Asus Eee PC 900
In at number 5 is the Eee PC 900, which is here because it addressed some of the things that bugged us about the Eee PC 700. It’s a superb device in its own right, and one that gave other manufacturers the benchmark for creating a ultra mini laptop.
Whats Hot:
Asus threw out the 7 inch LCD panel on the 700 series and replaced it with an 8.9 inch LCD screen with a superior 1,024×600-pixel resolution. This immediately made the 900 series better for browsing the Web, watching movies and generally messing about with. Those nasty speaker grilles on either side of the LCD screen were relocated to the underside of the machine, the web cam got a boost to 1.3 mega-pixels from 0.3 mega-pixels. There was a much wanted increase in storage and it was boosted to 20GB for the Linux version, and 12GB for the Windows model.
Whats Not Hot:
The 900 uses the same keyboard as the 700 so it’s just as rubbish to type on, It’s just too small if you suffer from fat finger syndrome. Asus have also stuck with the 900MHz Pentium M CPU which in the world of ever progressive technology seems very dated against the faster, more energy efficient CPUs used in more recent netbooks. The biggest problem, however, is the price. Both versions of the Eee PC 900 will set you back £329 UK - $600 US, which is too expensive in our opinion. Hopefully, however, Asus will drop the price as newer machines including the Eee PC 901 hit retail. There was also an issue with the battery supplied with machines which varied from country to country. HK users were supplied with a inferior battery but Asus saw the error of their ways and came good giving their customers a free battery upgrade. Fingers crossed Asus do the same for the rest of the loyal 900 users.
When can i get it?
Now, but… Hold out for the 901 model if you can or at least wait for the price drops on the 900.
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