Battle of UMPC’s continues

What was started by Asus Eee Pc is now turning out to be an invasion of several UMPCs in the market.

Based on some readings and news, I think based on what’s available in the market now the choices boil down to the following:

Acer Aspire One - this comes with the Linux and Windows XP OS, with 120GB SATA HDD (built- in) and a 6-cell battery.

This comes in the following color variants: blue, brown, black, white (well based on what i saw). Shops price this one at Php 26,900 with a six month installment promo.

MSI Wind U100 - also comes with the linux and xp version. This one has the largest size among the acer aspire one above and the asus Eee pc 1000 below. Almost has the same features as the Aspire One, but with bluetooth.

The MSI Wind U100Lx (Linux OS) with 80GB SATA HDD comes at Php 19,999 in one of the malls in Alabang. They have a promo of a free 160 GB upgrade though. The XP version comes at Php25,999 with a free upgrade to 2GB memory (from 1GB) and to 160 GB HDD.

Asus Eee Pc 1000- the latest from the Eee pc family. Next to 901, this also comes with the Linux and XP variant. I think this one has a larger screen and keyboard as compared to its predecessors. This machine also has a built in Wi-Fi 802.11N with HDD 160GB storage capacity. Webcam is at 1.3megapixel same as the Wind.

The Asus Eee pc 1000 is priced at a range of Php28,500 to about +Php29,000 right now.

Every UMPC has its distinct features that distinguish it from the other. So it basically depends on the preference of the user. The more choices, the better.

Though sometimes, it gives a prospective buyer quite a headache to choose from… hehe.

~ by licruz on September 22, 2008.