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Asus offers Eee battery upgrade for a tenner
For UK consumers to get a worse deal than the rest of the world on electrical goods' pricing is a given - we are a difficult to access island after all - but for us to receive inferior products isn't common at all.
So it surprised us to here that UK buyers of the Eee PC 900 received a 4,400mAh battery while American's got a 5,800mAh battery pack.
Now, however, Asus has now decided it will swap out your 4,400mAh battery and send you the larger 5,800mAh battery for £10 (P&P included).
Asus has also released a new Bios (version 0601) that, it says, will add around 30 minutes extra battery life on the Eee PC 900. UK Eee PC 900 owners should go to Asus' support site to grab the bigger battery and download the new Bios.
The Asus support site has no information whatsoever. When you call the Asus support line, they give you a warranty number and you have to complete a warranty claim form. Did that 2 weeks ago. Nada.
I am beginning to doubt Asus commitment to this.
Posted by Julian Turner | July 8, 2008 12:43 PM