The new ASUS netbook is a low-cost model being test-marketed in Japan. Called the ASUS Eee PC 1000HT, the new machine is somewhat minimalist and looks a lot like the ASUS Eee PC 1000H minus 802.11n and Bluetooth.
Here are the specs:
- CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270
- Display: 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixels
- Memory: 1GB
- Storage: 160GB HDD
- OS: Windows XP Home
- Connectivity: Ethernet, 802.11b/g WiFi
- I/O: Mic, Headphone, SDHC card slot, VGA, 3 USB 2.0
- Battery: 6 cell, 6.4 hours (max)
- Dimensions: 10.5? x 7.5? x 1.5?
- Weight: 3.2 pounds
Japanese consumers are expecting the netbook at 37,800 yen – about $421 US. If you take into account price differences between US and Japanese markets, however, one might reasonably expect the netbook to go for around $300 if you found it in the United States. Not bad for a netbook with a 6-cell battery.
The ASUS keyboards tend to irk typists with their weirdly placed shift keys, but for the rest of us it shouldn't be impossible to get used to.
Via ASUS.
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