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It’s one thing to see a device unboxed in pictures, but we all know a video tells a million (give or take a few) words. HotHardware’s Dave Altavilla has posted up a sub-5 minute clip detailing the ins and outs of ASUS’ Eee Box B202, and even from an enthusiast of all things cutting-edge, he was pretty impressed by the Atom-powered machine. The most interesting bit is probably the video playback test; we won’t spoil how it handled (or mishandled) 1080p playback for you — jump on past the break and have a look for yourself.

Continue reading ASUS Eee Box B202 detailed and tested on video

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Filed under: Laptops, Storage

Apparently Jerry Shen and the homegirls / boys at ASUS want to get a slice of that sweet cloud pie. According to a report, the computer-maker has launched a service called Eee Storage, which provides 20GB of online storage for Eee PC users, as well as access to downloads of around 3,000 pieces of free software and games. The company hopes to expand the service — which uses a drag and drop interface for file management — into a full blown “store” where users can download music and “various other content.” In the picture above you can see Jerry demonstrating the service to a group of bemused high school reporters.

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We’re not even going to pretend to know what’s going on with whoever’s in charge of approving Eee models at ASUS, but maybe they just like rubber-stamping things, because that’s really the only thing that explains the Eee 900A. The newest member of the overflowing Eee family, the 900A continues the mix-and-match product development trend — it’s basically a 901 in the case of 900, but with a crappier webcam (.3 megapixels) and no Bluetooth. Yep, same 1.6GHz Atom proc, 1GB of RAM and 8 or 16GB SSD as the 901, just in the case of the 900. Why would anyone want to spend €299 ($465) on this? Totally unclear — just like the entire Eee PC lineup.

[Via jkkmobile]

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Filed under: Laptops

Even with Express Gate installed, it took ASUS’ Eee Box a good 35 seconds before an application could be used. On this particular Eee PC 1000, it took around half a minute for the entire system to load. The secret? An ultra-speedy 40GB SSD packed within. Hop on past the break for proof of the feat, but don’t blink for an extraordinarily long period of time.

[Thanks, Roman]

Continue reading Video: SSD-infused Eee PC 1000 boots in 30 seconds

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Filed under: Laptops

Whoa, wait a second. Is ASUS about to plop another Eee PC onto the totally numb-to-this-brand public? As confident as we are that ASUS wouldn’t dare hesitate to dilute its once meaningful Eee moniker even further, we’re still taking this with a morsel or two of salt for now. Spotted on French site Blogeee, a host of new images depict the Eee PC 900 (with a design occasionally preferred over the 901) with an “A” bringing up the rear. It doesn’t take an Intel engineer to guess what that might mean, now does it?

[Via thegadgetsite, thanks K.C.]

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Hey, you remember the Eee PC 701, right? The original netbook, before the category even had a name? The machine we all just called the Eee PC before ASUS booted out an insane array of lightly-differentiated models with a somewhat random naming scheme? Yeah, well, it’s still around, even if the 901 has taken over as the Eee of choice, and if those slides from earlier are to be believed, it’s getting a spec bump. Laptop says the new 701SD will get an Atom processor to go along with a minor case redesign, and come in a few flavors (of course): 701, 701SD, 701SD(30GB HD), 701SD-4G. Sadly, there isn’t any info about pricing available, but with cheap netbooks headed toward $299 and below, here’s hoping ASUS gives us a reason to love the 701 once again.

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The Kira 100 was a decent Eee PC knockoff, but at just north of $475, there was literally no purpose in picking it over the genuine product. The Jointech JL7100, however, really makes ASUS’ darling look mighty unnecessary. Okay, so maybe the fact that this thing relies on WinCE 5.0 rather than, you know, a bona fide laptop operating system is a bit disappointing, but there are sacrifices to be expected here. As for other specifications, you’ll supposedly find a 7-inch 800 x 480 resolution display, Samsung chipset, 64MB (yes, megabytes) of internal storage, 64MB (yes, megabytes) of RAM, a VGA output and three USB ports. We can hear your stifled laughter from here, but your tune may change upon hearing the $99 (USD?) price tag. Told you so.

[Thanks, Sean]

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Filed under: Peripherals, Wireless, Storage

Okay, so there’s clearly a tube that dispenses marshmallows to the ASUS marketing department whenever it comes up with another product to slap the Eee brand on, because this just getting silly. In addition to the countless Eee laptops, Eee Box desktop, Eee monitor, Eee televisions, and other Eee-branded crap, we’re hearing the company is working on a line of accessories, including an external hard drive, optical drive, and WWAN card. None of this is official quite yet, but knowing ASUS, it’ll be out in 30 different varieties by the end of the month.

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ASUS must think that best way to make the Eee PC stand out in the overflowing netbook market is to crank out minor, uninteresting variants of the same models, because otherwise we’re at a total loss to explain today’s appearance of the Eee PC 1000HD. Yeah, that’s the 1000HD, not the 1000H, which we’ve already seen. Ridiculous. Even more ridiculous is that it’s basically the same machine as the Pentium M-based Eee 904, only with the 1000’s 10-inch screen. Right. So now not only are there an endless variety of Eee models, the model numbers themselves don’t indicate anything logical: the Eee 901 is faster than the 904, which uses the basic case of the 1000 but shares a processor with the 900 and 1000HD — but not the 1000 or 1000H, which are Atom-based like the 901. Hmm, Easy to learn, Easy to work, Easy to play — not easy to buy might be your big problem here, ASUS.

[Via Mobile Stylus]

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It’s only been on sale for six days, but the pricetag on the Eee PC 1000H just dropped by $100, down to $549. We’re not sure if early buyers will get that extra Benny back, but it certainly can’t hurt to ask — and ASUS, while you’re at it, how about taking a little off the 901 as well?

[Via Mobile Stylus; thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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With a name like instant-on, it just has to be quick, right? Well, sort of. The cool cats over at Laptop paradoxically got to play with ASUS latest ExpressGate-equipped desktop, the Eee Box. Upon mashing the power button and clicking the stopwatch, it took 11 seconds to get to the main ExpressGate page, where users could select the browser, photo viewer, Pidgin chat or Skype button. Upon clicking browser, they found that it took 25 more seconds to push through and get Firefox up and running, putting the grand total for quick clickers at 35 seconds from startup to being on the web. Hit the read link for more coverage of the ExpressGate Olympics, complete with a video that takes 1 to 10 seconds to load depending on connection speed.

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We still think ASUS should cut the number of available Eee laptops down to something a little more reasonable, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen anytime soon — the company just made with UK pricing on the 901, 904, and 1000. The Atom-based 901 will come in at £299 ($592), while the slower 904 (which is essentially a 900 in the 1000’s body) will set you back £269 ($533). The Atom-based 10-inch 1000 itself will run £349 ($691) for an 80GB hard drive version or £369 ($731) for a 40GB SSD edition. We’d say the sweet spot here remains the 901 if you can handle the smaller keyboard, but it’s not like you’re hurting for netbook options.

[Via Slashdot]

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Alright, raise your hand if the deluge of minor new Eee PC models like yesterday’s random launch of a 16GB 900 has you totally befuddled. Yeah, that’s what we thought — and apparently what ASUS UK thinks, too, because a new chart listing all the various Eee configurations is up on its site. One problem though: it’s also confusing as hell. Just the first two rows are an insane mish-mash of model numbers and pre-loaded operating systems, and we’re loving the unlabeled row at the bottom that marks all the Linux machines as “XP Compatible.” Thanks, ASUS. All that said, however, it does look like the 901 still the Eee to buy — so maybe it’s time to start trimming this ridiculous list down, guys.

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ASUS’s newest, Atom-based 900 series Eee PCs may be fast approaching availability, but it looks like the company is still doing its best to get as many plain old Celeron-based Eee PC 900s out the door as possible, with it now offering up a $100 rebate on the already low-priced laptop. That brings the price down to $449, which is certainly a decent enough bargain compared to the $599 the updated Eee PC 901 will supposedly be going for — Amazon price mix-ups notwithstanding. From the looks of it, both Amazon and ZaReason are offering in the rebate (good ’til July 31th) at the moment, but we’d expect the offer to start showing up at other retailers before too long as well.

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We know pretty much everything about Asus’ Atom-powered Eee Box — we even have a bevvy of pretty pictures — but as of yet we didn’t know exactly how much the little bugger was going to cost. Fret not, for we now can tell you that the Wii-like computer will cost £199 ($392) — including keyboard and mouse — and will pack an 80GB HDD and a DVI out. It will come with Windows XP Home pre-installed while those two USB ports are confirmed. No word yet on stateside pricing and release date, but we’ll keep our eyes open.

[Thanks, Joe]

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You know it’s getting bad when even Amazon can’t tell all the flavors of the Eee PC apart — a listing for an “Eee PC 900″ with 16GB of flash and an Atom processor just went live on the etailer’s site with a pre-order price of $399. Those are actually the specs and tasty price of the long-awaited Eee 901, so we’re going to say that ASUS’s endless stream of minor new Eee models has everyone confused, and that the 901 looks like it’s ready to drop — is the is the Eee that’ll finally make you take the plunge?

[Thanks, Carl]

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You know it’s getting bad when even Amazon can’t tell all the flavors of the Eee PC apart — a listing for an “Eee PC 900″ with 16GB of flash and an Atom processor just went live on the etailer’s site with a pre-order price of $399. Those are actually the specs and tasty price of the long-awaited Eee 901, so we’re going to say that ASUS’s endless stream of minor new Eee models has everyone confused, and that the 901 looks like it’s ready to drop — is this the Eee that’ll finally make you take the plunge?

Update: NewEgg just went live with the 12GB XP-based 901 for $599.999999. Shipping today. Also, Amazon is now listing XP and Linux-based 901s for the same price although still as pre-orders. Our advice: stay away from the so-called Atom-based Eee PC 900 until Amazon claifies the configuration.

[Via I4U, thanks Carl]

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