A new type of 'EeePC 901' cheaper became available, increasing the capacity of SSD and fast startup

Previously at GIGAZINE"EeePC 901" has disappeared from the shop front of home electronics mass merchandisersI told you that it is now clear that a new model that has become highly functional will be released.

Despite the fact that high-speed startup became possible and the capacity of SSD increased, the price will be cheaper than before.

Details are as follows.
Introducing 'Eee PC 901-16G' with proprietary OS high-speed start technology XpressPath and SSD capacity upgraded to 16 GB

According to this release, ASUS will release "EeePC 901-16G" which will become the new model of "EeePC 901" from Saturday, November 29 tomorrow.

"EeePC901-16G" has the basic performance such as Intel's Atom processor N270 (1.6 GHz), 1 GB memory, IEEE 802.11 n compatible wireless LAN, 1.3 million pixel WEB camera, Bluetooth etc., the 4 + 8 GB SSD is of 16 GB It is said that it is refreshing to.

By adopting the BIOS "BootBooster" and the new SSD controller, the new technology "XpressPath" which can improve the reading performance of SSD by about 2 times or more and which enables high-speed startup, starts and ends the OS, executes the program It is said that it was speeded up.

Despite the achievement of high performance, the driving time is 8.1 hours which is almost the same as the conventional model, 8.1 hours, according to ASUS spokesperson, the store forecast price will also change from 59,800 yen to 50,000 It seems that it has fallen to 4800 yen.

Because it is a well-balanced model combining long driving, high performance, low price,Thin model "EeePC S101"Because it is slightly higher, it may be good news for those who have difficulty putting out hands.