It used to be that the Asus Eee PC ruled the ring in the 7″, sub-1kg arena. So compelling was this baby that everyone from techeads to fashionistas lugged this punchy PC around. But that reign is about to end. Now, a flurry of muscular midgets are muscling into the Asus Eee PC arena- boasting lighter weights, heftier hard drives and more dazzling LCDs. The leading contenders to the Asus Eee PC include the Neo Explore X1, Astone UMPC and Deep Blue.

Check out the blow by blow spec chart:

Chart provided by Yugatech.com

Despite being the first to market, I doubt that the Asus Eee PC can maintain its dominance. Asus is priming an 8GB model for its successor but what’s 8Gb to Deep Blue’s 40Gb? It’s no match. The smart money’s on the Blue.

I love my 14″ 2.0Ghz Core2Duo with 2GB of ram and a GeForce Go. But the thing’s a pain to lug around and battery croaks till an hour and a half. Shame on you Compaq. Looks to me that a Deep Blue is lined up for purchase!

I’m betting that after reading this chart, some of you are already planning a second laptop. Right?

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Categories: Gadgets & Gizmos, Internet News, Joey, Mobile, Wireless & Telecoms
Tags: Asus, UMPC

Posted: 2nd May 2008 by Joseph Plazo

4 Comments on “Behold the Midget PC Royal Rumble”

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  yuga
  May 2nd, 2008 17:27 GMT

  Hi Joseph! I was the one who created the table chart above. Prices are in Philippine Pesos converted to $USD at $1 : Php41.
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  yuga
  May 2nd, 2008 17:30 GMT

  I too have a 12-inch Compaq Presario B1200 but still bought an Asus Eee PC 704 which I can carry around anytime without much trouble. The rig feels just like a hardbound book.
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  Dave Starr
  May 3rd, 2008 00:14 GMT

  Ha ha, I just went back to Yugatech on 22 April because I thought I had seen that chart before … right down to the prices in Philippine Pesos … then when I opened the I see that Yuaga was already here and noted it as well.

  I’m just kind of an amateur in these sort of things, but isn’t it the norm to give credit or a link when you just right click and copy someone else’s work? I have made tables like this one before, it’s not all that easy, especially to get all the research of tech specs sorted out … I would have thought credit, at least, if not prior permission would be the polite thing.

  Everton, you know I have been a reader/subscriber a long time, manly because Connected Internet normally has fresh, original content. It’s certainly a bit on the dull side to read the same stuff I read weeks ago on Yugatech.
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  joey
  May 3rd, 2008 03:59 GMT

  Sorry about the chart! Pulled it off google images and thought it’d make a grand comparison.

  By the way Yuga- I believe I saw you on TV once… GMA Network? The way you make money online is inspiring!

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