but how hard would it be to add touchscreen capability to the 900 series? i’m saving up to get a black one soon.

also, is it possible to use the trackpad and touch screen at the same time? if i have the 900 in my car i’d like to be able to tap the screen instead of using the pad

Posted at 1:04 am on Jun 2nd, 2008 by monster

2,350 元 … how much USD?

Posted at 1:37 am on Jun 2nd, 2008 by alex mccown

@ alex

It seems it’s around 340 bucks…

Posted at 1:42 am on Jun 2nd, 2008 by Arkaiser

its about $200 USD which is way too expensive considering you can buy solderless (4port hub & touchscreen) kits off ebay for $90 USD. Sure they require you pull out the mainboard of your EEE PC, but it’s still solderless, & doesn’t look that hard to do.

Posted at 2:35 am on Jun 2nd, 2008 by givaephuk

yah i agree with givaephuk if you can find a touch screen that can fit the eepcs screen it will be much much cheaper than fucking $200

Posted at 3:40 am on Jun 2nd, 2008 by alex mccown

Price will go down, assuming that they also make one for the 900 series.

Posted at 6:18 am on Jun 2nd, 2008 by ethan

@3

Uh, your dollar isn’t quite that weak, yet

That’s Taiwan New Dollars. $2,350 TWD is roughly $77 USD at the moment.

Shipping may be a different story, though ….

jai.
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Posted at 6:40 am on Jun 2nd, 2008 by jai

Or you can buy this http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12561
47 usd / 30 eur
It’s cool to use on an eee

Posted at 7:48 am on Jun 2nd, 2008 by Rool

Not to pour cold water on anyone, but before you think “touchscreen, cool!” and spend money on this, you might want to think it over. I had an LG Phenom Express for a while, which was a mini-laptop with a touchscreen. It was very awkward to use. You had to take both hands off the keyboard any time you wanted to use the mouse — one to poke the screen, and the other to brace the screen so the machine wouldn’t fall over. Not very convenient, and your hands got tired quickly with nothing to rest your hand on while you moused.

Posted at 12:48 pm on Jun 2nd, 2008 by Orv

lol i bought mine … i have no idea waht i cost usd but all i know is get it b4 bush does something stupid agin and fucks up our dollar … agin

Posted at 4:13 pm on Jun 2nd, 2008 by alex mccown

Awesome post.

I have an Itronix IX250 and a Fujitsu Siemens lifebook B2154, both with touchscreen - I find it so useful, i find myself prodding the crt of my benchtop pc and wishing i had touchscreen on that too.

It’s hard to imagine using touchscreen, but once you do you become quite dependent on it!

Posted at 7:58 pm on Jun 2nd, 2008 by Tom

I cant find a touch screen that will fit perfectly.

Posted at 8:47 pm on Jun 2nd, 2008 by austin picnkey