SlashGear Japan
Boy, the Foleo sure is going to have some tough competition. First Via shows off their smaller and lighter device that runs Windows, now Asus is wanting some of the action.
The Asus Eee PC 701 (can you really stack three e’s together to make a name?) is a 1.9 -pound ultraportable/UMPC hybrid with a 7-inch screen and a full keyboard. It will see 512MB of RAM and a SSD drive ranging from 4-16GB. Other niceties include built-in wireless, mic and webcam.
No word yet on pricing or availability. Hopefully we’ll see this one hit a similar pricepoint as the Foleo and NanoBook.
Asus Eee PC: the Tiny Ultraportable for Web Browsing [via Gizmodo]
7 Responses to “Asus Eee PC 701 to take on the Foleo and NanoBook”
David Russell June 6, 2007
Asus are claiming $200 retail on this. If that’s true (or even within $50 of being true) then they have themselves a sale.
+6rhy June 7, 2007
Think how awesome this would be with an SD card slot. Fuck it, not like I can’t just get a $5 USB sd card reader….. SWEET! Now I can have a laptop with 20 gb (4gb flash drive, +16gb SD card), and play super nintendo on the go without stressing about losing $200. That’s the main problem with laptops: You have to be completely paranoid when you set it anywhere. This one? Meh… at $200 you won’t cry yourself to sleep at night.
+3gregster June 29, 2007
it DOES have an SD card slot, doi. http://www.hothardware.com/art.....ee/?page=1
+2alex September 27, 2007
wait til the us companies start blocking the arrival of this and many other similar products into the US market, because they want to keep pushing down the throats of the customers their expensive junk that is work nothing for thousands of dollars, viva asus and the spirit of competition down with the expensive junk from dell, ibm, gateway
NeutralAsus EEE PC May 11, 2008
the Asus Eee PC 701 is great adn the new 900 is really hot!
NeutralBec November 13, 2008
I just bought the 701SD from JB Hi Fi for $A348. It is seriously a bargain and so easy to use. Perfect for on the go – throw it in your handbag (comes with neoprene sleeve) and as a back up to a home desktop or large laptop. Wifi is ultra fast, set up took about a minute, and I just love it. Thanks ASUS.
Neutralchloe January 14, 2009
i really want 1 off these things, i got a elonex one t plus for chrimbo and they r rubbish they cant play youtube no videos games they r truly crap do these laptop play youtube and games on the net. i will prob be getting one of these, DO THEY HAVE FLASH PLAYER ON THEM !!!!!!!!THEY SOUND LEGEND !!!!
Neutral