Asus Eee PC 901
Number 3 is the Asus Eee PC 901. It’s Asus’ attempt to iron out all the problems associated with the 900, and in light of increasing competition attempting to keep the Eee PC brand at the top of the netbook food chain.
Whats Hot.
The 901 gets rid of the ageing 900MHz Intel Pentium M and injects a new shiny 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU and 1GB of RAM. That’s good news since the Atom CPU promises to make the 901 faster and more power efficient than its older counterpart. Asus state the machine on its 6 cell battery should last between 4 and 7 hours. The keyboard’s has improved too, which makes typing easier for chubby fingered users and you also get 802.11n Wi-Fi. There’s even rumour of a WiMax/3G version but nothing in concrete yet.
Whats Not Hot.
The majority of the 901’s other specs are identical to the 900. It still uses an 8.9 inch screen which some users although probably not that many will find a strain on the peepers. As with the 900 the Eee 901 will come in two varieties. 12GB of solid state storage for the Win XP model and 20GB of solid state storage for the Linux version.
When can I get it?
Estimated for release in Q3 2008, maybe slightly earlier in some countries. No word on pricing yet.
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