The Eee PC 1001P is a budget netbook from Asus. At first glance, it looks a lot like the company’s flagship Eee PC 1005PE netbook. But there are a few minor differences. The Eee PC 1001P doesn’t have 802.11n  and it has a lower capacity battery than the Eee PC 1005PE. But thee Eee PC 1001P also has a few…

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Two new Asus netbooks have hit the streets this week. And when I say new, I mean, netbooks that are incredibly similar to existing models with a few minor differences. Asus Eee PC 1001PX This netbook looks virtually identical to the Asus Eee PC 1001P that’s been available for the past few months. The main difference is that it’s available…

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The Asus Eee PC 1001P has been available for a few months. Now Notebook Italia has spotted a slightly different version called the Eee PC 1001PX which should begin shipping in Italy soon. The Eee PC 1001PX appears to be pretty similar to the 1001P. The primary difference is that it will be available with a choice of Windows XP…

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The Asus Eee PC 1001P is a bit like the kid brother to the recently launched Eee PC 1005PE netbook. While the Eee PC 1005PE comes with 802.11b/g/n WiFi and ships standard with a 6 cell battery (although there are two versions of the battery), the 1001P has 802.11b/g WiFi and comes with either a 3 or 6 cell battery….

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When I reviewed the Asus Eee PC 1005PE, I didn’t really think the display was any dimmer than other netbook screens I’ve tested. But then, I tend to keep display brightness near the middle setting most of the time. But if you’re looking for a brighter display, Asus has issued BIOS updates for the Eee PC 1005PE and 1001P which…

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Asus didn’t make much noise when it launched the Eee PC 1001P recently. The company’s flagship netbooks at the moment are the Eee PC 1008P and 1005PE which both feature Intel Atom Pine Trail processors, Windows 7, Bluetooth and other features that drive up the price. And then there’s the quietly announced Eee PC 1001P. This model comes with 802.11b/g…

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The Eee PC 1001P is the cheapest of the new Pine Trail netbooks from Asus. It features the same basic guts as its more expensive cousins, the Eee PC 1005PE and Eee PC 1008P Karim Rashid Edition. But the 1001P has a lower capacity battery and lacks the 802.11n and Bluetooth wireless connectivity options available on those models. On the…

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The Asus Eee PC 1001P is up for pre-order at Amazon.de, and the netbook is selling for just 249 Euros, or about $357 US. That makes it significantly cheaper than the recently introduced Eee PC 1005P/PE series netbooks, even in Europe where netbooks tend to cost more than in the US. There are  a few things setting the Eee PC…

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While the Asus Eee PC 1005PE got a lot of attention yesterday, it’s not the only new netbook from Asus. The company’s Eee PC 1005P will offer similar specs, but instead of a 250GB hard drive it will have just 160GB. And while the 1005PE has Bluetooth, the 1005P does not. In the press release introducing these new models, Asus…

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