Announced at CES last year, Asus' The high points are a "slim is in' thickness of a svelte 0.69". Another high point is that the drive is a solid state one.
However, there are definitely compromises at this price, such as the single core Atom N435 chip that is unlikely to win any benchmark races, even with processors from years, no make that eons ago. The OS, to drive the price down is the quite obscure MeeGo Linux, which is unfamiliar to all but the geekiest Linux fans. And that solid state drive is a mere 8 GB's, not to mention the 3 cell battery. They even cut corners on the USB ports, with a mere 2 when most netbooks have 3 in this space.
Rounding out the package is the standard netbook fare, including 1 GB of RAM, a 10.1" display (1024 x 600), and the usual wired and wireless connections.
Before we write this model off, I will say at this price point it does become an almost disposable piece of electronics, and a 2 pound Linux machine. We'll see what the market decides on this one.
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