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The netbook form factor isn't dead, it's just not the new kid on the block anymore, nor the most popular or even the most portable. Those designations belong to Intel's new Ultrabook category, which sport only slightly larger screens (11.6 inches and 13.3 inches) but a much slimmer profile, and better hardware to boot (albeit with much higher prices). And then there are tablets, these thin slabs of hardware currently incapable of fully replacing a notebook PC, but certainly able to cannibalize a sale here and there. If you're a fan of netbooks, keep your chin up, Asus is still in your corner, plugging away at the once crazy popular form factor.
The newest netbook from Asus is the recently released Eee PC 1225B, an 11.6-inch machine built around AMD's Brazos platform. That's right, you won't find Intel and it's Atom chipset inside the 1225B. The component list shakes out as such:
The 1225B also features a pair of SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports, a single USB 3.0 port, GbE LAN port, HDMI, VGA, audio jacks (headphone/mic), and a multi-format card reader.
No official word on price or availability, though according to Notebook Italia, starting price overseas is expected to be around €349 (around $455).
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don2041
December 28, 2011 at 9:03am
At $455 they would have to put a much better cpu in it before I would buy it.
AETAaAS
December 28, 2011 at 9:27am
It would probably be cheaper than $455 if and when it launches in the States. We in the EU seem to pay a heavier tax which disappears into the ether.
I'd start pointing fingers at MPs but would rather not be on a government watchlist. :p
bysmitty
December 28, 2011 at 8:56am
Looks like we're at an impass. We want fast, portable, and cheap laptops.
- Netbooks are cheap and portable but not fast.
- Ultrabooks are fast and portable but not cheap.
- Traditional laptops are fast and cheap but not as portable.
- Tablets are fast, portable, and cheap but aren't laptops.
This is a good go at it but still not fast enough and $450 is a bit much for a netbook.
...bysmitty
Slurpy
December 28, 2011 at 11:09pm
As David Gerrold wrote once upon a time: "Good. Fast. Cheap. Pick two."
