Asus Eee PC 900 With XP And Bigger Display Hits UK April 16, 2008

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The little Eee PC from Asus has created quite a stir since its launch and now we have the new and improved version, the Eee PC 900.

Shown off here first a few months back, it's launching here in the UK on May 1. The 900’s most noticeable difference is the bigger display, now at a yummy 8.9in, versus the 7in one from the original.

It also sports a better resolution of 1,024 x 600, up from 800 x 480. Sadly, the new model also uses the 900Mhz Celeron M processor and not the rumoured Intel Atom, which would have cranked things up on the performance front. Battery life is a healthy 3.5 hours.

Memory has been boosted from 512MB to 1GB and the whole package still weighs in at just under 1Kg. There are two new storage options available with the 900, a 20GB SSD in the Linux OS version and a 12GB SSD in the new Windows XP model.

Why only 12GB for the XP model, considering XP takes up a lot more space than Linux? The price of an XP licence, perchance? Anyway, both cost £329. If you have XP already, then buy the Linux model and load it up.

Both models sport a multi-touch touchpad to annoy Apple, but it only works with certain apps.

There’s an updated 7in model with 4GB of flash storage, 512MB of Dram and running XP for £249.-Martin Lynch

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