I may have to order from NZ. This all seems to have come about through ASUS' decision to release the 901 XP as a "Retail" product, and the 901 Linux as a "Channel" product. I'm not really sure what the difference is, except that apparently getting channel products is more of a pain.
I'm halfway serious about becoming a reseller. I reckon I could purchase a box of them and sell the rest off on eBay for a reasonable profit.
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order from dicksmith in NZ then
1 year, 6 months ago by Shiny
I'd buy one from you!... err... wait!
1 year, 6 months ago by jarich
you'll just have to come to Wellington for a weekend and pick up some
1 year, 6 months ago by Shiny
I may have to order from NZ. This all seems to have come about through ASUS' decision to release the 901 XP as a "Retail" product, and the 901 Linux as a "Channel" product. I'm not really sure what the difference is, except that apparently getting channel products is more of a pain.
I'm halfway serious about becoming a reseller. I reckon I could purchase a box of them and sell the rest off on eBay for a reasonable profit.
1 year, 6 months ago by pjf
they're not cheap.. they're NZ$700.. the original eeepc was only $400
1 year, 6 months ago by Shiny
I'd love to come to Wellington, especially for the Wellington.pm hacking competiton. I even know the special password.
However a trip to Wellington before OSCON is unlikely, since OSCON is in 2.5 weeks.
1 year, 6 months ago by pjf
flight to welly is about the same as flight to sydney :-D and you get duty free too!
1 year, 6 months ago by Shiny
Given that the RRP is $650 AUD, $700 NZD is quite a good deal!
1 year, 6 months ago by pjf
Where was this NZD$400 Eee 701? They were $600 when first released, and are still $500 even now that they're out of date.
1 year, 6 months ago by eeyore