The first Asus netbook was a model with a 7 inch display. The Eee PC 701 was successful enough as a product to kick-start the netbook revolution, but it had a low resolution screen and a cramped keyboard. So about half a year after its launch, Asus introduced a series of models with 8.9 inch […]
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Asus Eee PC 900HA sacrifices keyboard to become a tablet PC
One of the things I love about netbooks is the nearly-full sized keyboards. Try as I might, I just can’t be as productive on a touchscreen-only device. I do too much typing during the day, and rely on keyboard shortcuts to get much of my work done (although the gesture support on tablets like the […]
Asus Eee PC 900A for $230 from Best Buy
Best Buy has slashed the price on the Eee PC 900A yet again, this time all the way down to $230. The netbook comes with an 8.9 inch display, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a 4GB solid state disk. This particular model runs Xandros Linux, but you can easily install […]
Best Buy cuts Eee PC 900A price to $279.99
Netbook prices are creeping ever closer to the magic $199 price point. Just a few weeks ago, I posted a list of 13 netbooks for $399 or less, including the Asus Eee PC 900A that Best Buy was selling for $299. Now Best Buy has slashed the price by $20, meaning you can pick up […]
Asus Eee PC 900A reviewed – Video
The Asus Eee PC 900A is basically an Eee PC 900 with an Intel Atom CPU instead of the Intel Celeron chip that ships with the original. Jkkmobile has been playing with one for a little while, and he’s posted an extensive 27 minute video review. If you prefer the case styling of the Eee […]
Asus Eee PC 900A gets dissected
When some people get a new computer they can’t wait to get it home so they can surf the web, play video games, or write TPS reports. Jkkmobile is a different breed. The first thing he does with a new PC is take it apart and look at its insides to see how he can […]
Asus Eee PC 900A won’t take older Eee PC batteries
There’s good news and bad news on the Eee PC 900A front. Jkkmobile reports that the upcoming laptop has the same size and form factor as the Eee PC 900, right down to the RAM access panel on the back making it easy to upgrade the computer’s memory. That’s something you don’t find on every […]
Eee PC 900A explored on video, priced at €299 in Germany
We’ve heard a lot about the upcoming Asus Eee PC 900A over the last few days. We’ve found out that it’s virtually identical to the Eee PC 900 but that it swaps out the 900MHz Intel Celeron CPU for a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor. But one thing that we haven’t seen is an official price. […]
Asus Eee PC 900A gets all official and stuff
It’s official: Asus is pulling yet another Eee PC out of its very, very large hat. The Asus Eee PC 900A, which we first started to hear about a few weeks ago, is indeed virtually identical to the Eee PC 900. But there’s one major difference: The new model packs an Intel Atom CPU. The […]
Asus Eee PC 900A coming soon (at least to Germany)
It’s official, the A in the Eee PC 900A stands for Atom. Or maybe not, but according to German retailer ComTech, the computer certainly has an Intel Atom CPU. Here’s what else it has: RAM: 1GB Display: 8.9 inch 1024 x 600 pixel screen Storage: 8GB SSD (16GB version coming soon) Connectivity: Ethernet, 802.11b/g Expansion: […]