I’ve already talked about Asus’s Eee PC T101MT before, but I’ve only given you FCC pictures, and nothing much. Well, guess what. Pictures of the Asus Eee PC T101MT have surfaced, and this intrepid netbook looks pretty neat. Also, aside from it’s fascinating multitouch capabilities, it seems that the Asus Eee PC T101MT will also support SDXC card readers.
If you’re not aware, SDXC is the next generation of SD cards. They’re in so many ways better than SDHCs – and I’m actually satisfied with SDHCs already. You see, SDXC cards can support up to 2 terrabytes and have a 300MBps transfer rate!
Of course it’ll be a while before we see 2TB cards hit the market, but imagine the potential.
I’m guessing Asus is starting to emulate the hype machine techniques of a certain computer company in Cupertino, because they’ve just released a mysterious announcement of a certain killer product that’ll be launched this June. And aside from hints of the aforementioned “killer product,” they haven’t said anything else about it. Way to build up a mystery, Asus. It’s working. More »
Written by Ade Magnaye on February 12th, 2010. 1 Comment »
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Macbook air wannabees are probably a dime a dozen. Everytime I visit a computer shop, there seems to be another Macbook air knock-off that promises to be the thinnest and lightest computer I’ll ever use. Okay, then, good for you guys. But they’re all running Windows, so you know, it’s kind of a dealbreaker. I mean, if you’re going for a Macbook air clone, then you just have to go for the full experience, right?
This Chinese computer manufacturer created yet another Macbook air knockoff that not only inherits the original’s good looks, but it also has almost-identical packaging! M.C. Gadget says that the box is indistinguishable from the ones produced in Cupertino. Also, the packaging is really convincing. If it wasn’t made from plastic – instead of aluminum, like the original – it may even fool a lot of people. More »
We’ve all heard about the Asus Eee Box EB1501 before, but now there’s an unboxing video floating all around the net. You see, I’ve been looking for a great desktop computer that can replace my battered 7 year old machine, and it looks like the Eee Box EB1501 is a good contender. It’s got pretty good specs, and to top it off, it’s relatively cheap.
In case you don’t remember, the Asus Eee Box EB1501 is a tiny desktop computer that sports a dual core Atom 330 processor, NVIDIA ION graphics and a slot-loading disc drive. The specs of this nettop are: 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, 6 USB ports, HDMI, eSATA, and S/PDIF ports. The disc drive is a DVD burner. There are versions of the Asus Eee Box EB1501 that actually has a Bluray drive in place of the DVD drive. I’d like to get my hands on one of those.
More from Engadget:
With that fancy disc drive, NVIDIA Ion under the hood, and considerable aesthetic improvements, the Eee Box EB1501 has seemingly little to do with the Asus Eee Box of yore. So, is it as stunning in person as it is on paper? The folks at Blogeee.net have unwrapped the thing and stood it on its fancy metal stand, and they seem to be digging it — of course, their impressions are written in French, so we can never be entirely sure. Now if only Asus could work in an internal Blu-ray drive we’d be set!
Now you can watch the unboxing video below:
The Asus Eee Box EB1501 comes with Windows 7 Home Premium, and it costs around $479.
I know, Asus is known as the kind of brand fragmentation, but the Eee PC 1201NL looks like a good deal. The Eee PC 1201N is a pretty good netbook, which is super-fast and has a dual core 1.6Ghz Intel Atom 330 processor and the NVIDIA ION chipset.
The 1201NL, however, seems to be destined for the budget netbook department. From Eee User:
It seems that this new arrival from the Asus Eee PC 1201 range, which might be better known as the Seashell range, carries a single core Intel Atom N270 1.6Ghz processor and the NVIDIA ION chipset and will feature Windows 7 Starter instead of Windows 7 Home Premium, which could be found in the 1201N.
But that is where the differences stop between these two siblings. In all other aspects, the 1201N and the 1201NL carry the same foundation of features, such as the popular chiclet keyboard, HDMI-out and 12.1 inch display at 1366×768 resolution.
If you’re looking for a netbook that’s cheaper than the rest, but is well made – heck, it’s an Asus, what else do you expect – go for the Asus Eee PC 1201NL. Sure, you’re going to sacrifice some computing power, but I don’t think it’s going to be that bad. If you ask me, the 12.1-inch screen more than makes up for it. Your netbook’s going to be way bigger than the others squinting their eyes just to read the text on this post with their 10-inch screen!
That said, I’m wondering how Asus is going to position the 1201NL. What do you guys think?
Asus is about to pioneer a new platform called Waveface. While no Waveface products exist yet, the basic premise behind these products would be a group of concept devices designed to provide internet connectivity wherever you are.
There are three Waveface devices presented: the Waveface Casa, Waveface Light, and WaveFace Ultra. More »
Written by Ade Magnaye on January 12th, 2010. 1 Comment »
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I may have reduced my Eee to the status of secondary computer already, but it doesn’t mean I no longer give a damn about Eee products. On the contrary, I’m pretty still interested in the different products they’re making. Also, I seriously want to see how bad they’re fragmenting the Eee brand. But that’s going to be a post for another day.
What you’re seeing is the much-awaited Eee PC tablet, the one where we talked about it running an NVIDIA Tegra processor. It is running a Tegra – most likely the recently-announced Tegra 2 – and this tablet here is called the Asus Eee PC Touch Series. More »
For those wondering about Asus’s notebook plans for 2010 after the announcement of their scaling back of their Eee PC production, Digitimes gives us a glimpse into Asus’s 2010 notebook lineup:
Asustek Computer plans to introduce three additional business notebook lineups, the B, PL and P series, as well as one series of business all-in-one PCs in 2010, according to the company.
The high-end models will be categorized under the B series, while the mid-range ultra-thin models will be listed under the PL series, and the P series will mainly be entry-level models.
The B series will feature a docking station to provide more functionality as well as unique industrial designs to attract enterprise users, said Asustek.
Asustek will also use its touchscreen-based Eee Top series all-in-one PCs to cut into the enterprise desktop market.
In additional news, Asustek has recently received a two-year purchasing order for its notebooks and Eee PCs worth a total amount of US$350 million from a China-based channel retailer.
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Written by Ade Magnaye on December 28th, 2009. 1 Comment »
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Asus’s Eee PC T101MT passed the FCC a few days back, and it’s left everyone rather curious. You see, the “MT” part of the product name reveals it to be a multi-touch netbook.
We don’t have much details as of yet, but we’re assuming it has 802.11b/g/n WiFi, bluetooth and a 10″ capacitive touchscreen. It will probably also rock the Intel Atom N450 Pine Trail processor. This looks like a replacement for the smaller Eee PC T91MT netbook.
Asus is currently the world’s second largest netbook supplier, behind only Acer. Well, considering they invented the market segment, this doesn’t come in as much of a surprise, really. But the thing is, Samsung Electronics may actually start to surpass Asus as the world’s largest supplier of netbooks.
Asus is planning to ship only six million units of its venerable Eee PC, putting it well behind Samsung. According to Digitimes:
Despite that some of Samsung’s component partners expect the company to ship only seven million notebooks in total in 2010, others believe the company will be able to ship more than 10 million units, of which 7-8 million units will be netbooks.
Since Acer is forecast to maintain shipments of 12 million netbooks in 2010, Acer will still be the leading netbook brand; however, the fast growth of Samsung in the netbook segment is causing a significant threat toward Acer, the sources pointed out.
The thing is, Asus is trying to shift to more traditional notebooks back as the main focus of their computer department. Or they’re going to work on vacuum cleaners.
Written by Ade Magnaye on December 27th, 2009. 1 Comment »
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