why do you even care? They obviously don't even care about this sales kit. Yet here you are, picking apart this sales kit that some joe schmo was paid by ASUS to put together.

The guy who made the sales kit is in the same boat as you.

His assignment is: Come up with some crap we can put into a sales kit. Put some stock photos in there, and write some crap about it being “elite.”

Your goal: Write an article about anything, so that you can have some new content on this site. People will assume that this site is updated often, and visit more often. Content has ZERO substance, or basically PLAGIARIZED crap, just like 90% of the blogs out there, yet you have to “sellout” and push this BS so that you keep a stream of steady visitors to get some of that ad money.

Ok, I'll bite. The target market?

How about the person who dropped $3500 on a Sony Picturebook, several years ago, and can't find a good replacement for it.

How about the person who dropped $1500 on a Sharp MP30 not that many years ago, and thinks that they could really use something a bit smaller and slimmer?

How about the person who was going to pull the trigger on the Panasonic R7 when the price hit $1800, but didn't because weakness of the dollar pushed the R7 back to $3000?

How about anybody at all who has been watching ultraportable prices for more than a year, and knows that $700 is a smokin deal for such a slim and light computer?

The target market? It's me.

wow hate bloggers much?

i enjoy reading it, thanks for posting.

Plagiarized? It appears to me that everything is attributed and linked for your convenience in case you want more information. (Was he supposed to go out and photograph his own brochure?) Maybe you've got time to scan scores of netbook and gadget sites daily for news about this fascinating subject, but I sure don't. I really appreciate having somebody else do that for me. As far as I know, this is the only site that seems comprehensive, so, if I come here first, I'm not likely to miss much.

As for the brochure, a lot of Asian advertising seems sappy and funny to me, like Asus saying that the housewife can easily carry an Eee PC from room to room with her so she can type up her grocery list while vacuuming and laundering. I think their target market is really the average Asian businessman who would like to be a pilot, explorer, freelance writer, etc.

To me the S101 seems a little too glitzy, with its “crystals” and glossy finish (reminds me of my Duncan yoyo, Yo , for the average western businessman, but we have a lot of businesswomen, and maybe some geeks who like funky stuff. But it sure is light and trim.

You can consider Fujitsu U1010. or in the US, U810. The cheapest U series. 0.61kg. My favourite part.

The only two “Downsides” – 5.6 inch screen, 2hrs battery life.

But the capablities on that machine made it a very good mobile device with touchscreen, 3G, tablet functionalities, dedicated handheld buttons, and cost less than the S101 in my place here, and a bit more than acer aspire one.

I also only have basic needs. My deal is if there is a manufacturer that can comes out with something BIG and LIGHT and CHEAP and LONG battery life, i will go for it. Of course those 4 components are contradictory to each other.

I like the Sony VAIO TZ series, and MacBook Air. They have bigger resolutions, bigger screen, ultraslim and light and have long battery life but they are super expensive.

Asus eee series are great and cheap, i prefer a bigger screen without compromising the weight. but as they get bigger, they get heavier. (1000H weight 1.45kg?!?!) Weight is really important to me. And all the netbook i have seen, S101 seems to fit me, on the plus, it looks executive and nicer and is thinner than most netbooks. It comes with a few hundred dollar increase but is still within budget. the best thing is that it is thinner and is at a winning 1.1kg and has a 10 inch screen.

Currently S101 fits me, big screen, super light, thin is a plus, if they can be big and fat but light, i will take it too, and the price is fine by me although i know everyone is saying add a few hundred more and you get a normal notebook with bigger screen and a DVD drive. But those things are heavy man…

If netbook can fit a DVD multi drive in, that is going to be way cool. the Asus U2E did that with 11 inch and is light, but it is as expensive as the cheapest Sony TZ at my place. of course their performances are way better but basic needs can be met with the performances of netbooks.

Asus S121 is coming out. Everything looks very good but it will be definitely be expensive. 512 SSD?? the S101 has 16 GB only.