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There are no detailed specifications available, but Asus seems to be readying a 12-inch Eee PC.
Following in the footsteps of Dell, the Asus Eee PC S121 looks a lot like the slim and stylish Eee PC S101, except for a smaller bezel to fit the larger screen. We are awaiting official word, but with so many images on the Web, this looks more than a little legit.
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I hope the 12" improves the usability.
So given this legislation, just what is the market for this product, and please do not say children for that is only going to build up eye care issues for the future.
Honestly the market is for people like me - i catch a train to work and my laptop is too big (person next to me gets unhappy) by my mobile is too small. Its more a on the road device designed to be able to do the simple things. I have a laptop for times im at a desk or at a meeting away from my normal cubicle, and my PC is for spending hours on a single project in comfort of large multiple monitors and raw horse power. So yeah, i have 4 machines that can effectively do the same thing, but its like having a 1/4 inch socket set and a 3/8ths set. They may have all the same size sockets, but they are used in different situations.
Remember this isnt really a toy, not something you play snake with or watch videos on to me. Its literally i have to reply to emails or get something done urgently and rather then turn around home i can do it briefly on the road with minimal hassle.
And the smaller Netbooks are amazingly cheaper than the ultraportable class of laptops. But if you're in a position such as me that needs to have multiple memory-sucking applications running at once (Word, AutoCAD, Excel, IE, etc), then a real laptop with muscle is required.
- by jtoor1984 February 18, 2009 5:06 PM PST
- This looks like a very nice alternative for my current 10 inch notebook. It's still compact and light weight, but it has the advantage of a bigger screen, and a higher resolution. I don't think 10 inch is too small, but I can't work on anything less than 1280x768 pixels.
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(9 Comments)And as far as the restricions from Intel, I thought it's not forbidden to use a Atom cpu in a 10+ inch netbook, but you have to pay more for the cpu. I think I also read something about that's not allowed to install a cheap Windows XP license 10+ inch netbooks. Therefore these kind of netbooks will be a little bit more expensive, but still a very affordable solution, for someone who is looking for a highly mobile device and doesn't need really high performence.