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Today the Eee PC 901 is launching in North America - and we are pleased to present our review of this little laptop to you.
The original Eee PC 701 basically took the world by storm - selling incredibly well despite a last minute large price increase over announced pre-launch pricing.
It seems Asus has tapped into a previously unserviced market - low cost, ultra portable computers.
The Eee PC 701 did what it was supposed to do - provide a low cost highly portable device for web access and simple computing such as word processing and spreadsheets - however the 7" 800x480 screen was a serious limitation; and there was a significant demand for a Windows version being made available alongside the Linux version.
Asus began to address these concerns, offering first drivers for XP, then pre-installed XP Home on the 701; later introducing the 900 (which is not long for the marketplace) with an 8.9" 1024x600 screen before the launch of the Intel Atom processor.
After the launch, the 901 was born - basically a 900 with an Atom processor for better power utilization.
Eee PC 701 meets the Eee PC 901:
Here are the specifications of the 901:
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Operating System
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Windows XP Home |
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Display
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8.9"
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Intel CPU & Chipset
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Intel Atom
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Memory
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1GB (DDR2)
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Wireless Data Network
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WLAN: 802.11 n
Bluetooth: YES |
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S.S.D. Storage (Solid-State Drive)
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SSD 12GB (Windows XP® Home)
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Camera
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1.3M Pixel
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Audio
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Dolby Sound Room Certified
Stereo speaker Digital Array Mic |
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Battery
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6 Cells, 4.2 ~ 8 hrs*(Windows® XP Home)
* Available on selected models |
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Weight
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1.1 kg
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Infusion
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Sakura, Sweet Pea, Urban Metropolis, White Peony, Pearl White, Fine Ebony
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I noticed that the BIOS shows theres 2 hard drives, and one of them shows up as 4gb. I thought it contained a 12gb SSD? Are there 2 drives in the computer, or was that a glitch in the bios?
As the Atom specially designed for that laptop? I dont recall hearing about it other then for the Eee PC.
That looks like a pretty decent computer, but I couldnt use it as my main computer though. The only time I would like to use that is if I was sitting on a couch watching tv, and just wanted to surf the net or chat with some people. The keyboard would probably cramp my large hands pretty quick (even my 17" HP laptop hurts my hands after a while).
the main point is:
these small beasts are NOT intended for large hands but for
portability and communications (e.g. for software have also a look at the whole set of so called portable apps that run well on these machines)
and that they are doing well
he same is true for their role as companion for school and
kids.
therefore all these complaints about keyboardspace or lacking "gaming power" is ridiculous, to say the least.
furthermore they represent a more than decent substitute for the old winCE handhold pcs at merely triple the price these did cost a few years ago.
additionally is modern multimedia a field where even a lot of existing big notebooks still terribly fail (vista included).
a last point: how could i ever succeed on a celeron 1200 system with only 256 mb memory and win98 / xp?
The small size, weight and price may make this (type of) computer excellent for school-use. When I see my teenage grandchild´s fingers run over the keyboard on the 15" laptop, the reduced keyboard size of the eee PC can´t be a problem. And for the weight: The eee PC 2,43 pounds against 6,3 pounds on the 15" Acer.
I think this review is the best of the about 30 I have read so far about this eeePC 901. And looking forward to get hold of one when its available here i Norway in a couple of weeks. Guess it will be perfect on the road.