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The Eee PC T91MT with new pSSD drive
Jan 26th
Asus have revealed that their new Eee PC T91MT multi-touch netbook will feature the 32GB pSSD Gen2 drive from SanDisk. Asus chose this model from SanDisk’s offerings as it suits the netbooks low power needs and small form factor requirements.
As many readers would already be aware, this means enhanced durability for the T91MT because the SSD drive brings with it near 0% chance of mechanical failure as it contains no movin
g parts, is much quieter than other hard drives and uses far less power as well. It would also give a much, much less chance of data loss due to failure of the drive.
The Eee PC T91MT comes bundled with Windows 7 Home Premium and supports touch gestures such as rotating, pinching and swiping, let alone the fact that it can also be used as a tablet PC.
It also provides a 8.9 inch screen, weighs less than 1Kg and is of a very compact size. The Eee PC T91MT is quickly proving to be a very interesting and anticipated release.
A single core Eee PC 1201NL with ION
Jan 10th
An ION single core Eee PC called the 1201NL has been spotted lately from the Asus lines which could have good potential. The 1201N as we know, is a mighty fast netbook available on the market, which boasts the dual core 1.6Ghz Intel Atom 330 processor and the NVIDIA ION chipset.
It seems that this new arrival from the Asus Eee PC 1201 range, which might be better known as the Seashell range, carries a single core Intel Atom N270 1.6Ghz processor and the NVIDIA ION chipset and will feature Windows 7 Starter instead of Windows 7 Home Premium, which could be found in the 1201N.
But that is where the differences stop between these two siblings. In all other aspects, the 1201N and the 1201NL carry the same foundation of features, such as the popular chiclet keyboard, HDMI-out and 12.1 inch display at 1366×768 resolution.
The price for the 1201NL should be a little cheaper though, considering it comes with lower specifications than it’s older brother, but we’ll probably soon see where Asus wants to take this upcoming release.
Intel’s new Pinetrail Atom platform processors tested and benchmarked
Dec 22nd
Wondering whether it’s worth jumping on netbooks and nettops featuring Intel’s new Pinetrail Atom processors once they become available early next year? Two hardware sites have run down the numbers, comparing performance of the new Atom processors to the old ones, and are letting you, the reader decide for yourself.
The recently announced Asus Eee PC 1005PE netbook was used by HotHardware to pit the Intel Atom N450 processor with others to see how well it performs, and as it turns out it doesn’t perform quite a lot better than its counterparts from the last generation of Intel Atom CPUs. The same conclusion was drawn by PCMag in its benchmarks, when it tested the new Atom D510 processor against old nettop CPUs.
But while Intel’s Pinetrail Atom processors don’t seem to improve a lot in terms of sheer performance, they still carry a significant reduction in total power draw and heat produced, so for the intended market of netbooks and nettops, it definitely fits the bill.
For netbooks, 6-cell batteries which used to be good for 9 hours or so of use now serve up to 12 hours on a single charge. Intel is probably still trying to find ways to further reduce power consumption for more iterations of the Pinetrail Atom processor in the future, but the added battery life savings it offers now will surely keep a lot of people happy… for the time being.
Read – HotHardware on the Atom N450 CPU
Read – PCMag on the Atom D510 CPU
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Intel’s new Pinetrail Atom platform processors tested and benchmarked
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