Atom-based ASUS Eee PC 901 spotted

Dan Ackerman | May 16, 2008

It seems as if only yesterday we were marveling at ASUS' new 9-inch Eee PC 900 (actually, it wasn't yesterday, it was Monday). About the only thing we didn't love about this pocket-sized marvel was its dated Celeron processor--especially since the fine folks at Intel have been talking up this whole Atom thing for so long (that's the company's new low-cost, low-power CPU especially made for netbook-style laptops).

We knew ASUS was working on an Atom-based version of the Eee PC, and now we have the first photos of what will be called the Eee PC 901--posted on French site blogeee.net. It looks pretty much the same--we see a slightly reworked hinge, the AC adapter plug has been moved from the rear to the side, and there seems to be some unlabeled quick-launch buttons right above the keyboard.

No pricing or availability information has been released, but the Magic 8-ball points to summer 2008, and it probably cost about the same as the current US$550 model.

Via Crave CNET

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sylclh

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sylclh says...
where is the acer atom UMPC...

May 16, 2008 16:05

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ferdiei says...
the Acer with "Atom-inside" is already in the works, to be officialy launched in June. let's see how these 2 behemoths battle it out, of course for the ultimate benefit of consumers. in line with this, a new name "netbook" was coined to identify the supposed UMPCs & mobile-Internet-device the likes of Nokia-N800 & its predecessors.

May 16, 2008 22:25

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