ASUS Eee PC T91 Specifications
The EEE PC T91 is a tablet convertible netbook with 8.9″ display. It was first introduced months ago as a prototype and it’s now materialized.
ASUS Eee PC T91
It sports a new Intel Atom Z520 with 1GB RAM. It also comes with a 32GB SSD and 20GB online storage. 16GB SDHC may also come in the package. Unlike other netbooks, the T91 has a built-in battery to give a stronger placement of the swivel hinge.
Apart from Windows XP, the T91 also comes with Touch Gate – a quick boot OS to give you quick access to some instant application you might just need like Notepad, Internet Explorer, etc.
The current version is does not feature GPS, TV Tuner and 3G. So it’s possible that in the coming months, there could be T91GPS, T91TV and T91GO models.
This netbook is currently priced at under $500.
UPDATE: A reader noted that there’s already T91A and T91GO versions. Cary, Thanks!
UPDATE: I was well aware that it’s GMA 500 and not 950. Thanks Muki
ASUS Eee PC T91 Specifications
| Operating System | Windows XP Home |
| Display | 8.9 inch LED-backlit display with resistive touch panel |
| CPU | Intel Atom Z520 (1.33GHz, 533MHz FSB) |
| Chipset | Intel US15W chipset |
| Graphics | Intel GMA 500 |
| LAN | onboard 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controller |
| Wireless | 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth V2.1 |
| Memory | 1GB (DDR2 533MHz) |
| Storage | Total 52GB (16GB Solid State Drive + 16GB SD Card + 20GB Eee Storage) |
| Webcam | 0.3 Megapixel (VGA) |
| Card Readers | 3-in-1 MMC, SD, SDHC flash card slot and SD card expansion slot |
| Dimensions | 225mm (W) x 164mm (D) x 25.2 ~ 28.4mm (H) |
| Weight | 2lbs (0.96kg) |
| Battery | Integrated Lithium Polymer (estimated 5 hours battery life) |
Ubuntu Netbooks seems to be in demand at System76
System76 is a company that manufactures computer hardware. All their products come with Ubuntu. System76 manufactures and sells the Starling Netbook, which is also a 10″ netbook that runs on Intel Atom N270. Which by the way out of stocks already.
Starling Netbook, image from System76
In an email sent to WorksWithU, System76 stated that their Starling Netbook ran out of stock 2 weeks earlier than they projected. Their Nettop product Meerkat Ion was also out of stocks.
Ubuntu is the most perfect Linux OS for netbooks thus far. The demand might be far behind Windows, though I don’t have sources to prove. But as I can see, this is because lots of currently existing software/application people use only run on Windows. Familiarity seems to be a big factor for the users. There are alternative software designed for Ubuntu but again, people are not that open for adopting new knowledge when it comes to that. As long as they do fine with what they already know it’s good enough.
Still, this is good news.
Asus EEE PC 1004DN Full Specs
The Eee PC 1004DN is the first netbook to feature optical disc drive from Asus. It also sports a finger print scanner for added security. It was introduced in April this year and is now on sale in some parts of the world like Taiwan and Portugal for at least $608 USD.
Asus Eee PC 1004DN
Asus EEE PC 1004DN Full Specifications
| Processor: | Intel N280 1.66GHz Processor with 512k L2 Cache FSB 667MHz 2.5W TBP thermal |
| Chipset: | Intel GN40 |
| Graphics: | ICH9Mb (Integrated GMA 4500M graphics core) |
| Display: | 10â wide active matrix LED backlight TFT, WSVGA 1024Ã600 pixels, 252K colours max |
| Battery Li-Ion: | 57.72WHrs â 6 cells, 5200mAh |
| Main Memory: | 1 x SODIMM socket for expansion up to 2GB DDRII DRAM |
| Storage: | 120GB PATA 4200 RPM |
| Communications: | Built-in Bluetooth v2.1 module / 802.11n / Support Antenna x 2 |
| Camera: | 1.3 Megapixel Video Camera |
| Microphone: | Array Mic |
| Keyboard: | Island Chiclet type |
| Audio: | Hi-Definition Audio CODEC / Built-in high quality stereo speakers |
| Dimensions: | 277mm x 194mm x 27.4-34mm |
| Weight: | 1.45kg |
| Security: | Finger Print Scanner |
How about focusing on the design?
“Netbooks” was introduced to the world late in 2007 and since then evolved from tiny laptops with 7″ screen and 2GB SSD to today’s larger newborns that sets standard at 10″ with larger HDD capacity. Some are even larger at 12″. But for a while now, I have not seen significant changes on these power and performance parts except for the battery, which now lasts up to 400% longer than before.
HP stylish netbook
Lately there’s also not much of interesting news on netbooks upgrades. Specially on Asus netbooks, which quite upgrades only the model name. Of course I’m exaggerating. But seriously, I think there’s not much. Also, for a couple of weeks already, the talk-of-the-internet was the new Google Chrome OS for netbooks and how Microsoft feels about it.
Dell stylish Netbook
What if we suggest netbooks manufacturer to focus more on enhancing the design of their products. And by design, I’m talking about how it looks from the outside; more on cosmetics.
Yes, some of them are working on how to make slimmer netbooks so people can carry it more easily. But I think it’s also not enough. Most netbooks today tends to prioritize the ‘business look and feel’ so how about making netbooks with hundreds of unique cool skin designs to choose from? -artistic, anime, nature, people, etc. At least we don’t have to change it ourselves. I know it doesn’t make much sense but just to be different. HP has been releasing Vivienne Tam Edition netbooks and I think it’s cool. Though the design is so feminine and the price is also higher.
Toshiba stylish Netbook
I have not thought of other suggestions yet, so if you think this would make sense, please let me hear comments.
This idea originates from The Moment.
Is it ok to leave your netbooks plugged all the time?
My Asus EEE PC 1000HE has been plugged and busy for 3 straight days already. I’m using it the whole day and I leave it downloading copies of Live Linux distros all night. Of course I did a couple of restarts as well as required by application updates. But I noticed it did not heat up too much. My netbook is at the living room, no AC, atmosphere is ranging from 28 to 30 degress centigrade during daytime.
I wonder before if keeping it plugged the whole time affects on the temperature, but I guess, maybe just a little bit. I think most of the heat comes from internal components and maybe from the battery. Even though, I still ask, “Is it ok to leave netbooks plugged all the time”? “Is it good for the battery as well”?
I have an EEE PC 701 I purchased in 2007 and I’ve been using it the same way. Plugged at all time as much as possible. Of course it heats up much more than 1000HE because they have different components and the newer one has the advantage most of the times if not always. I did a basic battery check on my EEE PC 701 yesterday and it seems it’s as healthy as before. Maybe because I have lesser charge/discharge cycle? I’m not so sure. I’m not technically literate of how battery works. I did not do a battery test before, but I remember I watched 2 movies in one sitting so I did the same again and it’s almost the same result. It’s not accurate but I don’t think the result is far apart. I know my netbook pretty well but I don’t mean I can’t be wrong.
Denmark Promotes Tourism with Asus Eee PC 900
It looks like Denmark is promoting their beautiful places using the most popular medium today, the YouTube. A reader emailed the promotion to us, it looks legit but I don’t know where to confirm.
Denmark is playing a video and you have to guess 3 places that were featured on the video. For more details, visit http://denmark.net/netbook.
