Earlier this month, some details about the new Eee PC 900 were shown at the Cebit 2008. Now more specs are known & it sure looks very promising!
The Eee PC 900 features an 8.9 inch (1024x600 resolution supported) display along with more SSD storage space (8GB for Windows XP, 12GB for Xandros Linux) compared to the current EEE PC models. Also the Eee PC 900 will support HDDs in the future along with Intel's Diamondville-based Intel Atom processor for increased performance & battery life.
"In the near future, we also are trying to support one-day computing which would provide more than 8 hours. I think in May we might be closer to providing that," according to ASUS CEO Jerry Shen.
Dailytech.com published a wealth of new information (and pictures) on the new Eee PC 900. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website is abuzz with a new entry detailing ASUS' latest & greatest. The FCC entry provides numerous pictures of the Eee PC 900 from the inside and the outside along with the device's user manual.
Perusing through the pictures & manuals, Dailytech.com learned that despite what ASUS' CEO previously mentioned, the power adapter used for the new Eee PC 900 is much larger than the original Eee PC 401. While not a deal-breaker for many people, it's something to take note of for travel purposes.
The internal photos also show that the Eee PC now has Bluetooth. This is a welcome addition for mobile warriors that use Bluetooth mice and don't want to carry around an addition Bluetooth dongle or RF dongle for traditional wireless mice.
Also new to the Eee PC 900 is what it calls "Multi-finger gesture input". This allows users to perform iPhone/iPod touch-esque gestures such as "pinching" to zoom in and out in applications.
Other options that will come to the Eee PC lineup in the future include WiMAX and HSDPA.
If the pricing will indeed be around $500 for this new Eee PC, it would be a next hit for ASUS!
