A sleek new 12.1″ netbook has been discovered from Asus. It is a higher end model than the current 1201n, with higher build quality, a slimmer design, and a one piece all-aluminum enclosure. The ports are all located in the back and it’s rumored to have Nvidia Ion graphics (maybe next generation). Here are a few pics:
There are a few more Asus 1201 models coming, but don’t hold your breath for anything spectacular. The 1201X and 1201K models look to be bargain priced options of the current 1201n chassis (minus the Ion graphics). Here is a side comparison of the different models:
People have just started to get their hands on netbooks with the newer N470 processor, but how does it compare to the N450? Well we know that the processor is identical except for a slightly faster clock speed (1.66GHz vs 1.83GHz), so we didn’t expect any major performance boost. Peter at netbooked compared two identical Lenovo netbooks (IdeaPad S10-3 and IdeaPad S10-3s), the only difference being the processor. Here are the results:
S10-3 Windows Experience Score
It looks like the Asus Eee PC 12.1″ 1201PN netbook coming soon won’t support Nvidia’s Optimus switching technology, but it will have the next generation of ION graphics. Notebook italia reports that there is another new model coming though, the 1215N, and it will have both a dual core Atom N500 processor as well as Optimus switching graphics.
The Asus Eee Keyboard has just become available for preorder, and already there’s an unboxing video. The folks at Netbooknews got ahold of the model that’s about to ship and ripped it open to see what’s included, which is basically everything you would expect.
You can pick up the 16GB SSD model for $549.
via netbook news
Asus announced their keyboard at CES last year, almost a year and a half ago. Well it’s finally available for pre-order from Amazon, and the price is $599 which is at the upper end of what we expected. It would have been pretty cutting edge if they released it about 6 months ago, now it’s a little outdated but still very cool. Here are the specs:
The upcoming Asus Eee PC 1018p aluminum clad netbook got some pictures taken by techinstyle.tv today. We already knew what it looked like and the specs but it’s nice to see some real world shots, not just press photos.
Oh and don’t forget that it supports USB 3.0 (superspeed).
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