NCIX is selling Asus Eee PCs

According to member ve6hf of the popular Eeeuser forum, he got this reply from NCIX regarding the missing Asus Eee PC 701 listings on the reseller's site:

We will be selling the Asus EEE notebooks, we are just confirming our specs and do not want to post any incorrect information up. They should be correct, but we need to wait a bit longer and will be able to update the listings. Our purchasing team says our first shipment is expected around end of september.

Thanks
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K L
Customer Care
NCIX.com / Netlink Computers Inc.
http://www.ncix.com

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Other posts in the same thread suggested that it was an issue of an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) that resulted in NCIX having to yank the listings at this time.

NCIX Asus Eee PC Mystery

Canadian on-line reseller NCIX has abruptly delisted the Asus Eee PC. Instead of the price list as previously posted here, this is what you see now when you visit their site -

EmbargoA1	EMBARGOA1 *Usually available in 2-5 days	YES*	$439.99	BUY
EmbargoA2	EMBARGOA2 *Usually available in 2-5 days	YES*	$439.99	BUY
EmbargoA3	EMBARGOA3 *Usually available in 2-5 days	YES*	$329.99	BUY
EmbargoA4	EMBARGOA4 *Usually available in 2-5 days	YES*	$329.99	BUY
EmbargoA5	EMBARGOA5 *Usually available in 2-5 days	YES*	$284.99	BUY

Whatever Embargo may mean, it certainly sounds very negative under the present situation.

Canadian Reseller Advertises Asus Eee Complete with Specs and Prices

Canadian online reseller NCIX has began advertising the Asus Eee in its website. It lists three models (prices are in Canadian dollars) -

Eee700/2G/25...	ASUS Eee PC700 Celeron M 7IN 800X480 WLAN 10/100 DDR2 256MB 2GB LAN Linux Camera Notebook W/ Bag (Eee700/2G/256M/Camera) *Usually available in 2-5 days	YES*	$329.99	BUY
Eee700/2G/25...	ASUS Eee PC700 Celeron M 7IN 800X480 WLAN 10/100 DDR2 256MB 2GB LAN Linux Notebook (Eee700/2G/256M) *Usually available in 2-5 days	YES*	$284.99	BUY
Eee700/4G/51...	ASUS Eee PC700 Celeron M 7IN 800X480 WLAN 10/100 DDR2 512MB 4GB LAN Linux Camera Notebook W/ Bag (Eee700/4G/512M/Camera) *Usually available in 2-5 days	YES*	$439.99	BUY

Some points of interest:

1. The webcam is missing in the list of features for the $284.99 (approximately U$267.43).
2. The website indicates the standard 2 year Asus warranty applies.
3. ETA is end of September 2007.
4. Shipping weight is 10 lbs! Don't know what else is included to make it that heavy.
5. NCIX is naming it PC700 instead of PC701. Not sure if it is just a repeated typo.
6. Zero dead pixel guarantee appears to apply only when you purchase the optional express coverage ($17.10). Free express shipping is also included when with the express coverage so depending on applicable shipping charges, it may not be a bad deal.

And as pointed out by reader vito cassisi -

7. Lower-priced models have only 256 MB RAM. :(