Asus has quietly upgraded a half dozen of its 10 inch netbooks with shiny new 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N570 dual core processors. We already knew that the Eee PC 1015PX packed the latest dual core Atom chip, but the folks at Netbook News also spotted new versions of several other netbooks with Atom N570 […]
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Asus gives the Eee PC 1008P a dual core upgrade… in Germany
While Asus, like most PC makers, is expected to unveil a new line of netbooks and other computers at CES next month, the company currently appears to be going through its current lineup and offering a few spec bumps here and there. The folks at NetbookNews.de noticed that the Eee PC 1008P, for instance, has […]
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Asus Eee PC 1008P Karim Rashid netbook reviewed, liked — despite high price tag
The Asus Eee PC 1008P Karim Rashid Edition is the most expensive 10 inch netbook you can currently buy from Asus. That’s largely because it’s super thin and sports a designer edition lid, more RAM and hard drive space than most netbooks and Windows 7 Home Premium. But is that enough to justify spending $500 […]
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Asus Eee PC 1008P Karim Rashid Edition reviewed
The Asus Eee PC 1008P Karim Rashid Edition is a distinctive looking nettop, thanks to its designer edition crocodile-style cover. It’s also one of the thinnest netbooks on the market, measuring just 1 inch thick. Engadget has posted a review of the laptop and the good news is that it looks as good in person […]
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Asus Eee PC 1008P comes with 2 batteries… in Italy and France
The Asus Eee PC 1008P Karim Rashid Edition is an ultrathin netbook that’s pretty much the same shape and size as the Eee PC 1008HA. But while you can’t easily replace the battery on the Eee PC 1008HA, the 1008P has a battery door that lets you remove the battery and swap it out for […]
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Asus Eee PC 1008P Karim Rashid Edition unboxed, tested
The Asus Eee PC 1008P Karim Rashid Edition is a designer netbook that features the same basic layout as the Asus Eee PC 1008HA. On the inside, it’s basically the same netbook as the Eee PC 1005PE, with an Atom N450 processor, 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 1GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive, […]
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Asus to bundle netbooks with Boingo WiFi software, discounts
Asus has reached an agreement with Boingo Wireless to bundle the WiFi hotspot operator’s software with new Asus Eee PC notebooks. Basically, if you pick up an Asus Eee PC 1005PE, 1008P, or 1201N, there’s good chance it will come preloaded with Boingo software for connecting to the 125,000 WiFi hotspots around the world. Unfortunately, […]
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Asus Eee PC 1008P Karim Rashid edition
The Asus Eee PC 1008P is basically an updated version of the Asus Eee PC 1008HA with an Atom N450 processor replacing the older Atom N280 CPU. Cosmetically the only real difference is that the new model has a chiclet style keyboard with space between the keys. But there’s also a limited edition version of […]
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Asus Eee PC 1008P is a high-fashion Pinetrail netbook
Designer netbooks are all the rage, apparently. Today’s new model is designed by Karim Rashid, and it’s all kinds of glossy, crocodile skin sexy. Available in both chocolate brown and hot pink tones, the Asus Eee PC 1008P’s shell is painted up like a crocodile handbag straight out of Neiman Marcus. It’s essentially an upmarket […]
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Asus Eee PC 1005P with Pine Trail CPU in the works
It looks like some of the first netbooks from Asus to use the upcoming Intel Atom Pine Trail chipset will be minor variations on existing netbooks. We’d already seen evidence of a new Eee PC 1008P. Now there’s a BIOS file hanging out on the Asus support site for an unannounced netbook called the Eee […]