Hot on the heels of the Eee PC X101H Windows netbook, the Asus Eee PC X101 with MeeGo Linux has made an appearance at the FCC web site. That makes sense, since the little laptop is already up for pre-order in the US and expected to go on sale in September. The FCC listing includes […]
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Asus Eee PC X101 MeeGo Linux netbook up for order, ships in September
Asus plans to start shipping the Eee PC X101 netbook in September. First introduced in May, the X101 will be one of the cheapest 10 inch netbooks ever to hit the market. The netbook has a 1.33 GHz Intel Atom N435 low power processor, a low capacity 3 cell battery, and an 8GB solid state […]
Asus Eee PC X101H netbook hits the FCC
The Asus Eee PC X101 is a $200 netbook designed to use an 8GB solid state disk and run MeeGo Linux. Asus plans to launch the mini-laptop in the US later this summer. But the company is also working on a slightly different version called the Eee PC X101H which will have a higher capacity […]
Asus to launch its $200 Eee PC X101 netbook in July?
When I got a chance to check out the Eee PC X101 last week, an Asus rep told me that it was scheduled to hit the streets this summer. Now the folks at DigiTimes think they’ve narrowed the time frame. Industry sources say the netbook will drop in July. I’d take that news with a […]
Hands-on with the Asus Eee PC X101 $200 netbook
Asus plans to launch the Eee PC X101 10 inch netbook this summer for just under $200. That will give the X101 the lowest launch price of any netbook with an Intel Atom chip. You can occasionally find old, used, or refurbished models for that price, but I’ve never seen a netbook hit the shelves […]
Intel officially unveils Atom N435 chip for low cost netbooks
Intel has officially introduced a new low power Atom N435 processor for budget netbooks. Intel’s announcement comes a few days after we started seeing mini-laptops with the chip including the Asus Eee PC X101 $200 netbook and a new version of the Lenovo IdeaPad S100. PC World reports that Acer will also offer a netbook […]
There’s a reason the $200 Eee PC X101 will be so cheap
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 […]
Asus Eee PC X101: $200 netbook that will run MeeGo Linux or Windows 7
Asus is getting back into the Linux netbook game with the introduction of the Eee PC X101. The company is positioning the new netbook as a thin and light model, measuring just 0.7 inches thick and weighing just 2.1 pounds. Those figures aren’t exactly revolutionary, but they do mean that the new netbook will be […]