08-17-2004, 06:00 PM
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Asus A730 Available For Preorder, Appearing In Magazines
"The online store PROPortable is now taking pre-orders for one of the most highly anticipated Pocket PCs of this year, the Wi-Fi version of the ASUS MyPal A730. PROPortable is the largest retailer of ASUS handhelds in the U.S. The A730w will have a VGA screen, two kinds of wireless networking, and dual memory card slots."
The linked Brighthand article has pricing information as well as a link to the preorder site at PROportable. I'm glad to see the unit is still slated to come out this year.
In addition, a PPCT reader wrote in with a magazine ad from APC (an Australian magazine). Click on the image for the full version.
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08-17-2004, 06:07 PM
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Oracle
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im greatly looking forward to this one.
nice pic of O'Hare airport on the screen
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08-17-2004, 06:21 PM
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Oracle
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Originally posted by PROPortable
Everyone:
I Just got word from Asus that the ETA on both units just changed moments ago..... Here is the change as follows:
a730 (bluetooth only) - ETA now end of September
a730w (wifi & bluetooth) - ETA now end of October.
I am calling all pre-order customers to inform them of the change...
Sincerely,
Justin O'Dea
PROPortable
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08-17-2004, 06:23 PM
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The bummer is that it isn't expected to be available until the end of October. Those of us waiting for a dual-wireless, VGA PPC have to keep waiting.
It seems to me that maybe M$ dropped the ball on their VGA implementation, since it seems all of the VGA machines are taking forever to get to market. It's obviously harder to implement than I would have thought. :cry:
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08-17-2004, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by whydidnt
It seems to me that maybe M$ dropped the ball on their VGA implementation, since it seems all of the VGA machines are taking forever to get to market. It's obviously harder to implement than I would have thought. :cry:
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Not necessarily -- I have an e805 with SE sitting on my desk as we speak.
--janak
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08-17-2004, 06:34 PM
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Wish it didn't have that camera. I know that's a personal problem, but I'd hate to have to spend $50 more to not have it, when this even looks better than the HP, IMHO 
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08-17-2004, 06:38 PM
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Oracle
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Originally Posted by Sven
Wish it didn't have that camera. I know that's a personal problem, but I'd hate to have to spend $50 more to not have it, when this even looks better than the HP, IMHO |
I'm with you. The camera is useless to me.
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08-17-2004, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ctitanic
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Originally Posted by Sven
Wish it didn't have that camera. I know that's a personal problem, but I'd hate to have to spend $50 more to not have it, when this even looks better than the HP, IMHO |
I'm with you. The camera is useless to me. |
I agree. I was wondering if I'm some kind of mutant for not wanting a camera.
So ... what does that leave, the E830 (if it shows up)?
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08-17-2004, 07:08 PM
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Pontificator
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
Not necessarily -- I have an e805 with SE sitting on my desk as we speak.
--janak
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Except the E805 isn't dual wirless, and has a previous generation processor in it. The E830 has my attention, though. I'm just not holding my breath waiting for it to hit our shores. 8)
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08-17-2004, 07:30 PM
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Oracle
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I think of it as a bonus... with it priced at $600 for the dual wireless unit... 128mb of Ram,VGA and dual slots, I think it is good value for the money. "IF" it lives up to expectations...
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