My Eee PC 1000H is currently running Windows XP, so I haven’t had a chance to check this out for myself, but Sascha at Eee PC News.de reports that there’s a new version of Xandros available for Eee PC 701 users. Xandros 1.6.1 adds a few new icons and programs to the easy mode launcher, including an Eee Connect feature,…

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I’ve heard of people running Windows XP, Vista, Mac OS X, and every imaginable flavor of Linux on various Eee PC models. But Jair2k4 decided that rather than try to get the latest and greatest operating system up and running, it might be fun to take a little trip back in time and install DOS and Windows 3.11. The verdict?…

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Geeks.com is selling the Eee PC 4G 701 for just $299. This computer sold for $399 when Asus first introduced it less than a year ago. But since launching the Eee PC 701, Asus has put out over a dozen new Eee PC units, which has helped drived down the cost on the mini-notebook that started it all. The Eee…

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If you have your eye on a new Asus Eee PC 901 or 1000 but think 8.9 or 10 inches might be a bit more screen than you need, fear not. Asus will soon be releasing its first update in some time to the 701 series with its 7 inch display and big black bezel. The Eee PC 701SD was…

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Science fiction and fantasy publisher Tor Books is preparing to launch a new web site. And to build buzz, the company is giving away an Eee PC hand-painted by artist Donato Giancola. The artwork is pretty slick, but even more impressive is this short video showing the painting process.  It’s not clear from the contest page what model this is,…

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Think the $600 Eee PC 901 is a bit pricey? If you’re in Japan, you can apparently pick up an older Eee PC 701 4G for just about 100 yen, or less than $1 US. What’s the catch? You’ve got to sign up wireless data plan which will cost you the equivalent of $30 to $65 per month. That’s still…

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PC World India is reporting that the Eee PC 901 will hit the streets in “late June” and that Asus will be dropping the price of Eee PC 701 and Eee PC 900. I’m taking this information with a grain of salt, since I haven’t seen an official launch date yet and because computer makers have a tendency to miss…

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Engadget snagged a photo of an Asus Eee PC 701 sitting next to a 901 900, sitting next to a 1000. And as expected, the Eee PC 1000 is larger than its siblings, but not exactly enormous. If you look closely you can see that the Eee PC 901 900 is also a tiny bit larger than the Eee PC…

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Taiwanese web store Mobile01 is selling a touchscreen kit for the Eee PC 701. If I’m translating the page correctly (and I’m not at all certain that I am), you can pick up the kit for 2,350 Taiwanese dollars, which is about the equivalent of $77 US.The kit is somewhat cleverly called “Easy to Touch,” which is obviously a play…

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Buy an Eee PC and Asus will throw in a little slip cover. But if you’re looking for something that offers a bit more protection or style, there are at least a dozen other options out there. Not bad for a PC that’s only been on the market for about half a year.Pocketables has a nice roundup of 12 different…

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The folks at Popular Science have posted an article on Eee PC hacking. They upgraded the RAM, added an internal Bluetooth module, and slapped some extra flash memory into their unit. And to be perfectly honest, absolutely none of this is new. People have been making these mods since day one. But the picture that goes along with the article…

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Eee hacker extraordinaire jkkmobile, the guy who brought us the first touchscreen Eee PC mod, has answered the age-old question: will an Eee PC 900 screen work on an Eee PC 701. The answer? Kind of.For the most part, the Eee PC 900 and 701 hardware is identical. Sure, the Eee PC 900 has a larger, multi-touch touchpad and a…

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