The Asus Eee PC 901 provides the power of a full-sized laptop in a compact body with a larger 8.9-inch screen, and is now powered by the latest Intel mobile processor. Designed specifically for mobile devices, the 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor uses a brand new design structure new hafnium-infused circuitry–which reduces electrical current leakage in transistors–to conserve energy, giving you more time away from the wall outlet. Coupled with the ASUS exclusive Super Hybrid Engine, you’ll also enjoy up to 6 hours of battery life with this Linux-powered laptop.

The Asus Eee PC 901’s 8.9-inch screen is easier on the eyes.

At half the size of regular notebook and weighing less than 2.5 pounds, the Eee PC 901 is perfect for students toting to school or road warriors packing away to Wi-Fi hotspots. And because it uses flash memory instead of a hard drive (with 20 GB of storage), the Eee PC 901 consumes less power, allows the device to boot quickly, produces less heat, and is less susceptible to shock damage. The Eee PC 901 also features 1 GB of RAM, 1.3-megapixel webcam integrated into the bezel above the LCD, tri-mode Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n), integrated Bluetooth connectivity, Secure Digital memory card slot, multiple USB ports, a VGA output for connecting to a monitor.

The integrated webcam makes video chats a snap, and the keyboard is 95 percent the size of standard notebooks for easy typing.

It comes preinstalled with the Linux operating system, which is useful for users who desire task-based icons and an easy point-and-click interface. Well suited for children or users without any computer experience, it provides a fast boot-up time–ideal for fast Internet access while waiting for public transport, or taking notes on-the-go.

The new Eee PC 901 has a customized, cutting-edge Infusion casing technology in Fine Ebony. Inlaid within the chassis itself, the motifs are an integral part of the entire cover and will not fade with time. The Infusion surface also provides a new level of resilience, providing scratch resistance and a beautiful style while out and about.

It’s also equipped with the ASUS Super Hybrid Engine for automatic detection and adjustments of CPU frequency, voltage, and LCD brightness to minimize system noise and power consumption to save up to 15 percent power consumption, or to maximize system performance according to individual needs.

For the students and professionals, the Eee PC comes with a powerful selection of software to maximize personal productivity–over 40 built-in applications. The StarOffice 8 suite of software enables the user to open, edit and create documents, presentations, spreadsheets and databases that are compatible with Microsoft Office. For journalists, photographers and other professionals who need to use a computer in the field to create, to communicate and to collaborate with other colleagues, the Eee PC’s combination of power, extreme portability and rugged build makes it the ideal computing solution. The keyboard is 95 percent the size of standard notebooks, making it more comfortable to type for larger hands.

No technical manual required with the specially designed, user-friendly Linux operating system interface.

It’s also a great choice for young students, with a built-in Dictionary that’s great for homework, and it includes two modes of intuitive graphic user interface design to accommodate both experienced and inexperienced PC users. The Eee PC also handles your digital images, movies, and music as well as Internet radio.

Be ready for the next platform in wireless connectivity with the integrated Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965 AGN LAN chip. Based on the draft 802.11n Wi-Fi specification, it offers up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range as existing 802.11g wireless. It’s also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found in home routers and Wi-Fi hotspots). With the Bluetooth connectivity, you can communicate and synchronize with Bluetooth-enabled peripherals such as PDAs and cell phones

Nicely light at just 38 ounces, the Eee PC 901 has an 8.9-inch wide TFT LCD with a 1024 x 600-pixel resolution (WXGA)–making it more comfortable on eyes than its predecessor. In addition to its wireless LAN, it also offers wired Fast Ethernet connectivity. You get three USB 2.0 ports, a VGA output for connecting to external monitors, headphone and microphone jacks, and a Secure Digital (SD) memory card slot (compatible with MMC memory cards). It’s equipped with a 1.3-megapixel webcam (placed in the bezel above the LCD) and integrated microphone, allowing you to snap still photos of yourself while on the go for sending via email or join video chats with friends and family.

The Eee PC includes software for Web browsing (Firefox), e-mail, StarOffice 8 for creating and editing word processing documents and spreadsheets, and a suite of other productivity software to help keep you on track.

Battery-Sipping Processor
The Intel Atom processor uses a brand new design structure that packs in 47 million transistors into a single chip sized at just 22mm (0.87 inches), and it uses just 2.5 watts of power–less than 1/10 of the 35 watts used by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor–for excellent battery management. This 1.6 GHz Atom processor also includes a power-optimized front side bus of 533 MHz for faster data transfer on demanding mobile applications and a 512 KB L2 cache (which temporarily stores data).

Together with the exclusive ASUS Super Hybrid Engine, you’ll enjoy a longer battery lifespan of up to 6 hours, allowing you to stay in touch and be connected for a longer period of time while on-the-go. It offers a choice of performance and power consumption modes for easy adjustments according to your computing needs.

Online Storage from ASUS
With this Eee PC, ASUS also provides 20 GB of online storage (easily accessible via a desktop icon), which enables you to download up to 5 GB of data per day. It also provides secure file encryption and accessibility from both Windows and Linux platforms. Whether you want to share images with friends and family or store big business presentations, you can now access your data with ease and not worry about space constraints.

Specifications

• Internal memory: 20 GB solid state disk
• RAM: 1 GB DDR2
• Processor: 1.6 GHz Intel Atom
• Memory expansion: Slot for MMC/SD(SDHC) cards
• Operating system: Linux
• LCD: 8.9 inches, 1024 x 600 pixels
• Networking: Tri-mode Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), 10/100 Fast Ethernet
• Peripheral connectivity: Three USB 2.0
• External video: One VGA
• External audio: One headphone and one microphone port
• Webcamera: Yes, 1.3 megapixels
• Battery: 6 cells, up to 6 hours
• Weight: 2.42 pounds (38 ounces)
• Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 1.5 inches

What’s in the Box
ASUS Eee PC 901, AC adapter, printed operating instructions. It’s backed by a 1-year warranty on parts and labor.
Customer Review: Excellent prodcut with a bright future
Bought a 901-linux for the enhanced battery life and portability. I have yet to be disappointed in the machine itself. It performs flawlessly and does indeed hold a 4-6 hour charge!

Drawback: Asus’ Xandros, as shipped, is rather crippled and limiting. Though the basic interface may function adequately if you never upgrade, download, or install, it quickly fails (even when simply downloading the preliminary Asus updates). This happens because of the unfortunate way in which Asus implemented their restore function. Some mid-level rearrangement, however, and an upgrade to non-basic version, and the system functions well.

For an even better experience, install a third party distro (eeeXubuntu, eeebuntu, Easy Peasy), and not only does it look nicer, it performs faster and more cleanly.

Well worth the money.
Customer Review: Everything I hoped for
I am a professional website designer and amateur writer. I needed an alternative to my full-size laptop, something I could take with me nearly everywhere. My criteria were small size, light weight, long battery life, solid state storage (for ruggedness), and Linux (so that I was not tied in to an increasingly bloated and slow Windows upgrade path). I chose the Eee PC 901 after extensive research, and it is exactly what I wanted.

The screen is, naturally, small, but it is the crispest display I have ever seen; some pages are more readable on it than on my 19″ desktop monitor. I have little difficulty touch-typing on the keyboard, once I got used to the size and placement of some of the punctuation keys. It boots almost instantly, and loads software as fast if not faster than my desktop XP system. Its wireless connection is the most painless I have ever dealt with, though it does seem to have difficulty with low-strength signals: if the signal strength meter reads below 50% for an access point, you’re probably not going to get a connection.

Aside from its expected professional use, it is so useful in a personal sense that I hate to have it out of reach. I can read e-books in bed. I can comparison shop from a bench in the mall. I can play Sudoku while I’m waiting for a haircut. I can stop in McDonald’s for a cup of coffee and a quick check of Google Maps directions (many McD’s now have public WiFi). I can check what that bright star is from my back yard. I can watch streaming movies in my easy chair. And I’m doing all of this on a computer that would fit into a big coat pocket or average-sized purse.

I’m very glad I got the Linux version and would recommend it to anyone without reservation, no matter what their current OS. It is FAST. For the average person who just clicks on their word processor or Web browser or whatever and gets to work, it’s just as easy to use as Windows; for anyone who’s comfortable shelling out to the Linux command line, the additional power is amazing. The update system works more smoothly than Windows Update ever has. The included software does just about everything most users will ever need, and then some: the StarOffice suite, Web browser (Firefox) and email (Thunderbird), a personal information manager, an instant messenger program compatible with most of the IM programs out there, and an extensive collection of learning, productivity, and game software. It integrates seamlessly into my LAN, and I have no difficulty using it to, for example, edit a document stored over on my primary desktop machine, or vise versa.

The Eee PC 901 isn’t for everyone. If your eyes have difficulty reading small screens or your hands don’t fit on small keyboards, this may not be your computer. Plugging in an external keyboard, mouse, and monitor will alleviate that problem, but that does kind of defeat the whole purpose of a netbook. The touchpad is a bit touchy, though some tweaking of settings and retraining of fingers helped a lot there (and I love the two-finger scrolling function).

You might need some extras. The onboard speakers are, in a word, pathetic; I recommend purchasing some battery-powered speakers, or just using a set of earbuds. Also, if you’re not fond of touchpads, you’ll want to add a pointing device of your preferred type; the three USB ports make this easy, without the need to carry a hub around with you. Plus, although Linux is amazingly efficient at disk usage and the 20 gig of SSD drive space will stretch a lot farther than it would on a Windows machine, you will probably want to pick up a SDHC card or two (I like the 8 gig ones) for spare data storage.

This is an amazing little computer, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. My only regret is not buying it sooner. read more and order it on Amazon.com !

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