CNET News Taiwan certainly created a raucus when it published actual photos of the high-end Eee PC model which will be called the Asus S101. We all know that it will come in two variants, with one getting a 32GB SSD and the other with 64GB. We also know that the Eee PC branding will now be dropped distinguish that these newer models as a high-end model from the previous iterations of the Eee PCs. Price wise, we are looking into an $899

According to CNET Crave Taiwan and HKEPC, Asus is preparing a high-end version of Eee PC that features 64GB SSD. The new laptop will named as the S101 and the Eee PC brand will be dropped to reflect the higher price tag of $899 USD for the 64GB model and $699 for the 32GB. Those price tags are definitely “high” in the standard of netbooks.

The biggest surprise of all was the Asus S101’s color which is a shiny and glossy brown. And size wise, the Asus S101 will be 16-21 mm thick not what was previously published as 16-25mm.

That’s all we know so far about this 10-inch machine. As we await for more official announcements from Asus, here’s another photo of the Asus S101 shot from a different angle and still side by side with the Eee PC 900

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Some More Photos and Details of the Eee PC S101 Emerge