Last week we got our first glimpse of the Asus Eee Box , an ultra low-cost desktop PC that should be hitting the market soon, and now this week we’re getting a look at an all-in-one computer that Asus is supposedly working on as well. When we say all-in-one, we mean that there is no separate CPU, it’s built right-in to the monitor. Think iMac. Take a look at what it’s expected to look like:
Nothing official has been stated about whether this is just a monitor or whether it’s the all-in-one computer that everybody is expecting it to be. LaptopMag points out that it looks as though it’s about 19 or 20 inches and even has a webcam centered at the top. There are also 4 USB ports on the back along with two Ethernet ports, three audio ports and 2 audio-outs. The fact that it has two Ethernet ports is enough to make you assume that it is an all-in-one computer. They say, “If it’s meant to serve as a monitor, it must also double as a docking station, because otherwise there’s no reason to have Ethernet and audio ports.” They also mentioned that it is rumored to have a built-in TV tuner, all for $500. If this turns out to be the case, there’s going to be a lot of people going crazy for it!
Do you think Asus is on the right track by making their Eee line of computers compact and affordable?
Looks like Asus read my mind, will be getting one of these for my parents and hooking it up with Ubuntu 8.10.
Its a clever idea, especially as you can bet the hardware will be fairly standardised, meaning all-in-one drivers, updates etc. As long as Asus don’t follow the trend of laptops and bundle them with tons of installed crap we could have a decent competitor to the desktop Mac in the simplicity factor – one of these babies with Vista installed would be a tempting offer besides the reduced compatibility and increased price of an iMac.
This would definitely make for a great gift for parents.
I think the Eee PC’s will always be running low-end hardware, which means Vista probably wouldn’t be the smoothest on the machine. They might even be shipping it with XP if it’s one of the ultra low cost PC’s that Microsoft allows.