Posted 10/12/09 at 09:04:03 PM by Ryan Whitwam

So you want a Netbook, but you’re not crazy about dealing with a slow computer? You’re in luck. The recently leaked specs for the upcoming ASUS Eee PC 1201N should make any geek’s wallet feel a little too heavy. The 1201N is said to be packing a 1.6 GHz Atom N330 Dual Core CPU paired with 3GB of RAM. The standard configuration will have a 320GB hard drive as well.

The thing that really sets it apart is the video. The 1201N will be rocking the Nvidia ION chipset (Geforce 9400M), which will be pumping video to a 12 inch display with a resolution of 1366x768. You can also expect an HDMI out with the ION chipset.

There will also be a less powerful version, the 1201HA, with a standard Atom chipset and Intel graphics in the same 12 inch chassis. No pricing information is available right now. Release date is also a mystery. The fact that they both run Windows 7 indicates they won’t be available until after Windows 7 is released on October 22.

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Posted 07/01/09 at 08:30:54 AM by Pulkit Chandna

Asustek seems to have grown tired of the 7-inch and 8.9-inch Eee PCs in its inventory. Perhaps that is why it has decided to slash the prices of the said netbooks. The 7-inch Eee PCs are now available for a meager sum of $153 in Taiwan. The 8.9-inch Eee PC 900A has had its price trimmed down to $219 in China. Benson Lin, president of Asustek’s Asia Pacific division, had earlier this year told Digitimes that the company would completely phase out its 8.9-inch Eee PC netbooks in 2009.

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Posted 06/22/09 at 07:56:30 AM by Paul Lilly

Not a whole lot separates Asus' upcoming Eee PC 1005HA from the already available 1008HA launched earlier this year. We're talking about a user-replaceable battery, a slightly thicker shell, and, according to Engadget, no more recessed ports and port doors.

Familiar specs include an Intel Atom N270 processor (1.6Ghz), 1GB of DDR2 memory, 160GB hard drive, WiFi, 1024x600 LCD display, and Windows XP. But it's the removable battery that might ultimately make the 1005HA more popular than the 1008HA, even though Asus claims up to 8.5 hours of run time on the stock 6-cell unit.

No word yet on when the new model will ship, but you can grab one on preorder from Amazon for $350.

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Posted 06/18/09 at 10:18:03 AM by Pulkit Chandna

Asus is probably looking to toy with the definition of netbook. It has made official the Eee PC 1101HA netbook. The 1101HA features an expansive 11-inch screen. Though it can be placed in the netbook segment by the virtue of its specs and price, the size of its screen does cast a serious doubt on its netbook status. According to rumors, Asus plans to begin shipping the 1101HA later this month. It will feature an Intel Atom Z520 processor with a clock speed of 1.33 GHz, 1GB memory, a 160GB hard-drive, WiFi, Bluetooth, 1.3MP camera and - hold your breath - an untrimmed keyboard. Its price is expected to be between $550 and $750.

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Posted 05/04/09 at 10:41:35 AM by Paul Lilly

Asus president Jerry Shen said Asus will launch an 11.6-inch Eee PC later this month and expects it to account for nearly a third of netbook shipments in 2009. He added that the 10-inch form factor will still be considered the mainstream specification and expects it to account for half of all shipments.

Shen also revealed plans to launch a 15.6-inch ultra-thin notebook, the XS15, which will first be made available in Europe priced from €799-999, or about $1070 to $1330, and a smaller 13.3-inch model priced at €599-699, or $790 to $925. Both notebooks will start shipping in July.

And finally, Shen commented on the recent panel shortages, saying it could have an effect on May and June shipments.

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Posted 03/31/09 at 10:37:45 AM by Paul Lilly

As ultraportable PCs become more powerful and increasingly feature-rich, it might soon be difficult to discern where netbooks stop and standard notebooks begin. Such is nearly the case with Asus' new Eee 1004DN, the first Eee ever to integrate a Super-Multi optical disc drive.

The addition of a CD/DVD burner addresses a common complaint among netbook and potential netbook owners, particularly those who might want to use one as their primary PC (Protip: Don't do it). Other specs on the 1004DN are decidedly more standard-fare and include a 10-inch LED-backlit 1024 x 600 display, Intel's Atom N280 processor (1.66GHz, 512k L2 cache, 667MHz frontside bus), up to 2GB DDR2 memory, Intel GMA 4500M graphis, up to 120GB hard drive, 1.3MP webcam, and 6-cell battery.

No word yet on price or availability.

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Posted 03/27/09 at 08:01:03 PM by Pulkit Chandna

Asustek is now busy sprucing up its Eee PC range. The wafer-thin Fold/Unfold notebook, the dual touchscreen Flipbook and voice-controlled Eee PCs are some of the most innovative products on its release calender.

An optical disk drive (ODD) may be pale in comparison to all the scintillating stuff just mentioned, but it is still a big deal for netbooks to have one.

Taiwanese website Digitimes is reporting that the ODD-equipped Eee PC E1004Dn netbook will become available in mid-April. The website also claims to have learnt from its sources that Asus will be releasing the 1080HA, which is fashioned like the MacBook Air, in the month of May.

The E1004DN was showcased at CES 2009. It happens to be the first Eee netbook equipped with an ODD. Apart from the DVD drive, it will feature a 10” display, an Intel Atom N280 processor, 1GB RAM and a 120GB HDD.

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Posted 03/04/09 at 04:28:32 PM by Andy Salisbury

At CeBIT yesterday Asus unveiled the Eee PC 1008HA, a 1-inch thick netbook that weighs a mere 2.4 pounds.

The diminutive netbook, which was formerly known as the Eee PC Shell, is about as thin and light as the Eee PC S101, but it will supposedly have a smaller price tag. It will also feature an impressive 92% size keyboard and a multi-touch trackpad (like Dell’s Mini 10). Asus is yet to release any conclusive hardware details.

As far as pricing and availability goes, the only information that we have to go off of is the speculation that it’ll be cheaper than he Eee PC S101. No word on availability.

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