The ScarcEee PC Dec 3, 2007, 18 :30 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (6624 reads)
dmartin.org: Laptops and Desktops Running Linux Continue to Sell Out
"When I decided to buy an Asus Eee I had a hard time finding one. Amazon was sold out. Buy.com was sold out. Many of the smaller websites I found were also sold out, and claimed they would be in stock again on some future date.
"This made me think of the desktop being sold at WalMart running gOS, a somewhat controversial Linux variant. It sold out almost immediately. A quick look shows that it still is unavailable, even on the WalMart website..."
"The word from our ear on the ground is that the Asus EeePC sub-notebook, which made its Australian debut in the Myer department store chain on 2 December, was sold out completely across stores in the major capitals by Sunday.
"Myer has 67 stores across Australia and the EeePC is being sold exclusively through the chain for a retail price AUD$499..."
