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
A nice video for those that wanted to see the MSI Wind, Asus Eee 901 and the Acer Aspire One side by side.
This compares the keyboard sizes as well as the physical size of each unit. Thanks to Julian Prokaza @ MobileComputer.
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The clock is ticking for the UK launch of the Asus Eee 901 and the beefier Asus Eee 1000. But.. Will there be a last minute delay? No bad news so far so keep those fingers crossed.
Those with pre-orders will be biting their nails right about now and those that have yet to pre-order will be frantically searching the net to see where they can grab their bundle of joy.
Everyone at NetbookMag.com wishes the UK a Happeee EEE Reeeleeease eeeve.
Have you just got your hand’s on one of the new Asus Eee PC 901 netbooks?
Well if you habe then lucky you and you must definitely be one the few who have managed to get hold of one (available exclusively in Taiwan at the moment). You can now download the latest Windows XP drivers straight from the ASUS website, just in case you did buy the Linux version & decide to install XP manually.
ASUS have made drivers available for the following devices;
- Advanced Configuration & Power Interface
- Audio
- Blue-tooth
- Chip-set
- Graphics
- LAN
- Touch-pad
- WLAN
You can grab the drivers on the ASUS website here
Asus has confirmed that their new Eee PC range will be available in the UK from 1 July.
The Eee PC 901 and Eee PC 1000 both run on the Intel’s Atom processor. The Atom has been specifically designed for use with the new breed of “netbooks”.
The new Asus range have bigger screens, more storage, 802.11n support, Bluetooth and a superior battery life than its predecessors. All units also come with 20GB of online web storage provided by Yo Store.
Asus report they have sold more than a million Eee PC netbooks since the launch in October last year.
“With constant innovations and implementation of the latest technologies in the new Eee PC range, we have expanded the original 3 ‘E’s into Easy, Excellent and Exciting,” said Jerry Shen, chief executive at Asus.
The success of the ultra portable low cost laptop has sparked competition in the industry with most major manufacturers producing similar products.
Asus say the Eee PC 901 will have a RRP for £319. Pricing for the slightly bigger Eee PC 1000 has yet to be confirmed.
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.