by then.. Because my local infonec said they should have it by the end of this month, which is TODAY

[rtto5588]

I sent NCIX a note to cancel my order if they don't ship it out March 2nd. The wait sucks. Also, I just caught a glimpse of some of the new colours and the brush aluminum one makes me want to wait for it. Might as well wait a bit longer if it means getting a slick looking machine.

http://www.slashgear.com/asus-eee-pc-1000he-new-colors-revealed-2735884/

[ZippyDPinhead]

The Dell Mini 10 just landed on the Canadian site:

http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-10?c=ca&cs=cadhs1&l=en&ref=lthp&s=dhs

$479 is better than I was expecting. HMMM.

(edit) Of course I'm reviewing it and see that it starts with a slower proc than the 1000HE, 3 cell battery, no HDMI that they were claiming (Bet thats only with the upgraded screen that isn't available yet), etc etc. Nope, not cancelling my order yet.

[vpower]

Nope, not cancelling my order yet.

LOL, i saw your link, i rushed to Dell website..than..same reaction as you.

and the screen is 1024 x 576?! What kind of resolution is that? :lol:

[xiaojian]

nice!
ordered blue one from ncix on tuesday (24th), get email saying shipped out this morning from bc (im in toronto,ont). So Prob reach me around tues-wed.
Will let you know once i receive. Now to order the memory :D
any things ppl getting for this laptop?

I ordered on Feb 20th, and still no email for pickup yet. I'll wait until March 3rd and if I still can't get it, I would cancel my order as well.

[syntron]

This is because of the 16:9 aspect ratio of the Dell. If you're into watching a lots of widescreen movies then this may be of interest.

However, the 16:10 aspect ratio of the Asus is more practical for the kinds of thing one buys a netbook (e-mails, word processing, websurfing, etc.)

Also, the 10" Asus display gives more realestate compared to the 10.1" Dell (ASUS=44.94(sq-in), Dell=43.56(sq-in)).

LOL, i saw your link, i rushed to Dell website..than..same reaction as you.

and the screen is 1024 x 576?! What kind of resolution is that? :lol:

[tet8suo]

I sent NCIX a note to cancel my order if they don't ship it out March 2nd. The wait sucks. Also, I just caught a glimpse of some of the new colours and the brush aluminum one makes me want to wait for it. Might as well wait a bit longer if it means getting a slick looking machine.

http://www.slashgear.com/asus-eee-pc-1000he-new-colors-revealed-2735884/
Thanks for the heads up of the new colors, definitely wait for it.
This gold is pretty nice :cheesygri
http://notebookitalia.it/images/stories/asus_eeepc_1000he/asus_eee_pc1000he_10.jpg

[Evil Techie]

those colors arent for north america

[virgoan]

Still waiting for my Blue Asus to be shipped... I just picked up this blue mouse at staples (currently on sale for $30). It should go well with the blue 1000HE..

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/images/products/CA743798_1_enl.jpg


I guess I will pick up a stick of 2GB RAM soon.. Anybody know of any good deal out there right now?

[dragonkaoboy]

Still waiting for my Blue Asus to be shipped... I just picked up this blue mouse at staples (currently on sale for $30). It should go well with the blue 1000HE..

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/images/products/CA743798_1_enl.jpg


I guess I will pick up a stick of 2GB RAM soon.. Anybody know of any good deal out there right now?

CC has 2 gig patriot on sale for 25.99. I ordered the blue EEE as well. Going away for March break. Hope I get it before then

[virgoan]

CC has 2 gig patriot on sale for 25.99. I ordered the blue EEE as well. Going away for March break. Hope I get it before then

Thanks! i will definitely look into that deal at CC..

[virgoan]

Filtech Computer actually have the BLACK version of the netbook instock and for cheap too $440 http://www.filtechcomputer.com/index.php

[envayed]

Filtech Computer actually have the BLACK version of the netbook instock and for cheap too $440 http://www.filtechcomputer.com/index.php

wow, how'd you find this? I'm going to try to get one. It's a bit more expensive than NCIX ($27 more to be exact) but I want this for school and I don't know how long I'll be waiting with NCIX.

[Rcpete]

Hi all, received my HE and have it pritty well set up the way I want it. I noticed tonight the speakers don't work, when I watch a video?
Anyone else have speaker problems.
Rcpete

[virgoan]

wow, how'd you find this? I'm going to try to get one. It's a bit more expensive than NCIX ($27 more to be exact) but I want this for school and I don't know how long I'll be waiting with NCIX.

yea if you want black colour and wait for NCIX.. I guess that is a good way to go..

[virgoan]

Have anybody done this mod before? Turn your EEE into a touchscreen netbook?

http://www.dealextreme.com/productimages/sku_19654_1.jpg

It seem interesting, I might do it http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.19654

[frugal905]

here is another option.


Wait for the ASUS t91 touchscreen tablet netbook due out in a month. ( April 2009)

it was just launched at CEBIT in Germany.

It will have a TV tuner built in to watch TV,
its a tablet PC so you can write and draw on it
plus a GPS is built in so you can use it while travelling
plus an ATOM z530 processor.

It has all the other stuff the 1000HE has
and should cost about $50 more from what I read.

I was looking at a new Netbook and will replace my tablet with this one when it comes out. Perfect for my needs.

Since Windows 7 is tablet biased, this will be easy upgrade OS for this thing.

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2009/02/asus-eee-pc-t91-preview/4s.jpg

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2009/02/asus-eee-pc-t91-preview/1s.jpg

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2009/02/asus-eee-pc-t91-preview/5s.jpg
more info: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/laptops/2009/02/22/asus-eee-pc-t91-preview/1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7OWre0gMPg&feature=related

[George W. Bush]

SO it costs the same from the US @ 450 but you save $25 dollars in GST....

How much do you think you spend in Gas and time to get down there though, plus you have no warranty through the retailer, and chances are you have no warranty through Asus in Canada either, they have their CA and US versions most likely.

Definitely not worth the savings buying it from the U.S.

I agree - NOT worth the wait time and possible problem (if you end up with issues with it) and have it sent back, etc... for a $25 saving.

Keep the money in Canada, buy from Canadian business. For $100 savings, it may be a try, but not for $25... I know we are cheap, but sometimes we have to also include a little logic with that too! :lol:

[George W. Bush]

Hi all, received my HE and have it pritty well set up the way I want it. I noticed tonight the speakers don't work, when I watch a video?
Anyone else have speaker problems.
Rcpete

Sorry to hear that - good thing you did not buy from over the border! Get it returned back if under warranty with the store.

[Bonjour43ma]

looks good

[kazudon]

here is another option.


Wait for the ASUS t91 touchscreen tablet netbook due out in a month. ( April 2009)

it was just launched at CEBIT in Germany.

It will have a TV tuner built in to watch TV,
its a tablet PC so you can write and draw on it
plus a GPS is built in so you can use it while travelling
plus an ATOM z530 processor.

It has all the other stuff the 1000HE has
and should cost about $50 more from what I read.

I was looking at a new Netbook and will replace my tablet with this one when it comes out. Perfect for my needs.

Since Windows 7 is tablet biased, this will be easy upgrade OS for this thing.

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2009/02/asus-eee-pc-t91-preview/4s.jpg

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2009/02/asus-eee-pc-t91-preview/1s.jpg

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2009/02/asus-eee-pc-t91-preview/5s.jpg
more info: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/laptops/2009/02/22/asus-eee-pc-t91-preview/1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7OWre0gMPg&feature=related

Darn it...I bit too early. too bad my HE is already on its way...or I'd cancel it and wait for this one

[trixR4kids]

anyone find any more 2gb ram for this @ good price? the memory house deal expired (back at 26)

[Recoil]

Darn it...I bit too early. too bad my HE is already on its way...or I'd cancel it and wait for this one

Yeah, don't worry, there's no way the t91 is going to be $500. Expect a 600-650 price at the least, and that's without GPS.

[ZippyDPinhead]

And the tablet won't have nearly the battery life of the HE which is its main selling point for me.

[golden]

I think the tablet only comes with SSD, no HDD. Plus the TV tuner likely won't make it to Canada. Also, battery life is like 4 hrs.

So, if you don't need touch screen, the 1000HE is better.

[virgoan]

Did NCIX just removed the ETA date on the Blue model? That was suppose to be TODAY? man, it seem like my netbook is never going to come..

[sfw]

they removed the ETA on the black one as well. Was previously saying today 3/2, is now saying 3-5 days.

[i97ww4]

DirectCanada in stock now, just ordered the black.

[rtto5588]

Direct Canada has it as not available on my end.

[bleeet]

here is another option.


Wait for the ASUS t91 touchscreen tablet netbook due out in a month. ( April 2009)

it was just launched at CEBIT in Germany.

It will have a TV tuner built in to watch TV,
its a tablet PC so you can write and draw on it
plus a GPS is built in so you can use it while travelling
plus an ATOM z530 processor.

It has all the other stuff the 1000HE has
and should cost about $50 more from what I read.

I was looking at a new Netbook and will replace my tablet with this one when it comes out. Perfect for my needs.

Since Windows 7 is tablet biased, this will be easy upgrade OS for this thing.

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2009/02/asus-eee-pc-t91-preview/4s.jpg

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2009/02/asus-eee-pc-t91-preview/1s.jpg

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2009/02/asus-eee-pc-t91-preview/5s.jpg
more info: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/laptops/2009/02/22/asus-eee-pc-t91-preview/1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7OWre0gMPg&feature=related


whoa I will wait for this if the price is good

[i97ww4]

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so, it seems they didn't process my order either. Damn, i though I ordered it when it was in stock.

[sfw]

Just spoke with NCIX regarding my back order(order placed 2/17). They said they were expecting a shipment Friday, which did not arrive. They have yet to receive an updated ETA. However, they are expecting the order to ship "this week".

[dk31]

damn...I was expecting them to ship out by today. Hopefully they're getting enough to fill my order which was made on the 24th.

[xiaojian]

It looks like that we will have to wait forever...So disappointed. :(

[jaykim85]

Just ordered a blue one from DirectCanada. Black is not in stock yet.

[xiaojian]

The blue one is in stock at NCIX
Stock check indicates Richmond Warehouse has more than 10 units, and will ship in 1-2 business days.

Hopefully I could get mine this time.

[ZippyDPinhead]

DirectCanada lists Blue in stock now, hopefully that means my order from last week will ship now.

[jaguarz]

Thanks for the tips, just ordered a blue one in DC. BTW, do you guys purchase addtional insurance for the shipping?

[trixR4kids]

Thanks for the tips, just ordered a blue one in DC. BTW, do you guys purchase addtional insurance for the shipping?

i skipped it

[integrity01]

damn...I was expecting them to ship out by today. Hopefully they're getting enough to fill my order which was made on the 24th.

I ordered the black one on 17th and I still haven't had mine shipped yet. So you gotta count 7 days worth of orders before yours.
I hope they have a large enough shipment that we all get one though. Pretty ridiculous.

[thefeebster]

Well i think i'm finally ready to bite the bullet. Originally, i really wanted the Dell Mini 9, but seeing it person at BB truly changed my mind. It felt a bit flimsy, but light. The keyboard was beyond awkward and it did not feel at all comfortable to type on.

And after reading up on the 1000he, it is a clear winner in all aspects, it appears. I am a bit picky about colour and i really want the black one. But it appears there is quite a long wait. How long do you think this will be?? 2-3 weeks? Should i just order it now and wait? Or should i just buy the blue, which does have stock? Blue is okay... but i prefer black!!

[kazudon]

I ordered the black one on 17th and I still haven't had mine shipped yet. So you gotta count 7 days worth of orders before yours.
I hope they have a large enough shipment that we all get one though. Pretty ridiculous.

you got shafted man..I ordered a blue from NCIX on the 24th, it was shipped on the 26th, and as of today, it's already in Ontario.

[integrity01]

you got shafted man..I ordered a blue from NCIX on the 24th, it was shipped on the 26th, and as of today, it's already in Ontario.

Pretty much. They probably ran outta blacks right before I ordered on the 17th (late at night).
I believe the blue ones came in on 26th, that's why.

[lincoln]

Am I the only one with one in hand so far?

[dk31]

did ANYBODY's get shippped from yesterday's shipment?

[laflaque]

Went to Stoople yesterday and asked the clerk about this 1000HE.
Surprise! It has been entered in their inventory system. They will eventually have it but they don't have any delivery date.
He said that even if it comes up in there it can take weeks even months before they have it available. The tentative price showns was $445, which he said will probably not be the final price.
Now where did I put those $20 coupons...

A local chain, Dumoulin, told me they would have it mid-march for $508.99.

[virgoan]

you got shafted man..I ordered a blue from NCIX on the 24th, it was shipped on the 26th, and as of today, it's already in Ontario.

I also ordered on the 17th, still nothing yet.. My patience is wearing thin now..

Hmm just checked DirectCanada, they still have it instock, but they jack up the price to $455 now..

[rtto5588]

I cancelled my NCIX order and went to DC. Surprisingly, ordered in the afternoon and they shipped pretty much in like 3 hrs after order. I'm quite shocked. Glad i didnt go with NCIX. Hopefully, I get this friday. But, realistically, I'm thinking Monday.

[dgege]

Am I the only one with one in hand so far?

Nope, ordered one when DC had it in stock the first day and got it a week after. I love it!

[lebsoljah]

Directcanada just recieved the black ones

[Thrasher]

What method of shipping does DirectCanada use for the free ground shipping? Purolator or Canada Post?

[ZippyDPinhead]

Mine's still not listed as shipped, which annoys me after hearing other people who have ordered well after me have received shipping notifications. I'll give them the day though, I'm just impatient.

[syntaxerr0r]

I'm getting a little antsy too as NCIX processed my order, debited my credit card but has yet to ship a thing.

Now the black 1000HE is in stock at DC for $20 less and I can't cancel the order with NCIX, at least not online.

If my order's not shipped by tomorrow... I'll flex some muscles to get a full refund and will order elsewhere.

[virgoan]

NCIX has the blue instock now.. they better ship it to me, or I will seriously cancel.. took my money over 2 weeks already.

[lokyee]

went to pmall last night and saw that pacific notebooks have it in stock for $507

[lokyee]

NCIX has the blue instock now.. they better ship it to me, or I will seriously cancel.. took my money over 2 weeks already.

ya I know...they better ship "first in first out"... my sis ordered the blue on the same day you ordered yours...still no word on shipping for her either...:confused:

[ZippyDPinhead]

!@#$%, And now DirectCanada lists 'No' stock on the blue and STILL haven't shipped mine. WTF?

[envayed]

I just called NCIX to see if I could cancel my order for the black 1000HE, I was told that a shipment came out overnight and I'd be getting mine. I ordered Feb 25. The website mentions nothing about this, so I'm happy. No need to cancel.

[syntaxerr0r]

I just called NCIX to see if I could cancel my order for the black 1000HE, I was told that a shipment came out overnight and I'd be getting mine. I ordered Feb 25. The website mentions nothing about this, so I'm happy. No need to cancel.

Thanks for sharing the info. I placed my order on the 26th... I hope I'll get it soon!

[sfw]

I just called NCIX to see if I could cancel my order for the black 1000HE, I was told that a shipment came out overnight and I'd be getting mine. I ordered Feb 25. The website mentions nothing about this, so I'm happy. No need to cancel.
I got the same message when I called. Hopefully it will ship tonight.

[virgoan]

Just called NCIX, they told me that my Asus is at the "loading dock" and will be shipped out "soon"

They are saying due to large demand, there are delays shipping it out :|

[kazudon]

placed my ordered on the 24th, and I just received it! cant wait!!

[dk31]

placed my ordered on the 24th, and I just received it! cant wait!!

well, that's weird :confused:...I ordered on 24th as well and still have yet to have it shipped. Others that have ordered before the 24th still have yet to receive them ...

[nathan1314]

Well I ordered on the 19th with 2gb of memory. I got a partial shipment and still have not received anything.

I tried calling, was on the phone for a good 5 min and then it just went to voicemail. I will try again tomorrow.

But for $501.52 with a gc and 2gig ram I guess I will have to wait.

[trixR4kids]

Update: Ordered last tuesday, Received today, apparently when it arrived at concord ont, ups had some issues with it, but then everything cleared up and it was scheduled as estimated. Nice

[splitskull]

so many ppl waiting.. i gues ill wait a few more days until all this mess goes away

[fredou]

Ordered a blue one at DC on march 2nd, at 11:30pm and got shipped status today (march 3rd). Pretty fast from DC. :)

[ZippyDPinhead]

Seriously? If I hear one more story like that I'm cancelling my order with DC. I ordered last week and mine's still not shipped but yours shipped in 24 hours from the same place? WTF?

[rtto5588]

Seriously? If I hear one more story like that I'm cancelling my order with DC. I ordered last week and mine's still not shipped but yours shipped in 24 hours from the same place? WTF?

Did you log into DC and into order tracking? I noticed they didn't send a shipping e-mail confirmation, but under order tracking it displays as shipped with a tracking number.

[Hardtarget]

uuugh I just realized that my order form a few days ago processed and 470 and not 450. I must have clicked the regular link instead of the promo link and wasn't paying attention at check out. wasted 20 bucks :(

[syntaxerr0r]

Mine has shipped!

I'm chaining the wife to the front door tomorrow :D

[trixR4kids]

wts the forum that centers around the 1000he? i wanna learn a bit more about it

[envayed]

Ordered a blue one at DC on march 2nd, at 11:30pm and got shipped status today (march 3rd). Pretty fast from DC. :)
What the hell? I ordered it at 9:17 PM, and I'm being told it's out of stock, they only processed the credit card payment this afternoon.


Yes, I still ordered a black one from NCIX. Black one is mine, blue isn't.

[integrity01]

It is FINALLY getting shipped.. via UPS Air. Hope they don't disappoint me, will be waiting at the door tmr in the afternoon.
My order was placed on the 17th, and it's been a long, long wait...

[dk31]

Mine got shipped as well (ordered on the 24th)! Another week of waiting for the shipping...:(

[rtto5588]

I'm amazed with DC. I ordered on Monday and it was still lingering in vancouver Monday night. Wake up this morning, type in the tracking number at purolator.com, and can see it's now at my local purolator. Total time it took to get to toronto from vancouver from when I ordered approximately 35 hours. I choose free ground shipping too!! I'm totally blown away.

The 1000he should be in my hands sometime this afternoon. Very excited.

[kingfencer]

my ncix order finally shipped, ordered it on the 18th, now its finally shipping from BC...

[trixR4kids]

anyone finding this laptop slow in terms of restarting?

[Elements604]

I orderd on the 28th and picked mine up today from ncix.

Does anyone know if this laptop accepts ddr2 667 ram? I went to ncix and the guy said I was taking a risk of getting this ram and didnt even know what to sell me.

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35353&vpn=RM25664AC667&manufacture=CRUCIAL%20TECHNOLOGY

Can anyone recommend something?

Also does anyone know if its possible to make the touch pad scroll when you slide accross the right side of the pad instead of having to use 2 fingers? The 2 finger thing doesnt seem to work well for me.

[trixR4kids]

I orderd on the 28th and picked mine up today from ncix.

Does anyone know if this laptop accepts ddr2 667 ram? I went to ncix and the guy said I was taking a risk of getting this ram and didnt even know what to sell me.

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35353&vpn=RM25664AC667&manufacture=CRUCIAL%20TECHNOLOGY

Can anyone recommend something?

Also does anyone know if its possible to make the touch pad scroll when you slide accross the right side of the pad instead of having to use 2 fingers? The 2 finger thing doesnt seem to work well for me.

that should work, but if u just order that, doesnt ncix charge like $13 shipping?

check out:
http://www.memoryhouse.com/products/2502/D2N800C-2GBR/Buffalo/

shipping is 3.99 express, so works out to about $30

i saw on the site that max was 667, but it seems everyone uses the 800 as well

[virgoan]

that should work, but if u just order that, doesnt ncix charge like $13 shipping?

check out:
http://www.memoryhouse.com/products/2502/D2N800C-2GBR/Buffalo/

shipping is 3.99 express, so works out to about $30

i saw on the site that max was 667, but it seems everyone uses the 800 as well

He is picking it up instore, so no shipping..

[nathan1314]

Just got an email from ncix.

Can take order on a blue one or wait till march 24th for the black.

Wow

[Hardtarget]

uuugh I just realized that my order form a few days ago processed and 470 and not 450. I must have clicked the regular link instead of the promo link and wasn't paying attention at check out. wasted 20 bucks :(
oh hell ya, picked up my netbook from the vancouver store today after work, they e-mailed me around 4:45pm and I was there by 5:20 heh. Plus I asked about the sale and the lady immediately credited me back 22 bucks which I'm really happy about, so end result I ordered last Friday (27th), received it less than a week later and got it for the proper price of 450.

I also slapped in a 2gig stick, works great, very zippy little machine (I'm posting from it right now!)

[kazudon]

does the 1000HE use 667 or 800 ram?

[integrity01]

does the 1000HE use 667 or 800 ram?

+1

Is there a difference on performance?

[kazudon]

+1

Is there a difference on performance?

I would think 800 is faster. but I want to know if both are supported by 1000HE

[Hardtarget]

the 1000he uses 667 due to the new FSB of the atom 280
the 1000h uses 533 due to the old fsb of the atom 270

the ram I got runs at 667 perfectly. there is no reason to pay a few bucks more for 800 as the system CAN NOT clock up that fast. (although the ram will work just fine)

edit - also due to the speed of the atom to begin with you will not notice a different at all really if you were to compare 533/667/800

so basically just buy 667 clocked ram unless the 800 is the same price. (ie. this week ncix has buffalo 800 ram on for 25)

[sfan]

Finally picked up my black one today! So far everything is great. really like the multi-touch zoom in/out working with firefox.

[lincoln]

the 1000he uses 667 due to the new FSB of the atom 280
the 1000h uses 533 due to the old fsb of the atom 270

the ram I got runs at 667 perfectly. there is no reason to pay a few bucks more for 800 as the system CAN NOT clock up that fast. (although the ram will work just fine)

edit - also due to the speed of the atom to begin with you will not notice a different at all really if you were to compare 533/667/800

so basically just buy 667 clocked ram unless the 800 is the same price. (ie. this week ncix has buffalo 800 ram on for 25)

If you decide to overclock your atom processor then the 800mhz ram is a better choice. If you don't then the 667mhz is fine.

[maxRoi]

picked up my black 1000he this afternoon from burnaby ncix. they called me today to let me know they had received shipment. i had placed my order only last friday so quite pleased about the fulfillment time. hopefully u all will be receiving yours soon too.

[goofball]

the 1000h uses 533 due to the old fsb of the atom 270


Incorrect. The memory clock is set to 2:5 of the FSB ([133/2]*5), thus it is true at 333mhz and uses DDR2-667. I imagine you could get by with DDR2-533 and it would clock down but even Asus ships it with DDR2-667. Could be because of cost but the memory clock is at 667mhz.

[syntaxerr0r]

I received mine yesterday, ordered on the 26th.

It's great!

[lebsoljah]

What's the point of overclocking it? The reason I'm buying this is for battery life. I'm expecting at least 7 hours of real life power and overclocking it would probably bring it down to 3... If battery life wasn't too much of a concern I wouldn't get this.

If you're serious about overclocking this laptop you're really missing the point.

[dgege]

What's the point of overclocking it? The reason I'm buying this is for battery life. I'm expecting at least 7 hours of real life power and overclocking it would probably bring it down to 3... If battery life wasn't too much of a concern I wouldn't get this.

If you're serious about overclocking this laptop you're really missing the point.

That's fine and dandy when your running on the batteries. But sometimes, you're on your desk and the laptop is plugged in. Why not overclock then? Any extra performance is more than welcome!

[dchoi_a]

I cancelled my order with Direct Canada. This was my first experience with them and it will be MY LAST.

Ordered the 1000HE on February 17. Availability verified, ordered process and credit card charged on February 18. A few days later, I find out they are out of stock and they promised to get me in the next batch. Next batch comes and goes and no shipment on mine.

This is probably why:

Price on February 17 = $443.10
Price on March 2 = $455.76

Price increase = $12.66

So by catering to the new buyers, they stand to profit an additional $12.66 for each unit they sell. I'm sorry, but I'm no chump and I refuse to be treated this way. I do not agree with this type of business practice. They just lost a high spend customer....for what? $12.66?

I requested that they process my full refund within 48 hours. I hope they honour my request.....

[blaster98]

I cancelled my order with Direct Canada. This was my first experience with them and it will be MY LAST.

Ordered the 1000HE on February 17. Availability verified, ordered process and credit card charged on February 18. A few days later, I find out they are out of stock and they promised to get me in the next batch. Next batch comes and goes and no shipment on mine.

This is probably why:

Price on February 17 = $443.10
Price on March 2 = $455.76

Price increase = $12.66

So by catering to the new buyers, they stand to profit an additional $12.66 for each unit they sell. I'm sorry, but I'm no chump and I refuse to be treated this way. I do not agree with this type of business practice. They just lost a high spend customer....for what? $12.66?

I requested that they process my full refund within 48 hours. I hope they honour my request.....


i did the same thing. first time dealing with them. put the order through on 20th. no shipment. no shipment. at the same time all the other guys are getting theirs.:twisted:

i sent them an email to either ship or refund the money.

no response until i send the second email about the refund.

i am just pissed that i did not get the computer for $443. i think i would have still be waiting for this shipment.

i think i am waiting until this puppy is sold for $350 on sale somewhere in the next few months.

[Elements604]

The laptop is great so far. I used eeectl to control the fan speed and now im getting even more battery life. I just wish I could find a program to disable the leds.

[manipulate]

Never seeing the vendor like NCIX. They confirm the availability of black 1000 HE on Feb 19. And responded the ETA will be early march after my inquiry. Now mentioned that it will postpone to 24 Mar.
Frustrated, as missing the chance to buy the same model from ESNG.

[hardsoul]

Does anyone know of, or have experience on whether the GCs are usable via online purchases or are they only for their retail stores?

[splitskull]

Does anyone know of, or have experience on whether the GCs are usable via online purchases or are they only for their retail stores?


AFAIK works online too. At payment page you have a USE GC option.

[maxRoi]

anyone facing issues with their touchpad becoming unresponsive? it's happened to me 3 times now. each time the mouse cursor would freeze and no matter what i do (move touchpad or click button), the mouse cursor remains the same. keyboard still works however.

anyone else observe this?! :(

[rtto5588]

anyone facing issues with their touchpad becoming unresponsive? it's happened to me 3 times now. each time the mouse cursor would freeze and no matter what i do (move touchpad or click button), the mouse cursor remains the same. keyboard still works however.

anyone else observe this?! :(

No, but I did install firefox and noticed i couldn't use the multitouch on Firefox. I uninstalled and installed drivers for it, and still nothing. I'm going to keep trying. I would suggest you uninstall and reinstall your touch pad driver to see if that helps.

One thing I noticed about my HE is that the left click button is higher than my right. not a huge thing, just something that bugs me. Otherwise, i love the thing.

[lincoln]

http://www.directcanada.com/search/?kw=1000he

BLUE in STOCK
$455

2GB 800mhz laptop Ram $26

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10840BD9168&vpn=D2N800C-2G/BR&manufacture=BUFFALO

[doctorgonzo]

For those of you in Calgary or Edmonton, Memory Express just received a shipment of these ($459.99).

They're going fast though. I picked up the last available black one at the South Edmonton location. Apparently 1 guy has 7 of these on hold!!

[i97ww4]

The laptop is great so far. I used eeectl to control the fan speed and now im getting even more battery life. I just wish I could find a program to disable the leds.

same here, i really dont like the leds, can they dim it a bit, so bright at nite.

[jgib01]

anyone facing issues with their touchpad becoming unresponsive? it's happened to me 3 times now. each time the mouse cursor would freeze and no matter what i do (move touchpad or click button), the mouse cursor remains the same. keyboard still works however.

anyone else observe this?! :(

My buddy had this happen on the one I just got for him. Wouldn't come back until he did a restart. I noticed there is a driver update on the Asus site... installed that for him and I hope that does the trick.

[DynomiteHunter]

is this a good laptop for a student?
i basically am looking for something light (14 " max)
- type microsoft word on
- nice keyboard size for long typing hours (typing essays and such)
- internet surfing
- movies


(not so much gaming)

[Amourek]

is this a good laptop for a student?
i basically am looking for something light (14 " max)
- type microsoft word on
- nice keyboard size for long typing hours (typing essays and such)
- internet surfing
- movies


I'd be prefectly comfortable typing for long stretches on the 1000 series but you might not be able to. It's a small keyboard - you can't tell until you get your hands on one personally.

It's perfect for everything else, but it doesn't have a DVD drive, if that's your preferred medium for watching movies.

[sexyj]

is this a good laptop for a student?
i basically am looking for something light (14 " max)
- type microsoft word on
- nice keyboard size for long typing hours (typing essays and such)
- internet surfing
- movies


(not so much gaming)

If you multitask a lot, it may not work so well.

multitabbing with firefox + word at the same time is pushing it ...

netbooks are ideal for carrying it around and browsing in class, but definitely not for sitting down in front of it for hours.. aka essay

[goofball]

If you multitask a lot, it may not work so well.

multitabbing with firefox + word at the same time is pushing it ...

netbooks are ideal for carrying it around and browsing in class, but definitely not for sitting down in front of it for hours.. aka essay

How many tabs are we talking about? I have Word 2007 + Firefox with 9 tabs + WL Mail + the usual other background processes and it's perfectly fine.
I did upgrade it to 2GB but that's pretty dirt cheap, and I moved the firefox browser cache to ramdisk (55mb), which seems to help a bit.

[bargainhuntercanada]

anyone facing issues with their touchpad becoming unresponsive? it's happened to me 3 times now. each time the mouse cursor would freeze and no matter what i do (move touchpad or click button), the mouse cursor remains the same. keyboard still works however.

anyone else observe this?! :(

http://openmode.ca/2009/01/how-good-is-the-asus-eee-1000/

I don't know if this is what you're asking about, but Firefox 3.0 and the scrolling issue has been noted. But this guy's problem was due to rumming Linux.

Maybe there really is an issue?

I'm still totally bent on grabbing one myself...it just suck that I get charged the PST regardless of buying from DC or NCIX. At least at NCIX I can just drive 10 minutes to pick up.

[bargainhuntercanada]

For those who ordered from NCIX, or anyone else that can answer...

did you get the N270 or the N280? Their site specs mentions both...but, I mean if you're buying, don't you think you should get the most up-to date model??

[lincoln]

For those who ordered from NCIX, or anyone else that can answer...

did you get the N270 or the N280? Their site specs mentions both...but, I mean if you're buying, don't you think you should get the most up-to date model??

I don't think you can buy the 1000he with a N270. The 1000ha has the n270 but since the asus site states the n280 in their specs for the 1000he you should be fine.

[lokyee]

if anyone cares to know, pacific notebooks at pacific mall in markham marked the 1000he down to 479+tax...black and blue in stock

[Ammut]

Has anyone installed OSX on their 1000HE yet? I would like to hear how that runs, and what doesn't work with it.

Instructions on how to do it with the 1000h here (http://www.enik.ch/2009/03/osx-leopard-1056-on-the-eee-1000h/)

Useful OSX netbook compatibility chart (http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/12/17/osx-netbook-compatib.html)

[maxRoi]

nope not talking about the scrolling issue with Firefox. i'm referring to the touchpad completely stops working after a few mins and only way to get it working again is to reboot but it eventually happens again. so frustrating!!

i posted on asus forums and seems like others have been experiencing the same issue with the touchpad.

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20090307022434315&board_id=20&model=Eee+PC+1000HE&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

no one on rfd have this issue?

i understand theres a new driver but i dont think this issue should be happening with the driver they shipped with right?

http://openmode.ca/2009/01/how-good-is-the-asus-eee-1000/

I don't know if this is what you're asking about, but Firefox 3.0 and the scrolling issue has been noted. But this guy's problem was due to rumming Linux.

Maybe there really is an issue?

I'm still totally bent on grabbing one myself...it just suck that I get charged the PST regardless of buying from DC or NCIX. At least at NCIX I can just drive 10 minutes to pick up.

[bustizen]

Ordered a blue one over the weekend and received it on Thursday. Didn't get the free shipping /w GC deal so didn't get the printer. Generally satisfied with it. Compared to the 900HA that I am returning to the stationery-named office supply store though, I do have a few things to rant about:

1. Speakers: the speakers in the 1000HE are quieter than those in the 900HA. Little bit of improvement after tweaking the Realtek software but sound from 900HA was good out of the box.

2. Screen: I expected image quality to be a bit worse when a 9" screen is stretched to 10" with no change in resolution but colour on the 1000HE screen looks a bit yellow-ish and is dimmer when compared to the 900HA with brightness set to full.

3. Speed: With a slightly faster processor, the 1000HE was booting and running a bit slower than the 900HA! Started both machines side-by-side and 900HA booted into windows and ready to be used a few seconds earlier than the 1000HE. Both machines were running on batteries and in auto power-saving mode. I had the 900HA for a few days longer so there're more apps installed compared to the pretty much factory-fresh 1000HE. I heard the 900HA has the Intel 945GME chipset while 1000HE has the 945GSE. Not sure if that would be the issue.

4. Power supply: Both machines use the same power supply. While I didn't pay attention when 900HA was charging, the power supply was very hot when my 1000HE is charging, even too hot to touch when it's being used while charging.

5. Built: 900HA feels more solidly built than the 1000HE, probably because of less empty space inside a smaller case.

6. Even though I find the keyboard to be too cramped and not a big fan of the bilingual keyboard of the 900HA, I do like the more boxy look over the rounded look of the 1000HE. I find the 900HA has the perfect size and weight for my need: holding it with one hand, resting the unit on my arm for web surfing/watching videos. Just my personal preference, I supposed.

I still think the 1000HE is a very well built and designed machine though. Just a few minor things when compared to another Eee PC. My second ASUS laptop (F3SV was my first) and ASUS is still the brand of my choice.

Would anyone recommend a utility (preferably free) for monitoring fan speed, temperature, battery level, etc on the 1000HE? I have RM Clock on my F3SV and NHC on my tablet but none of them had been updated lately with unknown support for Intel Atom CPUs. Tried Everest and didn't like it.

[splitskull]

Ordered a blue one over the weekend and received it on Thursday. Didn't get the free shipping /w GC deal so didn't get the printer. Generally satisfied with it. Compared to the 900HA that I am returning to the stationery-named office supply store though, I do have a few things to rant about:

1. Speakers: the speakers in the 1000HE are quieter than those in the 900HA. Little bit of improvement after tweaking the Realtek software but sound from 900HA was good out of the box.

2. Screen: I expected image quality to be a bit worse when a 9" screen is stretched to 10" with no change in resolution but colour on the 1000HE screen looks a bit yellow-ish and is dimmer when compared to the 900HA with brightness set to full.

3. Speed: With a slightly faster processor, the 1000HE was booting and running a bit slower than the 900HA! Started both machines side-by-side and 900HA booted into windows and ready to be used a few seconds earlier than the 1000HE. Both machines were running on batteries and in auto power-saving mode. I had the 900HA for a few days longer so there're more apps installed compared to the pretty much factory-fresh 1000HE. I heard the 900HA has the Intel 945GME chipset while 1000HE has the 945GSE. Not sure if that would be the issue.

4. Power supply: Both machines use the same power supply. While I didn't pay attention when 900HA was charging, the power supply was very hot when my 1000HE is charging, even too hot to touch when it's being used while charging.

5. Built: 900HA feels more solidly built than the 1000HE, probably because of less empty space inside a smaller case.

6. Even though I find the keyboard to be too cramped and not a big fan of the bilingual keyboard of the 900HA, I do like the more boxy look over the rounded look of the 1000HE. I find the 900HA has the perfect size and weight for my need: holding it with one hand, resting the unit on my arm for web surfing/watching videos. Just my personal preference, I supposed.

I still think the 1000HE is a very well built and designed machine though. Just a few minor things when compared to another Eee PC. My second ASUS laptop (F3SV was my first) and ASUS is still the brand of my choice.

Would anyone recommend a utility (preferably free) for monitoring fan speed, temperature, battery level, etc on the 1000HE? I have RM Clock on my F3SV and NHC on my tablet but none of them had been updated lately with unknown support for Intel Atom CPUs. Tried Everest and didn't like it.



so it's the same screen as 9' but stretched? thats bad

[ZippyDPinhead]

Its the same resolution over a larger space, not the same screen.

[DubKrazy]

Ordered a blue one over the weekend and received it on Thursday. Didn't get the free shipping /w GC deal so didn't get the printer. Generally satisfied with it. Compared to the 900HA that I am returning to the stationery-named office supply store though, I do have a few things to rant about:

1. Speakers: the speakers in the 1000HE are quieter than those in the 900HA. Little bit of improvement after tweaking the Realtek software but sound from 900HA was good out of the box.

2. Screen: I expected image quality to be a bit worse when a 9" screen is stretched to 10" with no change in resolution but colour on the 1000HE screen looks a bit yellow-ish and is dimmer when compared to the 900HA with brightness set to full.

3. Speed: With a slightly faster processor, the 1000HE was booting and running a bit slower than the 900HA! Started both machines side-by-side and 900HA booted into windows and ready to be used a few seconds earlier than the 1000HE. Both machines were running on batteries and in auto power-saving mode. I had the 900HA for a few days longer so there're more apps installed compared to the pretty much factory-fresh 1000HE. I heard the 900HA has the Intel 945GME chipset while 1000HE has the 945GSE. Not sure if that would be the issue.

4. Power supply: Both machines use the same power supply. While I didn't pay attention when 900HA was charging, the power supply was very hot when my 1000HE is charging, even too hot to touch when it's being used while charging.

5. Built: 900HA feels more solidly built than the 1000HE, probably because of less empty space inside a smaller case.

6. Even though I find the keyboard to be too cramped and not a big fan of the bilingual keyboard of the 900HA, I do like the more boxy look over the rounded look of the 1000HE. I find the 900HA has the perfect size and weight for my need: holding it with one hand, resting the unit on my arm for web surfing/watching videos. Just my personal preference, I supposed.

I still think the 1000HE is a very well built and designed machine though. Just a few minor things when compared to another Eee PC. My second ASUS laptop (F3SV was my first) and ASUS is still the brand of my choice.

Would anyone recommend a utility (preferably free) for monitoring fan speed, temperature, battery level, etc on the 1000HE? I have RM Clock on my F3SV and NHC on my tablet but none of them had been updated lately with unknown support for Intel Atom CPUs. Tried Everest and didn't like it.

just wondering why you would return the old one when based on your comparison, you definitely favor the 900HA

[junkmonk]

I usually have 50-100 tabs open in firefox

sounded insane to me at first, then i looked at my browser and realized i do the same :( just keep opening new tabs and forgetting about the others.

[bustizen]

Its the same resolution over a larger space, not the same screen.

Thanks for the clarification.

just wondering why you would return the old one when based on your comparison, you definitely favor the 900HA

The keyboard on the 900HA and lack of bluetooth built-in were the main reasons for the return.

The keys on the 900HA are small to start with. The 900HA I got from the stationery-named office supply store had a bilingual keyboard and the keys were even smaller for the extra keys, not to mention the many extra symbols on the keys to confuse me when I was trying to get used to the new keyboard. Wouldn't have bought the 900HA if I saw the actual keyboard but my local stationery-named office supply store did not even have a sign for the 900HA in store, let alone the computer itself on display.

I also use bluetooth quite a bit, sometimes for transferring files among my computers, phones, and mp3 player but mainly for internet access through my phone when I'm not home. I like being able to get connected with just a few mouse clicks.

[envayed]

This is ridiculous. My order at NCIX shipped out March 03 via UPS ground shipping, it is scheduled to arrive today - has not yet.

Ordered a blue one from DC March 05, 2009 via canadapost ground shipping - and it is here today.

[syntron]

I think NCIX ships from BC, DC ships from Markham ?

This is ridiculous. My order at NCIX shipped out March 03 via UPS ground shipping, it is scheduled to arrive today - has not yet.

Ordered a blue one from DC March 05, 2009 via canadapost ground shipping - and it is here today.

[dgege]

I think NCIX ships from BC, DC ships from Markham ?

I'm pretty sure DC ships from BC as it took a week for my order to arrive (I'm in Mtl).

[Amourek]

Unless they drop shipped it (directly from the supplier).

[envayed]

DC was from BC as well as NCIX. UPS still isn`t here with my shipment..my goodness.

[polka]

I will like to install Linux (on my SD or USB stick) but i can not find Linux on Asus website. Anyone tried Linux ?

I found that Azurewave wireless card is not that great when compared with one of my acer Laptop. The acer one will show me more available internet spots than asus 1000he. Also acer shows different strength bars but asus with only one bar or full strength .

[Magoomba]

Has anyone ordered from 1click2computers.com before?
http://www.1click2computers.com/product_details/detail.asp?prod_id=EPC1000HE-BLU002X&from_dist=S

[dgege]

I will like to install Linux (on my SD or USB stick) but i can not find Linux on Asus website. Anyone tried Linux ?

I found that Azurewave wireless card is not that great when compared with one of my acer Laptop. The acer one will show me more available internet spots than asus 1000he. Also acer shows different strength bars but asus with only one bar or full strength .

First thing I did was flush Winblows and install ubuntu. Never looked back! Make sure to install the array kernel (http://array.org/ubuntu/) and the elmurato scripts (http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=49081).

[maxRoi]

for those of you getting the touchpad issue. i was able to resolve mine by updating to the latest version (currently 7.0.4.3) from the asus support site at: http://support.asus.com/

still don't understand why mine had this (software?) issue out of box while others hadn't.

oh well, all is good now. cheers :-0

nope not talking about the scrolling issue with Firefox. i'm referring to the touchpad completely stops working after a few mins and only way to get it working again is to reboot but it eventually happens again. so frustrating!!

i posted on asus forums and seems like others have been experiencing the same issue with the touchpad.

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20090307022434315&board_id=20&model=Eee+PC+1000HE&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

no one on rfd have this issue?

i understand theres a new driver but i dont think this issue should be happening with the driver they shipped with right?

[Think]

Wow, I'm so wrong about this little thing. Picked it up today from Staples ( price match...you know the road ( not 10% extra .. just match).

I love it alot:eek:

[thefeebster]

Ooohhh I did not know they were selling at Staples yet. I think we heard an estimate of like late March or something similar. I was originally going to get a Mini 9, but then i saw this thread a few weeks ago and thought wow, this seemed like an actually good computer. Now i see other students using the Mini 9 and i think wow that thing is tiny and looks so cheap!!

I think one of the best features is its very comfortable keyboard. It is not cramped whatsoever and it feels nice, sort of like a Vaio or an Apple might. There is a bit of flex, but i hardly notice. And i really can get 7 1/2 + hours on this thing. And i think one common misconception people think is that these machines are slow. It boots up faster than any PC i've used and pages load very quickly too. Plus you get a Sleeve and wipe for the screen!!

I hope everyone got their orders sorted out and did not wait too long. I think NCIX may have messed up my order because i ordered the black version that was "backordered" on March 4th and i got the pickup notice on the 7th. Hopefully they got a shipment in that filled the back log. If not, i apologize :(

[davethegr8]

Is it wise to get the shipping insurance from DC?

I just went to staples to look at the 900HA and decided to cancel my order for it as the keyboard was just a little to small for my liking.

However Staples did have a 1000HE in stock and on display and the 10' screen and bigger keyboard is a great plus. The only thing I did not find great was the sound. Other than that its pretty snazzy. Think I'm going to go ahead and purchase a blue one from DC. (BTW Staples price in store was $499.99)

** Just ordered the blue one from DC with insurance for a total of $485.73 shipped to Ontario. In stock as of 4 pm today. **

[dgege]

Is it wise to get the shipping insurance from DC?

I just went to staples to look at the 900HA and decided to cancel my order for it as the keyboard was just a little to small for my liking.

However Staples did have a 1000HE in stock and on display and the 10' screen and bigger keyboard is a great plus. The only thing I did not find great was the sound. Other than that its pretty snazzy. Think I'm going to go ahead and purchase a blue one from DC. (BTW Staples price in store was $499.99)

** Just ordered the blue one from DC with insurance for a total of $485.73 shipped to Ontario. In stock as of 4 pm today. **

I didn't take it, because I didn't feel like I needed it. Plus, check with your credit card, sometimes you have protection for the first 30 days of a purchase.
I can't believe that I paid 465$, which is 100$ less that Staples price after taxes!

[Think]

:confused:
staples has the HE???

It's the HA black version. I did not see the HE there which has the bluetooth and 3 hours more batterlife - otherwise the same model.

[disordered]

It's the HA black version. I did not see the HE there which has the bluetooth and 3 hours more batterlife - otherwise the same model.

Don't forget about the annoying right shift key placement the HA has.

[dgege]

Don't forget about the annoying right shift key placement the HA has.

And 802.11n instead of 802.11g.

[Think]

And 802.11n instead of 802.11g.

I'm returning it tomorrow and will buy one in town. I would rather have the black version though. I've already packed it up and restored it to it's original state so thanks for the heads up. Looking forward to playing counterstrike 1.6when I'm away at work this week up at Thunderbay. Believe it or not, it actually played perfectley:!:

[xinhang]

Oh wow you joined redflagdeals in 2003. Are you one of the oldest member. Can someone tell me when was redflagdeals first opened

[Think]

Oh wow you joined redflagdeals in 2003. Are you one of the oldest member. Can someone tell me when was redflagdeals first opened

I'm not familiar with the owners and many contributors come and go. You can tell by my post count that I don't lurk or spam;). Red was established in 2000 I believe:)

[chenkenichi]

I think the free shipping via the $10 GC is gone again :(

[Think]

I returned the AH and picked up the AE from Canada Computers. Got the black version I wanted for a price matched Infonec price of $450.00 and they had stock....just in time before I leave for my flight tomorrow:)

[davethegr8]

Is it wise to get the shipping insurance from DC?

I just went to staples to look at the 900HA and decided to cancel my order for it as the keyboard was just a little to small for my liking.

However Staples did have a 1000HE in stock and on display and the 10' screen and bigger keyboard is a great plus. The only thing I did not find great was the sound. Other than that its pretty snazzy. Think I'm going to go ahead and purchase a blue one from DC. (BTW Staples price in store was $499.99)

** Just ordered the blue one from DC with insurance for a total of $485.73 shipped to Ontario. In stock as of 4 pm today. **


Ha, blue one went out of stock sometime today before they were able to fill my order. However the black one became available and I sent them a message to switch to the black one to avoid delays. Within an hour everything was verified and charged to my credit card and am now waiting for a shipping tracking number on a black one. Looking forward to receiving it. :)

[Octavius]

Just got an email saying that my ASUS 1000HE BLACK has shipped from NCIX.

I ordered the netbook on March 4th-ish.

$50.00 discount code still works. Thanks OP!

Can't wait to get it and play around with it. Should serve me well in school this September!

[Maro15]

I will like to install Linux (on my SD or USB stick) but i can not find Linux on Asus website. Anyone tried Linux ?

I found that Azurewave wireless card is not that great when compared with one of my acer Laptop. The acer one will show me more available internet spots than asus 1000he. Also acer shows different strength bars but asus with only one bar or full strength .

I'd recommend CrunchEEE (http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic/424/cruncheee-81001-release-candidate-1/)-> it's an awesome Ubuntu-based distro with a great and helpful community. I'm running the regular non-eee version of CrunchBang on my laptop, I like the openbox window manager and the fact that everything is minimal. You can get some general overview of CrunchBang here (http://crunchbanglinux.org/wiki/about).

[Gigi]

Has anyone found a nice skin for the HE? The fingerprints are driving me insane! :(

[dgege]

I'd recommend CrunchEEE (http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic/424/cruncheee-81001-release-candidate-1/)-> it's an awesome Ubuntu-based distro with a great and helpful community. I'm running the regular non-eee version of CrunchBang on my laptop, I like the openbox window manager and the fact that everything is minimal. You can get some general overview of CrunchBang here (http://crunchbanglinux.org/wiki/about).

Personally I just installed plain old vanilla ubuntu, works very well.

[SuSHi]

Just got an email saying that my ASUS 1000HE BLACK has shipped from NCIX.

I ordered the netbook on March 4th-ish.

$50.00 discount code still works. Thanks OP!

Can't wait to get it and play around with it. Should serve me well in school this September!

what $50 discount code?

[ph00p]

what $50 discount code?

I want to know that too, I'll go for it if I can find that code.

[ph00p]

So, anyone happy with their 1000he or unhappy?

[Think]

So, anyone happy with their 1000he or unhappy?


I was skeptical but it's a nice piece of hardware. Nothing to complain about except that it would of been nice if it came with a 3 megapixel camera and a lighted keyboard...and Vista...yup...you heard me, I really like Vista. :)

[dgege]

So, anyone happy with their 1000he or unhappy?

Love it! I'm selling my XPS M1330 coz this is perfect when on the go and my desktop does the job when I'm at home and need serious work done.

[virgoan]

I was skeptical but it's a nice piece of hardware. Nothing to complain about except that it would of been nice if it came with a 3 megapixel camera and a lighted keyboard...and Vista...yup...you heard me, I really like Vista. :)

I dunno if these can handle Vista that well.. I installed a stick of 2GB RAM on my gf 1000he, the performance is still pretty sad.. oh well, wut do u expect from a netbook..

[dgege]

I dunno if these can handle Vista that well.. I installed a stick of 2GB RAM on my gf 1000he, the performance is still pretty sad.. oh well, wut do u expect from a netbook..

More RAM doesn't mean better performance if you're not using it. I find the performance more than acceptable, even with 1GB. You guys should try linux, I run ubuntu, it's awesome

[zyn123]

I do not know which colour looks better?:lol:
black or blue? :confused:

[SuSHi]

I was skeptical but it's a nice piece of hardware. Nothing to complain about except that it would of been nice if it came with a 3 megapixel camera and a lighted keyboard...and Vista...yup...you heard me, I really like Vista. :)

what netbooks have a lit keyboard?

[Daiken]

I got mine a few days ago and I'm pretty happy. The happiest moment I had was when I got 720p mkv videos to play :D Note, VLC won't work. If anyone is interested in knowing how I did it, I installed a codec pack, K-Lite. When you play h.264 files it uses ffdshow. You need to disable all deblocking, to get videos to playback properly. Performance is snappy. I left it at 1GB ram. I don't know why everyone upgrades to 2GB. I'll try installing Starcraft or CS 1.6 later to see how they run. I find the hard-drive partitioning a bit weird, but I can live with it. The touchpad took a while to get use to, but I think the multi-touch can be a time saver. I'll eventually just buy a mouse though. Of course I would have preferred bigger resolution but you can't have it all. Other things to note, the device is a bit heavy with 6 cells and the power brick can get pretty damn hot (but it's small).

[kingfencer]

pretty happy with mine, does the job i want, surf the internet, though having no dvd drive is a change for me.

[Amourek]

Nice netbook - would be my choice if I was picking up one today.

Holding out for the 11.6" AA1 and its 1366x768 screen.

[Think]

what netbooks have a lit keyboard?

Macs and the new eee1008 that are coming out.

[thefeebster]

I was skeptical but it's a nice piece of hardware. Nothing to complain about except that it would of been nice if it came with a 3 megapixel camera and a lighted keyboard...and Vista...yup...you heard me, I really like Vista. :)
I don't think those three criticisms can be applied to just the Asus 1000he, but to all netbooks in general. The main netbooks do not have Vista [likely would have trouble running it], 3 mp camera, or a lighted keyboard.

For one, many users prefer Xp than Vista and it keeps the cost lower since Vista would mean more ram and more money. I have not seen a 3 mp camera on any netbook and i really don't see the need for a webcam whatsoever on a netbook. A lighted keyboard would be nice though... but really you should not be on the computer in the dark... lol says my mother.

So, anyone happy with their 1000he or unhappy?
I love it because i can leave the house knowing i don't have to charge it for the rest of the day. While the 6 cell makes it heavier, i think its worth it. I actually don't find the computer all that slow. I use it for when i go to school or when i'm watching TV [where my PC is no where near]. I don't know what some people are doing on their Comps to think it is slow... but i use mainly firefox, word, excel, and powerpoint. I really don't need anything else at school. So for those purposes, its perfect. I have not noticed any problems regarding heat. It gets warm but that is generally expected. And as for the problems talked about in this thread about the touchpad, i have not had much problems with it so much as learning how sensitive it is. Sometimes it gets frustrating when i want to scroll and it wants to zoom in.

I was debating on the blue and black for a long time when it was backordered. But i'm glad i stuck with my black. I think its really sleek, but some ppl may be annoyed with the fingerprints. So perhaps the fingerprints may be less visible on blue?? I don't know. Someone confirm?

[Octavius]

I'm loving my 1000HE. Definitely agree about the weird partitioning.

Whatever, first thing I did was blow away XP home and delete all the partitions and created 1 large one. Then I installed XP Pro.

Battery life is awesome...about 5 1/2 hours of STRAIGHT 720p high def video playing with the wireless on and the screen brightness on high.

I have no doubt that I'll be able to squeeze 8-9 hours out of this puppy come september.

I'm still upgrading it to 2GB of ram. Although it is "snappy" enough, I don't mind spending an extra 30 bucks to make things run a bit more smoothly.

[virgoan]

More RAM doesn't mean better performance if you're not using it. I find the performance more than acceptable, even with 1GB. You guys should try linux, I run ubuntu, it's awesome

I was referring to the multitasking performance..

Anyway, has anybody experience any problem with the USB and external harddrive? This Asus works fine for my WD passport drive, but it doesn't work for my TheBox Media Player. the WD passport only use 1 USB while TheBox use TWO USB ports.. I dont think it is "underpower" tho because I plugged in the AC adapter as well, it just doesn't seem to work on this netbook.. I tried to look for a driver, but TheBox website is down and the driver came with it only support Windows 98 :(


http://www.megapc.com/prod_img/BOXTHE01.gif

[SuSHi]

Macs and the new eee1008 that are coming out.

mac's aren't netbooks

[ph00p]

So I guess the next question is what price did some of you pay? What would you say its worth? I'm curious if theres a sale on the horizon for this one.

[Daiken]

And as for the problems talked about in this thread about the touchpad, i have not had much problems with it so much as learning how sensitive it is. Sometimes it gets frustrating when i want to scroll and it wants to zoom in.

Had the same issue. I just installed new firmware and disabled zooming. Works fine now.

[thefeebster]

mac's aren't netbooks
And they don't come to $500 after tax. Macs are in a different league from netbooks and thus are not comparable to these netbooks. The cheapest mac costs $999 before tax. I really don't think the price differential is worth it.

Had the same issue. I just installed new firmware and disabled zooming. Works fine now.

Hmm... i will definitely have to check that out. Thanks.

[samm]

i can't decide which to buy.. the new white 10in aspire one or this 1000HE? no doubt the specs on the 1000HE is better, but the aspire one looks so much better. =(

[sdee33]

i can't decide which to buy.. the new white 10in aspire one or this 1000HE? no doubt the specs on the 1000HE is better, but the aspire one looks so much better. =(

http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/05/asus-our-eee-pc-1000he-is-better-than-acers-aspire-one-d150-f/

[dgege]

Hey guys (and girls :)), can you tell me what % of wear your battery has? Mine is at 5%, I wanted to know if it's normal or not.
Thanks!

[jeffyjaixx]

Just ordered the black version, wonder how long it will take for my order to ship.

[SuSHi]

Just got an email saying that my ASUS 1000HE BLACK has shipped from NCIX.

I ordered the netbook on March 4th-ish.

$50.00 discount code still works. Thanks OP!

Can't wait to get it and play around with it. Should serve me well in school this September!

can someone clarify what this $50 coupon code was for

[dgege]

Battery wear can be a sensitive subject w/some, I've had my 1000H for over 6 months now and the battery wear is only 5% and still get 5-6 hours.

But wear level can be all over the place, some have upto 15% and still get normal battery life.

I'd look more at how long the battery last, b4 worrying about the wear level.

Yeah, battery life seems good, I get between 6h and 7h. That's what everyone's getting, I presume? I keep the brightness half way up.

[Octavius]

can someone clarify what this $50 coupon code was for

Made a mistake. It was the promo code that the OP posted initially to bring the price down from 4XX to 450 (it wasn't 50.00, I think it was like 30...I clearly failed grade 2 math).

Sorry about the mix up.

Promo code expires the 31st of March. Better order now if you still want it for that price.

[SuSHi]

Made a mistake. It was the promo code that the OP posted initially to bring the price down from 4XX to 450 (it wasn't 50.00, I think it was like 30...I clearly failed grade 2 math).

Sorry about the mix up.

Promo code expires the 31st of March. Better order now if you still want it for that price.

what's the code then? doesn't seem to be a trace of it anywhere

[blaster98]

Had the same issue. I just installed new firmware and disabled zooming. Works fine now.

can you please supply the link to the firmware.

Thanks.

[Magoomba]

If you have an Amerifriend, you can the following for $359.98 US from ZipZoomFly.

- 1000HE
- 2GB memory Corsair

Free shipping and no tax to most states!
Deal expires midnight, but the expiry keeps resetting.
I ordered two days ago. Deal still seems to be on.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010057&prodlist=celebros

[zoolander]

If you have an Amerifriend, you can the following for $359.98 US from ZipZoomFly.

- 1000HE
- 2GB memory Corsair

Free shipping and no tax to most states!
Deal expires midnight, but the expiry keeps resetting.
I ordered two days ago. Deal still seems to be on.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10010057&prodlist=celebros

The Samsung NC10 is also $399 at Costco in the States.
Canada sucks for getting tech products.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11333685

[integrity01]

So, anyone happy with their 1000he or unhappy?

I am happy with my 1000he. Good battery life (6/7 hrs on max perf.), runs smooths, havent had any problems so far (almost a month), and I like the build quality and style. :lol:

Only thing that I am unhappy about is that it is REALLY easy to be scratched. The exterior is glossy black and even a small scratch is visible in the light. Mine is lightly used and already has a few scratches. :mad:

[davethegr8]

I agree with the above poster. I am very happy with the 1000HE. Again the only complaint is that it marks up easily and quite visible on the glossy outer shell. Maybe time to look for a skin for the top. Otherwise couldn't be happier.

[zoolander]

I wish they made a matte version, scratches easy and fingerprints/smudges galore, otherwise specs are spot on for the price.

[Ryvius]

I am debating whether to get the eee or wait for the new netbook with nvidia chip. My budget is around $500, anyone know when and how much the new netbook with nvidia chip would come out?

[Tainger]

I am debating whether to get the eee or wait for the new netbook with nvidia chip. My budget is around $500, anyone know when and how much the new netbook with nvidia chip would come out?

there already is an asus eee with a 7300 gs but thats around 700 i think. and i doubt they would ever come out with a netbook with a nvidia chip for anywhere near 500.

does anyone know if the 1000he can be over clocked via bios?

[ebee]

thanks op! just ordered one!

[golden]

there already is an asus eee with a 7300 gs but thats around 700 i think. and i doubt they would ever come out with a netbook with a nvidia chip for anywhere near 500.

does anyone know if the 1000he can be over clocked via bios?

Never say never, we thought we could never got a 10" device running windows under $500, now we do. I'm sure that those with nvidia chip will come down in price pretty quickly.

[zoolander]

Now sold at Staples for $449.96 (when they get stock).
Stack coupons/pick up in store.
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=&webid=787838&affixedcode=WW

[Azndrag0n]

Now sold at Staples for $449.96 (when they get stock).
Stack coupons/pick up in store.
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=&webid=787838&affixedcode=WW


Yeah i just noticed that
449$ - 20$ coupon + free shipping would make this a better deal than NCIX

[dgege]

Yeah i just noticed that
449$ - 20$ coupon + free shipping would make this a better deal than NCIX

That's a pretty good deal indeed! With both taxes, it's still like 20$ more than I paid, but at least you get 15 days to try it out at will.
Great deal if it comes through (I don't trust staples when it comes to OOS items lol)

[mding]

Is $20 coupon off the best deal in Staples?

[Monsieurmaggot]

Some people are stacking the Staples coupons and getting $50 off the Staples price bringing down to $400.

I wonder if you can stack the Staples coupons to get the price in-store.

Anyone ever done that?

Using RFDers advice, I've signed on to Staples email notification using a half dozen email accounts to maximize the coupons. I'll wait until I can get the combination to get me the unit for $400.

[dgege]

Some people are stacking the Staples coupons and getting $50 off the Staples price bringing down to $400.

I wonder if you can stack the Staples coupons to get the price in-store.

Anyone ever done that?

Using RFDers advice, I've signed on to Staples email notification using a half dozen email accounts to maximize the coupons. I'll wait until I can get the combination to get me the unit for $400.

Personally, I've tried both online and in store and failed both times. You have to use coupons that don't start with the same digits apparently.