Asus showed at the CeBIT tradeshow in Germany a new version of its EEE PC laptop with a wider screen.
Like the current models, the Eee PC 900 series will have a clamshell design & run a version of the Linux operating system. In addition, Asus says it will be ready to have Microsoft Windows installed on them if the user wants to, according to Brighthand.com.
The most obvious change in the upcoming version will be the 8.9-inch display, up from 7 inches.
In addition, versions of the Eee PC 900 will have up to 1 GB of RAM and storage capacity of up to 12 GB, much more than in the current versions.
These new Eee PCs will cost 400 Euro each & will be available in the summer of this year to select countries on the 1st wave of launch.
When the second generation of this device will be released in the US & will cost in this part of the world, is not yet known.
Specifications
As the Eee PC 900 is still a few months away from its launch, some of the specifications of this model are still tenative:
Processor: Intel Celeron M ULV 900MHz (may be changed to newer processor)
