Asus EEE PC 900 : New Release

After the success of previous EEE PC series, Asus comes back with another cool product, the EEE PC 900. Asus first announce the launch of EEE 900 in their pres release mid Apr 08 but the product will not be in the market until mid May 08 (dates vary between countires).

If you familiar with the previous series (2G, 4G, 8G), then you now that the most requested improvement is a bigger screen (see my previous review here). Despite minor differences on dimension (900 model is very slightly bigger) and weight (900 model is approx 70g heavier than previous models). There are three major improvements in this model, which are :

1. Bigger screen 9" (8.9" to be exact) versus 7" in the previous model (8G and older). See comparison below

2. Bigger storage capacity. This model has 12GB HD for Windows version or 20GB HD for Linux version. The 8GB difference is due to Windows OS requirement.

3. Double RAM capacity with 1GB DDR2, this is twice the RAM of 4G model (8G model already has 1 GB RAM).

Price approx. USD 550 (with Win XP Home pre-installed).

Specs :

Display	8.9” Display, 1024 x 600 resolution
Color	Pearl White, Black
CPU	Intel® Mobile CPU
Processor	Intel Mobile Chipset
Memory	DDR II 1GB
Display Card	Intel UMA
Storage	12GB (4GB built-in + 8GB flash) SSD (Microsoft Windows OS Version) 20GB (4GB built-in +16GB flash) SSD (Linux OS Version)
Audio	HD audio / built-in speakers
Wireless	Built-in 802.11b/g
Camera	1.3M Pixel webcam
Storage Cards	SD / MMC (SDHC)
Input / Output	3xUSB / VGA-out (D-Sub, 15pin) / earphone jack / mic / RJ45 10/100 Mbps
Power	Output: 12V, 36W; Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
Operating System	Windows XP Home / Linux
Dimensions	22.5cm(W) x 17.0cm(D) x 2cm~3.38cm(H)
Weight	0.99 kg