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The Eee PC 4G-X with Windows XP pre-installed that we recently told you about is also set to be coming to the US market. Originally launched in Japan this past Thursday, the 4G-X is expected to be available in the States sometime in late February or early March.

The Japanese launch will include the Eee PC with Windows XP, 4GB SDHC card, optical mouse and free access to the NTT WiFine network for a very nice price of around $468. No word on the US price point or whether it will ship with the extra goodies.

Read [CNET]

A new version of the Asus Eee PC has been announced, this new model will be available in Japan only and is Linux-free. The new model will instead be running Windows XP Home Edition and will be called the 4G-X. Specs are similar to the standard 4G that we currently have and include the 7-inch 800 x 480 display, 900Mz Intel Celeron M processor, 512MB of RAM, three USB ports, SD card reader, ethernet port, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g and a 0.3-megapixel webcam.

There are some other goodies included though, the 4G-X is also bundled with a 4G SDHC card, optical mouse and free access to the NTT WiFine hotspot network. The 4G-X will go on sale beginning Friday and retail for ¥50,000, which is around $468 US.

No word if or when this Windows XP version will hit the states, but don’t forget its a fairly simple process to switch your Eee over to Windows, that is provided you can follow some simple instructions.

Read [The Register]