TAG | ASUS Eee PC goes on sale almost everywhere Down Under |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Monday, 14 January 2008 | |
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Page 1 of 2 Myer stores in other cities started selling the Eee PC from Monday Dec 3, with the same thing happening: rapid sales leading to ‘sold out’ signs in major capital cities by the end of the day, although some ‘metropolitan stores’ outside of the CBD areas of capital cities still had ‘limited quantities’. Since then, the mania over the Eee PC has been as strong in Australia as it has been elsewhere in the world, thanks to the Eee PC being a remarkably powerful, useful and portable computer at a price in the relatively low three figures – something totally opposite to ‘ultra portable notebook PC’ vendors whose tiny models usually come with towering price tags. Available in white and now black, the Eee PC (which stands for ‘easy to learn, easy to work and easy to play’), ASUS today announced it is extending distribution of the Eee PC to major Australian retailers beyond Myer, something we thought would have to happen given the Eee’s allure, and given the fact we saw the white model Eee PC on sale at Officeworks last week for AUD $488 - $11 cheaper than the official recommended retail price. Commenting on the move to make the Eee PC much more widely available, Ted Chen, Managing Director of ASUS Australia, said, “The Eee PC has taken Australia by storm, fascinating the public and captivating the media. Due to the tremendous enthusiasm the Eee PC has generated, ASUS is pleased to be extending distribution to Australia’s major retailers to meet consumer demand.” “The Eee PC has been moving fast since it hit Myer stores in December 2007 and continues to do so. So far approximately 80% of stock has been sold through major Australian retailers and we are trying to get as much allocation as possible from our headquarters to ensure there is stock on shelves. There is a high demand for the Eee PC worldwide and Australia is no exception!” So the full list of Eee retailers now includes Betta Electrical, David Jones, The Good Guys, Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi, Myer, Officeworks, Retravision and WOW Sight & Sound. There’s no mention of Update: A reader called 'psycore' has noted below that Bing Lee do indeed stock the Eee PC, so I called their Skygarden store in Sydney's CDB to check and was told they had them in black and white at $499. About the only surprise is really Clive Peeters, whose tagline of ‘e... e... easy’ dovetails nicely with the name of the Eee PC, although on a more serious note, if demand continues picking up, retailers who aren't stocking the Eee could well be knocking on ASUS' door to stock up. So, what can you do with the Eee PC, and what's so good about it? Please read on to page 2. |
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