I had an opportunity to get my hands on the new Asus EEE PC 901, as they are presently for sale in Taiwan, although the US wont get them for relatively a while longer. It meant a bit of work (as well as the assistance of two additional tech writers) to seek out the computer district in the store for a lay up that had the EEE PC 901 in stock, but we lastly managed to catch some. Read on to checkout how well this premature release Taiwanese Asus EEE PC 901s worked out.Design
The new EEE PC 901 looks a lot different, in a superior way, than the elder 900. The body has a much lustrous design, together with a very nice shimmering finish that is a lot of steps ahead of the older pearl finish established on the 701 and 900. The Asus logo front and center on the exhibit cover is gone, and replaced with an "EEE" branding, which in my estimation looks much nicer and more graceful. Build eminence is well again than ever, from the healthier paint finish to the stronger feeling display hinge. With each modification the Asus EEE PC starts feeling or looking less like a low-priced budget laptop and more like a premium portable laptop.
Performance
The Intel Atom processor is a very pleasant advancement, proving to augment performance by a feature or 2 over the elder Intel Celeron M. With the restricted software on hand we wedged with wPrime, but it gave an appealingly good indication of what presentation you might be expecting in other areas as well.
The exhibit doesnt emerge to have distorted from the older 900 and in all probability uses the precise same LCD panel. The keyboard stayed essentially the same from the older 900, with a hardly any minor font tweaks to a few of the buttons. The keys and action remained indistinguishable though, so dont anticipate anything above what you might have previously experienced on the 701 or 900. While I didnt contain my IR gun handy to get heat readings, the Intel Atom-equipped EEE 901 was just as hot as the 900.
The new-fangled EEE PC 901 offers a bigger battery, 6600 mAh over the 5800 mAh in the elder 900. While the amplified competence will always help with battery life, the newer power sipping Intel Atom processor in actual fact helps out.
Overall
This unit seems to be a cool chap in the price conscious EEE sector of notebooks. But then ably backed up by the ASUS innovations and the ATOM processor this notebook has lot to be desired about. A satisfied customer is what this unit will result in.
Pros
+ EEE Pc in all sense
+ Decent overall performance
Cons
-Heat sink could have been designed better.
Value For Money
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