Pre-Order ASUS EeeKeyboard for $599
Go pre-order your wireless ASUS Eee Keyboard now!
Netbooked has discovered that the ASUS Eee Keyboard (EK1542-S0095) is now up for pre-orders over on Amazon.com. The final pricetag landed towards the higher end the previously rumored spectrum, costing consumers a hefty $599 for the netbook-in-a-keyboard setup. Frankly, what eats up the cost is the inclusion of its capacitive touchscreen and ultra-wide band capabilities.
Although the specs were revealed in earlier reports, we now have confirmation right before our eyes: Intel's Atom N270 processor, 1 GB of DDR2 RAM, a 16 GB SSD, a 5-inch 800 x 480 LED multi-touch display, and Windows XP Home. The device also provides 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Gigabit LAN, Bluetooth 2.1, HDMI out, VGA out, UWB receiver for wireless playback of video and audio content on a monitor or TV, and 3x USB 2.0 ports.
Currently there's no indication on when the cheaper, wired version of the ASUS Eee Keyboard will go up for pre-order. However, the current wireless model up for grabs at Amazon will supposedly begin to ship nationwide starting April 23.
Is this worth the $599, or is that money better spent on an actual desktop or notebook?

Seems nice, similar specs to the netbooks, apart from screen size and SSD. Price is not very well justified though.
Seems nice, similar specs to the netbooks, apart from screen size and SSD. Price is not very well justified though.
As long as it's not your main computer, this could be very useful for browsing the web or streaming videos from your couch.
That's a bit steep in the the price, but I suppose you're paying for the convenience of an all in one unit.
Let's see it in action.
iPad has a MUCH larger capacitive touchscreen. How come it's cheaper?!
Continuing that thought...why didn't they call it a K3yboard?
It doesn't have a UWB reciever or transmitter for that matter, not sure how much one of these costs, but to get a laptop with UWB enabled expect to pay a high premium.
It can run it for crying out loud!
I would've gone with Eeeboard.
With a 16GB SSD? barely!
My only grief is that for the purpose I just mentioned you might as well just have a netbook or low-end laptop.
...wait, what am I supposed to do with it?