Asus Eee PC 701's Components

A quick rundown of the Asus Eee PC’s components, as reported by the various sites and blogs (This will be updated as information becomes available) -

Screen – 7” 800 x 480 by AU Optronics. However the LCD appears to be surrounded by a brown or black bezel. That means there is enough space to put in a larger screen – an 8.9” maybe?

CPU – Asus hasn’t fully disclosed what processor will be used except to say it is an Intel mobile chip. But being a UMPC/Intel Classmate PC device, the smart bet is that it will be based on Intel’s McCaslin UMPC platform, which has either the A100 or A100 processor (codenamed Steeley). But in their hands-on review, Hothardware reported the use of a 900 MHz Intel Dothan-based Pentium M. Yet, per wikipedia, the slowest Dothan is running at 1000 MHz. So, either Intel has a new, unreleased Dothan or Asus is underclocking the chip to minimize heat build-up.

Graphics – Intel UMA

Chipset - Intel 910

Size - 22.5 x 16.5 x 2.1~3.5 cm

Weight – 890 grams.

Battery Life - 3 hrs (4 cells: 5200mAh, 2 in series, 2 in parallel). Other UMPCs get 4 hours with a 4 cell battery. UMPCs like the Samsung Q1p (with 7" touchscreen and the 1GHz Pentium M, 1GB memory, and 60GB hard disk) get ~2.5hrs from the 2 cell battery and 5-5.5 hours from the 4 cell, so this should get even more than that, with its smaller SSD and slower processor.

OS – Xandros, a Debian based Linux distro, with an "Easy" and "Standard" mode which can be switched between when inexperienced users feel confident enough to move from the simple "Easy" layout to the "Standard" desktop environment.) Also Windows XP compatible.

Applications - Open Office applications suite, and Firefox browser. But why is the Asus official video showing Safari???

Boot-Up Time – 15 seconds

RAM - 512MB DDR2-400

Data storage - 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB Flash drive option.

Connectivity - Ethernet LAN, 802.11b/g, and a 56K modem,

USB – four 2.0 ports. Will the BIOS allow for USB Boot-up?

SD slot – will it do SDHC? Aren’t 8G SDHC due out later this year? Sandisk just announced its SDHC.

Audio - Hi-Definition Audio CODEC; Built-in stereo speaker; Built-in microphone

Video - VGA out (for attaching to TVs and projectors)

Camera – 300K pixel

Mftr's Part Number - EEE-PC-701

Mftr Product ID - 42580621