Those of you from the US (most of my traffic) that have been following the S101 from Asus will be excited to know you can get your mitts on one 'EeeBook Air' on November 1st according to Engadget. However, as you probably expected its gonna hit you where it hurts for USD699. Definitely up there in terms of netbook pricing.
What do you get for your buck? An Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, atte 10.2-inch 1024 x 600 LED backlit display, Wireless-N, Bluetooth 2.0, multi-card reader, multi-touch touchpad, a VGA webcam, and Windows XP. There won't be a Linux option offered in the States. Total weight is only 2.3 pounds and as for storage? Apparently Yanks are getting a hybrid storage in the form of 16GB SSD and a 30GB HDD. I guess that leaves room to upgrade down either SSD or HDD path depending on which medium you prefer.
Expensive? Yes. Attractive? Yes. Good Value? Definitely.
Note: no Linux versions for the states.
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