Asus Monday announced several new models of netbooks with a new "Flare"
design and an incredibly priced ultraportable laptop. The Eee PC 1025C,
1025CE, 1225B, and X101CH netbooks will come in a rainbow of colors and
sport Ultrabook-like thinness.
Netbooks with Flare
The
new Flare netbooks coming in February -- the 1025C and 1025CE -- will
still feature the island-style keyboards of Asus' previous seashell
netbooks, but now the palm rest will be elevated slightly higher than
the keyboard and the ports will be distributed more evenly between the
left and right sides of the netbook. Most noticeably, these netbooks
will come in not just black or white, but shiny blue, pink, and red.
Fashion and design aside, these new netbooks will feature Intel's new generation of Atom chips, code-named Cedar Trail, for the graphics and application boosts you expect with each processor refresh.
Both the 1025C (MSRP $299) and higher-end 1025CE ($319) are 10.1-inch
netbooks with 1024 pixels by 600 pixels resolutions, 1GB of memory, and
320GB of hard drive storage space. The 1025CE upgrades the processor
from a 1.6GHz Atom N2600 to a 1.86GHz Atom N2800 dual-core GPU.
Say all you want about netbooks' underwhelming performance: When it
comes to battery life, these ultraportables are hard to beat. You can
expect around 9.5 hours of battery life from the 1025CE and slightly
over 10 hours for the 1025C, plus carrying them around shouldn't be too
hard: they weigh just 2.7 pounds.
New Low-Cost Netbook
Asus also announced an entry-level X101CH netbook without the Flare
moniker. This entry-level netbook keeps the original seashell design but
has the same specs as the 1025C, while retailing for a bit less at
$269.
An Ultraportable Under $400
If you want just a little more screen real estate, the Asus Eee PC 1225B
is a 12.1 inch ultraportable with netbook-like prices, starting at
$399. The Eee PC 1225B is thin (0.91 inches) and light (3.1 pounds) and
runs AMD’s E-450 dual-core APU. The laptop comes with 2GB of memory, a
320GB hard drive, and a standard 1366 pixels by 768 pixels resolution
display.
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