UK ASUS Eee 900s come with stunted battery, longer warranty

[wraggster]

So according to El Reg, it turns out ASUS is selling its Eee 900 laptops in the UK with 4400mAh batteries -- quite a bit smaller than the 5800mAh batteries that come in the US version. It's insult to injury when you consider that the larger screen necessarily sucks down more juice than on the 700 series, but ASUS explains that overseas users get a tradeoff in exchange: UK warranties last two years, supposedly longer than their US counterparts (although to be fair, we've heard of retailers listing the US Eee's warranty at two years as well). Caveat emptor, and all that.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/u...nger-warranty/

[Shrygue]

Bah, no way, why smaller capacity batteries for UK folks? For me, a longer warranty is nothing, a longer runtime is more important. Oh well, it probably won't stop me from buying one when I have finished saving up, just I'll have to search out for the 58000mah battery to get with it.

[mcdougall57]

id rather have the bigger battery any day

whats to break in this thing? there is no moving parts