Want to pick up a new Asus Eee PC, but don’t want to spend upward of $500 to get a model with a 9 inch display? If you can live without the new power saving Intel Atom CPU, Amazon’s got a deal for you. The company is offering $100 rebates on several Eee PC 900 models. This brings the price of the Eee PC 900 down to about $440 or $450 after rebate, depending on which version you buy.

The Eee PC 900 has an 8.9 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, a 900MHz Intel Celeron CPU, and 1GB of RAM. The computer comes with either a 12GB SSD and Windows XP or a 20GB SSD and Linux. And the PC is available in black or white.

[via The ULPC Scoop]

As expected, the Eee PC 901 is showing up at online retailers like Amazon and Newegg. While Amazon still says the 901 is available for preorder, Newegg says it will ship the $599 PC within 3-5 days. But Engadget notes that Amazon has at least one bizarre listing for a $399 Eee PC 900 with the specs of an Eee PC 901.

Amazon has started to accept preorders for the Asus Eee PC 901, 1000, and 1000H. Asus has said the computers will begin shipping in the US on July 8th.

Amazon is charging $699 for the Eee PC 1000 with an 40GB SSD, 10.2 inch display, and Linux. You can pick up an Eee PC 1000H for $649 with an 80GB hard drive, 10.2 inch display and Windows XP. Or for $599 you can grab an Eee PC 901 with an 8.9 inch display and Windows XP or Linux. The XP version sports a 12GB SSD, while you can get a 20GB Linux model for the same price.

The new computers come in black and white, and you can place an order or search Amazon using the box below. (Disclosure: If you place an order through the search box, I’ll get a small finder’s fee).

[via Eee PC.net]

Amazon is now accepting orders for the MSI Wind. For $499 you can order the black model with Windows XP and a 3-cell battery. Amazon says the computer will ship within 3 to 5 weeks. While there are product pages for the white and pink models, you cannot preorder these versions yet. Or you could place an order directly from the MSI Shop where you’ll apparently save $20. MSI is selling the same computer for $479.

The company dropped the price a bit when it made the decision to ship the Wind notebook with 3-cell batteries instead of 6, due to a global battery shortage. It’s not clear why that price change isn’t reflected at Amazon.

The MSI Shop gives an estimated ship date of July 7th. It’s possible that Amazon is just being conservative with its 3 to 5week ship date. After all, the Wind was supposed to be available on June 16th, but that date has already been pushed back twice.

[via I4U News]

You can add Amazon to the (admittedly short) list of stores that has posted a product page for the MSI Wind. Just like the MWAVE product page, Amazon’s page doesn’t let you preorder the computer, which is due out in the US on June 16th. You can, however sign up to be notified by email when the product is actually available for purchase.

Asus is set to release the Eee PC 900 in the US tomorrow. But if you can’t wait to get your order in, Amazon has launched pre-order pages for both the Linux and Windows XP models.

With the Eee PC 900 set to launch in the US in just a few weeks, it should come as no surprise that the 6-month old Asus Eee PC 701 is getting the refurb/discount treatment. If you’re in the market for an original refurbished 4G unit, you can pick one up from Amazon for as little as $341.29, which is almost $60 off the original price. Amazon’s also got the 4G Surf for as low as $289.65, which is also about $60 off. The Surf is basically the same as the 4G, but lacks the webcam and has a lower capacity battery.

The best deal I’ve found so far for a 2G Surf (which lacks a webcam, has a lower capacity battery, a slower processor and has half the storage of the 4G Surf) is $256.52 for the black model. But if you fish around on Amazon you can also find good deals on white, pink, and green versions.

When Asus first announced the Eee PC, the company mentioned a $200 computer, which got a lot of people’s hopes up. It’s probable that Asus never meant it would sell a computer directly to consumers for that price, but rather that the company would try to make a $200 computer available for bulk purchase to governments and educators. But many people were disappointed when the Eee PC came to market with a $400 price tag. Now it’s finally possible for consumers pick one up for close to the price Asus originally announced.

Thanks John!