Asus made waves back in 2007 when they launched ultra-small and cheap notebook computers. Now, they’re trying to return to the netbook’s roots with the X101. Netbooks have evolved to include bigger hard drives, Windows, and other bells and whistles, and the price has also increased. But with stiff competition from tablet computers, netbooks need a refresh in order to keep competitive. The EeePC X101 will use a combination of inexpensive parts and the use of MeeGo Linux to reduce the price.
The EeePC X101 comes with a 10.1-inch matte screen with a 1024×600 resolution, 1.33 GHz low-power Intel Atom Chip, 8 GB of storage and 1 GB of RAM. Meanwhile, the X101′s more premium version, the X101H which has been submitted to the FCC beforehand, comes with a bigger 250GB or 320GB hard drive and Windows 7 pre-installed, but will come at a price premium.
At $200, the X101 is an ideal starter netbook, and will be adequate for applications that will require little space and processing power. The FCC report notes, though, that the X101′s memory and SSD are not soldered to the motherboard, which means users can upgrade these parts as necessary to increase the specs.
