Eee PC 900; official details, retail promo video

Posted April 15, 2008 at 09:47 AM by Robert Nelson

Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Laptops

Well the international roll-out has begun for the Eee PC 900. The new ultra-portable has already been launched in Hong Kong and the UK, with France getting theirs on April 17 and Taiwan on either April 22 or April 24. No word on release dates for other areas, hopefully they will follow shortly.

While it would be nice to have seen, or at least confirm a US release date, we can confirm that many of the expected specs held true. The Eee PC 900 features an 8.9-inch display with a 1024 x 600 resolution, a 900 Mhz Intel Celeron processor, 1GB of RAM, 12GB SSD, a 1.3-megapixel webcam and the multi-touch trackpad.

Overall its still a little disappointing and kind of feels like a rushed release. Hopefully the next-next generation Eee’s will offer a little more processing power. There are a few good points to mention however, the processor gives you the option in the BIOS to be run at either 900Mhz or a slower 630Mhz, this will give you some flexibility of either (albeit slightly) more power or longer battery life. Users will also be able to easily get at and upgrade the RAM, and the overall dimensions are the same as the current Eee PC 701.

Basically the Eee PC 900 offers a larger screen, bigger SSD, and comes standard with more RAM. While these are improvements I am not sure the 900 will be able to live up to the hype. Keep reading to watch the retail promo video, which shows not only the new Eee PC 900, but a comparison with the Eee PC 701.

Via [jkkmobile]