ASUS EEEPC notebooks

Asus Eee PC 1000

Manufacturer:Asus
UK Price:£338.99 (free delivery)
US Price:$685 (free delivery)

Asus’ Eee PC line has come a long, long way over the past twelve months – too far some would say, arguing that the gigantically strong brand of ultra mobile notebooks has been diluted by a later focus on needless peripherals and incremental upgrades.

That’s a view I sympathise with to a degree. I remember when the very first Eee PCs first rolled off the production line and I quickly snapped up a 701 all for myself, though lately it’s been hard to pry it from the white-knuckled claws of my girlfriend. My own fault admittedly, I tried and failed to fix her computer recently.

Shortly after the release of the Eee PC 701 though, the market began to be flooded. Eee-alikes appeared like a plague and Asus sought to capitalise on the strength of a brand that had become the flagship of an entirely new laptop form factor.

The Eee PC 900 was released, then the 901, 904, 904HD each of them coming with Windows and Linux variations in multiple colours and with more options and extras than you could shake a fistful of sub-notebooks at. There were Atom and non-Atom CPU options and all this without mentioning the assorted peripherals like the Eee PC writing pad or Wii-alike motion controller.

Source: Computer Hardware News