More good news UK netbook lovers, Micro Direct have the Asus eee 901 and the Asus eee 1000H in stock right now.
Prices are as follows:
£287.88 Asus eee 901
£336.05 Asus eee 1000H
Asus Eee PC 1000
Straight in at Number 1 is the Asus Eee PC 1000. looking at the feature list you’ll understand why. This could turn out to be the future standard for all netbook manufactures.
Whats Hot:
The Asus Eee PC 1000 series has a larger 10.2 inch screen reportedly running at a scorching 1,024×600 pixels. Its keyboard is much larger than it’s predecessors, it’s 92 per cent the size of a full size laptop keyboard. Inside it’s boasts a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU and up to 2GB of RAM making it most powerful of all netbooks on paper. As you may have guessed from previous trends the 1000 series comes in two versions: the Linux version gets a whopping 40GB solid state drive while the Win XP model named the Eee PC 1000H gets an 80GB mechanical drive. Hi-Def audio and a battery life of approx 7 hours are promised and there’s even rumours that a 3G module will be appearing.
Whats Not Hot:
The 1000 series is slightly larger and a wee bit less portable than the 900 and 700 series. It weighs about a one and a third that of an Eee 900 (1.33KG). The 1000 and 1000H will be more expensive than the 900 and 700 series.
When can I get it?
Estimated for release around Q3 2008.