First Look: The ASUS Eee 20G Model 901

By Mark W. Kaelin July 17, 2008, 5:26 AM PDT

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A small keyboard

The ASUS Eee Model 901 with a 20GB solid state hard drive is an ultra-portable PC-like device. It is designed to be used for Web surfing, e-mailing, and light productivity. As a PC-like device it is quite capable. This ASUS Eee is destined to be Cracked Open, but we wanted to give you a quick look before we submit it to the screwdriver.

Vincent Danen reviewed the ASUS Eee 900 and found the device to be a good option for a lightweight laptop.

A carrying case

The Eee 901 comes with its own handy carrying bag. And while that is very nice of ASUS, the lack of straps means for traveling it is a bag you put inside a real bag.

Standard only smaller

You can see the other USB port and the connection for an Ethernet cable. There is also a microphone and headphone jack. With the built-in camera, the ASUS Eee makes a capable Skype device.

Learn

There are several educational-type applications on the Learn tab.

Play

There are several fun activity applications found on the Play tab.

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Mark W. Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the information technology industry, software, hardware, gaming, finance, accounting, and technology geekdom for more than 30 years.

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