The New Generation Eee PC
March 4th, 2008 | by rey |
Just a few hours ago Engadget, while at the 2008 Cebit, posted pictures of the “New Generation” Asus Eee PC which is due to hit the market mid-2008.
Asus is a little mum about the Intel processor chip that’s under the hood of this baby but they gave indications that there will be units configured with 1GB for RAM and 8GB to 12GB SSDs for storage.
The main attraction, I’d say, would be the 8.9″ screen with 1024×600 resolution compared to the current offering’s 7″ screen with 800×480 pixels. Web surfing will be a lot more comfortable and convenient on the Next Generation Eee that’s for sure.
Asus gives the New Generation Eee PC or Eee PC 900, as it’s rumored to be called, a €399 pricetag which converts to roughly $600. A bit pricey wouldn’t you think? But hey it’s a fourth the price of other similarly, if not larger, sized UMPCs. I’d go get one just for it’s ultra-portability.
Its essentially the current Eee PC with a much nicer screen and who knows faster CPU? It’s a wee bit taller too with a slightly bigger touch pad based on the picture above. We won’t know about the CPU until the press conference which will officially announce the New Generation Asus Eee PC which is scheduled for tomorrow.
See more pics of this baby here and here.
