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The original Asus Eee PC,
was announced in 2007 and was known as the 701, it almost certainly one of
the most talked about computers shortly after its
lanch
The specs of the Eee PC 701 were
not that impressive, it featured pretty basic technology. The reason it was
popular? Well that's because it is so tiny, and very reasonably priced. The fact
that the early versions only ran Linux didn't seem to put people off either.
Asus did however ship the Eee PC laptop with windows drivers drivers so that it
was possible to install windows on it yourself if you wanted.
The 901
is an 8.9” version of the Eee PC which is powered using Intel’s new
Atom processor and was launched to update the product line. Although the Atom
doesn’t add much speed to the computer it does make it much more efficient in
terms of battery life.
The 1000 model is
one of the most anticipated computer releases of the year! In countries where it
has been released it has received some very good reviews. Asus will also release
a 1000H model which is identical in spec apart from it using a conventional
80GB hard drive rather than the 40GB SSD. This will be the first ever Eee PC to
contain a hard drive.
Comparing the
specs:
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Asus Eee PC 701
(original) |
Asus Eee PC 901
(8.9”) |
Asus Eee PC 1000
(10”) |
Asus Eee PC 1000H (10” with
HDD) |
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7” |
8.9” 1024x600
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10”/10.2” 1024x600
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Linux Only (Windows drivers
included) |
Windows XP Home
or
Linux |
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900MHz Celeron
(underclocked to 630Mhz) |
Intel Atom
Processor |
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802.11n wireless
network |
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512MB – 1GB
DDR2 |
1 GB DDR
2 |
2 GB DDR
2 |
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2 - 8GB
SSD |
20GB
SSD |
40 GB SSD
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80GB
HDD |
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895 –
990g |
1.1kg |
1.33kg |
1.45kg |
As you should be able to see, the
new models are a great improvement on the older spec, however people that want a
small computer still have to put up with the pretty dire specs of the Eee pc
701. As a second computer the original Asus Eee PC is ideal. Newer models
are being shipped with better specs and even Windows XP installed as standard,
this makes them a much more enticing and useful
computer.
Many other computer manufacturers
have jumped on the bandwagon to provide small computers like the Asus Eee PC ;
other examples include the HP MiniNote 2133 and MSI’s Wind. Many of these models
are also available in different configurations, including conventional and SSD
hard drives.
What does the future
have in store for the Eee PC? Only time will tell, if you listen to the rumors
then there are even plans to launch a desktop Eee PC onto the market at some
time in the future. The future looks very bright for all sub notebook computers,
especially for the Eee PC, which is perhaps the most famous of them
all!
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