 Eee PC 900
ASUS shakes up the Eee PC family
With increased competition coming from all sides, ASUS is
finally taking steps to cut the prices of some existing Eee PC models. Today,
ASUS announced rebates for its existing Eee PC 900 12G and 20G models.
Both models still
retail for $549.99, but retailers like Amazon.com are now offering an ASUS-backed
$100 rebate [PDF] to drop the price down to a more palatable $449.99. The
price after rebate puts the two Eee PC 900 models beneath MSI's most expensive Wind
which rings
in at $499 with Windows XP Home and within striking
distance of MSI’s $399 Linux model.
In addition to the $100 rebate, ASUS also today introduced a
new Eee PC 900 16G model. As the name implies, this model features 16GB of
flash storage space and the same hardware as the other members of the Eee PC
900 family (900MHz Celeron Processor, 8.9" display, 1GB of DDR2 memory).
Newegg currently has the Eee PC 900 16G in stock
for $399 when equipped with Linux. Models featuring Windows XP are priced at $449.
Rounding out today’s shakeup in the Eee world is news that
the Eee PC 901 is finally in stock. Newegg currently has the Eee PC 901 12G
(Windows XP) in stock for a whopping $599. As previously
reported, the Eee PC 901 comes equipped with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor,
1GB of DDR2 memory, 8.9" WSVGA display, and Windows XP Home.
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