Dell Mini 10 U.K. Release Date Confirmed!

Paul Synnott chatted with Dell U.K. agent Avinash K. Kumar and was able to confirm the Dell Mini 10 is due to be released in the UK on February 27th, 2009. Other details he was able to get - power brick will be smaller than that of the Mini 9 and price will be around the price of the Mini 12, slight cheaper though.

Asus Eee PC Black in Dixons Tax Free

Submitted by Richard Thomas -

I travel through the channel tunnel quite a lot, and saw on Friday that the Dixons Tax Free in the UK passenger terminal has the black Asus Eee PC in stock for £187.

It's not properly tax free of course, as the journey is within the EU - instead Dixons charge a price 15% (or 17.5% - depends on the product) lower than their high street price.

It's a real Dixons shop by the way, and if you have a problem with it, normal Dixons (or Currys Digital or whatever they're called) will honour the receipt.

Combine it with a booze cruise to Calais, and it could prove to be a very beneficial day out :)

Cheers

Rich

UK Asus Eee PC Reseller Has Black Cheaper Than White

There are two surprises in UK-based LaptopsDirect's website as shown below -




One is that the black model is not black. It is shown as white. :)

Two, which is actually the one that is more surprising, is that the black model is being sold at a cheaper price. This runs counter to the trend in the US where the black model has a $20 premium over the original white model.

RM to rebrand Asus Eee PC, sells for £169

From Register Hardware 9th October 2007 12:07 GMT -

UK PC company RM, formerly Research Machines, will be bringing the Asus Eee PC to the UK for a mere 169 quid.

The laptop will be branded the RM Asus MiniBook. It will be priced: £169 ($344/€245) for the 256MB,/2GB model, and £199 ($405/€288) for the 512MB of RAM/4GB Flash model.

The machine's pitched at schools, but should appeal to users looking for simple, inexpensive web surfing device. Both models are due to go on sale 1 November.

More details at RM's website.