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Asus’ latest netbook is 11.6 inches, runs Windows 7
Posted by | Posted in General | Posted on 12-11-2009
Ever since the Asus Eee PC 701 first came on the scene, introducing the computer world to the netbook form factor for the first time, Asus has experimented with their netbooks sizes.
The first Eee PCs were 7 inch affairs, but they — like the ultra mobile notebooks that were their evolutionary predecessors — proved too small to be truly functional. Next, Asus experimented with 9 inch netbooks with the Asus Eee PC 901, but that too was too small to be comfortable. About a year ago, 10 inches was established as the lower-end of the netbook dimensional sweet spot, with 12 inches being the maximum size that a notebook could be said to be a netbook and not a laptop.
In all of Asus’ experimenting, though, they’ve never messed with an 11 inch netbook. That’s all changed, though: Asus has just released their 11.6″ Eee PC 1101HA.
Originally meant to be a Windows Vista machine, the 1101HA now ships with Windows 7 Home Premium. Given the operating system, then, it’s smart that Asus would choose to ship the 1101HA with 2GB of RAM, which is twice the RAM usually found in their netbooks.
The 1101HA also has more hard drive space than its siblings, packing a 250GB drive. Otherwise, though, this is a stock Asus Eee PC, retaining an Intel Atom Z520 processor and a GMA 500 graphic chipset. Battery life is suspiciously lower than usual: while most Asus Eee PCs pack a minimum of 9.5 hours of battery life these days. the 1101HA is only specced for 8.
The Asus EeePC 1101HA will be available in Japan later this month, with the US market soon to follow.
