Finally, Asus officially announces its fashionable Eee PC S101 high-end netbook. The Eee PC S101 will come in three colors, Brown, Champagne or Graphite with premium Infusion finishes and crystal-adorned hinges offerng a successful melding of fashion and functionality on a netbook.
The Asus Eee PC S101 is powered by an Intel Atom processor (probably N270 1.6GHz), 1GB of DDR2 RAM. It features Solid State Drive (SSD) for storage, a 10.2-inch LED-Backlit LCD display, WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth, a 4-in-1 card reader, multi-touch toucpad, and a 0.3 Megapixel webcam.
Though Asus CEO did mention that the S101 would not come with Eee branding, as the press release and the picture indicated, the Eee PC branding is still here. The S101 will be available in three versions as listed below:
- 16 GB SSD, Windows XP, inclusive of an additional 16 GB SD card: USD 699
- 32 GB SSD, Linux operating system: USD 699
- 64 GB SSD, Linux operating system: USD 799
