Asus announces Eee PC ultra-portable specification

by Julian Prokaza
on Tue 16 Oct 2007 6 Comments

Asus Eee PCUpdate: New PR shots of the Eee PC added.

The RM miniBook goes on sale in just a couple of weeks, but in the meantime, Asus has revealed the specifications of the Eee PC on which it's based.

All four models support either Linux or Windows, but it's down to the individual reseller to determine which operating system is supplied (RM will be supplying a custom version of Linux) -- and the price. Asus UK will be selling the 4G model for £219 inc VAT.

Updated: Clove Technology now has the Eee PC 4G (listed as the PC 701) available for pre-order for £219.72 inc VAT.

The range starts with the 256Mb RAM / 2Gb SSD storage Eee PC 2G Surf, and goes up to the 1Gb RAM/ 8Gb SSD Eee PC 8G. I have no idea why the low-end model is called the 'Surf' - it certainly doesn't have the optional 3G module.

The high-end models have higher capacity batteries - 5200mAh, compared to 440mAh, but Asus reckons that this only equates to 40 minutes more battery life.

Read our hands-on report of the RM Asus miniBook here.

 

Model Name Eee PC 8G Eee PC 4G Eee PC 4G Surf Eee PC 2G Surf
Display 7in 7in 7in 7in
Processor & chipset Mobile Intel Celeron-M ULV 900MHz, Intel UMA graphics Mobile Intel Celeron-M ULV 900MHz, Intel UMA graphics Mobile Intel Celeron-M ULV 900MHz, Intel UMA graphics Mobile Intel Celeron-M ULV 900MHz, Intel UMA graphics
Operating System Linux or
Windows XP 		Linux or
Windows XP 		Linux or
Windows XP 		Linux or
Windows XP
Ethernet Communication Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g 802.11b/g 802.11b/g 802.11b/g
Memory 1G (DDR2) 512 MB (DDR2) 512 MB (DDR2) 256 MB (DDR2)
SSD capacity 8Gb 4Gb 4Gb 4Gb
Camera Yes Yes No No
Audio Hi-Definition audio
Stereo speaker
Microphone 		Hi-Definition audio
Stereo speaker
Microphone 		Hi-Definition audio
Stereo speaker
Microphone 		Hi-Definition audio
Stereo speaker
Microphone
Battery 4 Cells: 5200 mAh, 3.5hrs* 4 Cells: 5200 mAh, 3.5hrs* 4 Cells: 4400 mAh,2.8hrs* 4 Cells: 4400 mAh,2.8hrs*
Weight 0.92 kg 0.92 kg 0.92 kg 0.92 kg
* Specification changes are subject to different models
* Actual battery life will depend on actual operations and other settings.
* Product contains software under GPL license agreement
Originally published on www.mobilecomputermag.co.uk, now incorporated into Broadband Genie
© Dennis Publishing

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  • neutral

    by at 20:33 on 10 Nov 2007Report abuse

    Perfect for Students!!Think about it, most students need a laptop, this can be used for application such as word, excel and powerpoint with ease, stores enough space for 8GB of hard drive space. on the 8G, lets say about 5GB of space you can actually use for work documents, most documetn are no more than 4MB a scratch compared to what it can store.You can't get anything cheaper than £499 its almost half the price and well worth the money,Anyone whos a student needs something light, affordable, not rediculously priced or most importantly not over ambitious with the specification!

  • neutral

    by at 12:28 on 12 Nov 2007Report abuse

    Does anyone know if you can preorder the 8G in the UK?

  • neutral

    by at 09:41 on 28 Nov 2007Report abuse

    Richard I\\'m wondering the same thing. I\\'ve had a look around the net and can\\'t find anything about the 8GB on pre-order though. Can anyone help?

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    by at 22:25 on 30 Nov 2007Report abuse

    Gave mine to the wife didn't get it back for two hours, AND she didn't even notice it wasn't Windows! Everyone from MCSE techies to typical users thinks its great. ASUS are onto a wiiner. Roll on the business version!

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    by at 19:59 on 20 Feb 2008Report abuse

    Yeah my next laptop could very well be one of these, I use Linux as I have no practical use for windows.I just hope they can keep up with demand.Paul

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    by tom at 16:54 on 10 Sep 2008Report abuse

    wat i wanna know iscan u plzy games on it?like an online mmorpg or something

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