Asus introduced four new Eee PC models today. The Eee PC X101CH is a new $269 mini-laptop with a 10 inch display, an Intel Atom N2600 Cedar Trail processor, and a 3 cell battery. The Eee PC 1025C and 1025CE are a little fancier, thanks to higher capacity batteries, an extra USB port, and the option for a model with…
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For the last few years Asus netbooks have all featured a “seashsell” inspired design, which is basically a fancy way of saying they were wider in the back than the front, but had a little bit of a curvature near the very back of the laptop. Now Notebook Italia reports that Asus is preparing to introduce a new design for…
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Last month AMD rolled out several new processors, including the 1.33 GHz AMD C-60 low power chip with a TDP of 9W and Radeon HD 6290 graphics with a clock speed ranging from 276 MHz to 400 MHz. Now it looks like one of the first C-60 powered computers is up for order in Germany. The new Asus Eee PC 1015BX…
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Update: On February 29th, 2012 Microsoft released Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Everything works out of the box on my aging Asus netbook, including wireless. But I did need to download a driver from Intel in order to adjust the screen resolution so that I could use the Windows Store and Metro style apps. The Windows 8 Developer Preview is now…
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The Asus Eee PC X101 is the thinnest and lightest 10 inch netbook to date from Asus, and it’s the first to run MeeGo Linux. But in a Q&A posted on the Asus Tech in Style website, product manager Brian Tang says one of the reasons for the slim design is that Asus doesn’t just want the X101 to compete…
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Most of the time when someone says they’re trying to update or downgrade the BIOS on their computer, they simply mean they want to change the software running on the BIOS. But sometimes that’s not so easy to do without physically modifying the BIOS chips — and that’s exactly what Eee User forum member naviathan figured out how to do…
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When Asus unveiled the Eee PC X101 this morning there were three remarkable things about the 10 inch netbook. First, it was thinner and lighter than most laptops with 10 inch displays. Second, the netbook will be available with a choice of Windows 7 or MeeGo Linux. And third, the Eee PC X101 will be one of the cheapest netbooks…
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Asus has launched its first 10 inch netbook with an Intel Atom N570 dual core 1.66 GHz processor. It’s called the Eee PC 1015PX, and it looks pretty much just like every other recent 10 inch mini-laptop from Asus. It’s just has a processor that’s a tiny bit faster. The Eee PC 1015PX most closely resembles the Eee PC1015PEM which…
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The Asus Eee PC 1215B is the first 12 inch portable notebook from Asus to ship with an AMD Fusion chip. It’s available with an AMD C-30 single core low power processor or a C-50 or E-350 dual core processor. All three models include integrated AMD Radeon HD graphics which are capable of handling 1080p video playback without breaking a…
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The Asus Eee PC 1015B and 1215B mini-laptops with AMD chips won’t ship in the US until April, but the company has been showing the computers off for a few months. Now Asus has posted official product pages on its web site for each model. As expected, the Eee PC 1015B features a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display…
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Asus made a name for itself with its line of Eee PC netbooks, first introduced in 2007. But while netbooks have been a major part of the company’s lineup over the last few years, Asus is also focusing on higher priced notebooks and other products such as the recently announced line of Eee Pad and Eee Slate tablets. That doesn’t…
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A few days ago Asus released a teaser for a new product called the Eee PC Sirocco. At the time, all we knew as that the tag line for the product was “making waves.” Now we know that Asus wasn’t talking about actually making waves in the industry with a new and innovative product. The waves are basically a textured…
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