[ILUG] ASUS EEE availability and Komplett US model

[Niall O Broin]

On 18 Feb 2008, at 00:40, Thomas Rooney wrote:

> You can get an EEE PC from Back From The Future on Anger street in  
> Dublin.
> I had a play one with last week, good fun to use plug in your 40GB  
> mp3 player
> and you laughing like a mad thing. I think its there first Linux  
> p.c. so go
> easy on the staff as most of the people on this list will know a  
> lot more about
> Linux.

They mightn't know much about Linux but they're pretty good at  
applying the IROF (Ireland Rip Off Factor). I just cancelled my order  
at Expansys and ordered one from Komplett, who have them in stock.  
Komplett is the most expensive online source I have looked at for the  
EEE and the delivered price to me incl. VAT is €351.51 - Back From  
The Future wants €499. As I don't want whatever level of hand holding  
Back From The Future can provide, I'll go with the rather less  
expensive option thanks.



Niall


P.S. This thread started with a question about the PSU as supplied  
with Komplett for this SKU. When I reached the Komplett checkout, I  
discovered that it is indeed a U.S. model, and it's shipped with one  
of these http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=346324 and one of these  
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=113064 . Not quite as handy as  
the slip on prongs supplied with the UK model, but I can live with  
it, esp. since I'm getting a U.S. layout KB.