It was only made official a short while ago, but Mobile Computer already has a review of the Eee S101. Head over to the site to catch the full review (with plenty of pictures), or check out some highlights I pulled out below:
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"gorgeous", aesthetically pleasing
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underside looks just like the bottom of any netbook; exposed vents and internal parts cover
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keyboard identical to the Eee 1000, still has the annoyingly small shift-key to the right of the up arrow
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large trackpad that matches the lid color, single button instead of separate left/right buttons, click feels good on both ends of the button
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Windows XP version will have 16GB SSD, while Linux will have 32GB
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battery ran for 3 hours and 45 minutes on Battery Eater’s ‘classic’ test [impressive!], over 5 hours with light usage
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runs quietly [reviewers weren't even sure if there was a fan inside], performance matches other 1.6GHz Atom Eee PCs
All of the aforementioned points show the S101 as being a quality product, however it looks like the price will be around $699. Some people may say that the price of the S101 is too high for a netbook, but I say: let’s welcome the broad range of pricing and spec options that consumers now have. Maybe this ‘higher-end’ netbook will spur other companies to bump up the quality of their netbooks, or perhaps offer premium versions of their computers.
October 13th, 2008 at 1:41 am
Only 16GB XP version?
Not 64 and XP version?
Keyboard, it´s english only (i need spanish one?
Come on Chippy, we need more data….
PD: any idea about oher ASUS models (do you remember ASUS´pyramid?)?
October 13th, 2008 at 3:57 am
JLM: I haven’t seen confirmation of a 64GB version yet, but if they do release one, I’m sure you will be able to buy it regardless of the OS and install whichever OS you would like on it.
October 13th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
I really miss the smaller hinge on the 901 series, that gave the eeePc a better appeal.
Talking about ‘cheap’, Asus never seemed to amaze me with their endless STUPIDITY!!!
If they really believe they can reach people under the motto of “the S101 will appeal to people who have so far been put off buying an Eee PC because of its ‘built to a budget’ appearance” they’re even more foolish than I thought!
The essence why many people bought the EeePc701 was because of it’s price!
If they really wanted something better they’d go for a Vaio Core2Duo or something similar, with a 12″ screen.
Asus would do much better selling cheaper than concurrence notebooks.
I see totally no benefit having this notebook over eg: MSI wind, or a Gigabyte netbook.