Eee-PC 900 in AU?

[Dave Hall]

On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 15:59 +1000, andremangan at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> 
>         No it isn't.  Many of ASUS's notebooks come with a worldwide
>         warranty,
>         the eee pc isn't one of them.  This is a problem if you take
>         your
>         Australian eee pc overseas on a trip and it dies.
>         
>         Remember the eee pc might have become a Linux geek must have
>         toy, but
>         ASUS's marketing dept doesn't see it this way.  The original
>         market is
>         education, school kids are unlikely to need a global warranty.
>         
>         Cheers
>         
>         Dave
> 
> While the warranty states that  "If service is required: You can
> contact your local reseller ... or Asus service site in your country",
> at the back of the warranty booklet it says: " Asus does not provide
> the warranty service outside of the country you bought the Eee PC".
> 

And you will find that it is later which is enforced by ASUS.

> By the way folks, it was not Grace Brothers but Myers that had the
> original franchise.

Until 2004 Myer was Grace Brothers in NSW/ACT.  Just like many people
still call the Monash Fwy in Melbourne the South Eastern, quality old
brands die hard.

Cheers

Dave