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Microsoft confirm XP extension for ‘nettop’ budget desktops

Chris Davies, Jun 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has confirmed that it recognises a good way to spin money from old rope, with the announcement that now low-cost desktop PCs will be able to share in the retro Windows XP goodness. With the last-gen OS' lifespan already extended by virtue of Vista's bloaty plumpness being too much for budget ultraportables like the ASUS Eee and its numerous rivals, Microsoft are now working with in excess of 20 OEMs (partial list after the cut) to "address customer demand" for software that won't slow their cheap & cheerful computers down to molasses-like speeds. XP will continue to be an option on machines such as the Eee Box E202 and the MSI Wind PC. Read The Full Story

ASUS confirm Eee Box B202 desktop: $269 for 1.6GHz Atom

Chris Davies, Jun 2nd 2008 Discuss [2]

ASUS have been flaunting their now-official Eee Box B202 around Computex 2008 in Taipei, with spaces on the débutante's dance-card filling up fast. As with the Eee notebooks, both Windows XP and Linux versions of the desktop will be available, each packing a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 802.11n and DVI output. Best of all are the prices: just $269 for the Linux model and $299 for the Windows model, each with 1GB of RAM and an 80GB hard-drive. Read The Full Story

Asus Eee Box coming soon – pictures to satiate for now

James Allan Brady, Mar 31st 2008 Discuss [0]

More specifically it’s a picture. We still know more or less diddly about the system specs. Also, we aren’t entirely sure this is a picture of the Eee Box, but judging from looks alone, it seems pretty accurate. If it’s anything like the Eee notebooks it should be a pretty nice computer for an extremely low price. The only downside is that you’ll have to buy your own monitor, and possibly your own keyboard and mouse. Read The Full Story