Eee PC Seashell Netbook From Asus

Taipei, Taiwan-headquartered ASUSTeK Computer Inc has announced the launch of a new family of netbooks. These netbooks are called “Eee PC Seashell”.

Some models of the new netbooks are: 1005PE, 1005PR, and 1001P. The 1005PR model is available at the starting price of USD 399.99.

These models are built on Atom processor N450. Storage is provided by hard drive with capacity of 250GB. The screen is 10.1″ LED backlit and is capable of high-definition resolution of 1,366X768. The netbooks also incorporate Broadcom’s chip BCM70015, which is a crystal HD accelerator, which are known for delivering HD content at very low power demands. The netbooks have the standard 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth v2.1 wireless connectivity. Battery life of up to 11 hours is available.

On the software front, the Eee PC Seashell netbooks feature dual operating systems: Windows 7 (Starter Edition) and Express Gate. Express Gate, previously known as “Splashtop”, is a Linux OS developed by DeviceVM, and comes pre-installed in certain of Asus’ motherboards. With Express Gate, users can begin to surf the web and perform internet tasks within few seconds of powering on the machine.

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