Asus allows memory upgrades to EEE
Memoreeee warranteee reeeewrite
ASUS has issued a statement saying that it was ok for punters to upgrade the RAM on the eeeePC
Thanks to a stunning cock-up on the design front, the eeeeeeePC shipped with a warning sticker over the access door to the single ODIMM slot on some models of the ASUS Eee PC.
These stickers told of the perils of taking the back off your eeeePC. Yea, the four horses of the apocalypse, shall ride, the warranty shall be voided and lo there shall be great gnashing of teeth when the seal is broken.
But as users pointed out, that would all be very well if you did not have to stick in extra RAM. The eeeePC ships with the memory of a goldfish. It could only remember your name and the time.
So now Asustek has told the world plus dog that memory upgrades will not void the warranty. In fact when the eeeeeePC [has your keyboard got stuck? Ed.] ships in future the seal will not be there.
Asus will actually replace the warranty label with a label to warn users that the outfit will not be responsible for the damage caused by improper hardware change if you really want it in writing.
The firm has also changed its written Limited Warranty policies to cope with the changes.
That is not to say that Asus thinks letting your Uncle Stan, who everyone thinks is a bit handy with computers because he used to clean the floors at IBM, should be allowed to have a tinker with it. µ
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Memory of a goldfish?
Nay, my unmodded Eee can remember more than that. It happily runs Firefox with half a dozen tabs open at once, with enough RAM left over for KNode and a couple of terminal sessions. Or a quick game of Crack Attack.Though I do need to restart Firefox about once a day, otherwise it bogs everything down.
What about the ones with no door?
It looks like some EEEs are showing up without a door to allow access to the memory slot. Do you suppose ASUS will allow those to be upgraded without voiding the warranty?