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With so many new Eee PC models now confirmed in the pipeline from ASUS, I suppose we’ll have to get used to another few months of regular leaks and launches. Today’s fresh Eee takes us back to its roots, in the shape of the 7-inch 701SD. With the same display and keyboard as the original Eee, the external differences are relatively subtle.
Casing design has been borrowed from the 901-series, though without the same rounded edges, and the new Eee logo has unsurprisingly replaced the old. There’s also a new bump differentiating the left and right sides of the mouse button. Color choices so far seem to be matte black and matte white, arguably giving the compact netbook a more high-end look.
The 701SD will fit into a new, four-model 701-series range, including the 701, 701SD (with 30GB hard-drive) and 701SD-4G. No hardware specs are known, aside from Intel’s Atom processor being used and the storage of the lone HDD-based model.
[via Laptoping]
They must make the 701SD touchpad miles better than the original 701 and ideally if space enlarge and move the right shift key (as great keyboard layout on Acer Aspire One or Advent 4122 and MSI Wind). If they do that, with the casing upgrade, it will be the best by far in the 7″ range.