If the ASUS Eee 900 basically amounted to a larger-screened version of the 7-inch original, then the Eee 901 marks its graduation into a distinct model. Packing Intel’s latest 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor, in place of the 900’s Celeron 900MHz, ASUS could reasonably have left the rest of the notebook the same and simply added a little to the price. Thankfully they’ve subjected the 901 to a mild degree of fettling, tweaking case and controls and making for a markedly more attractive proposition. ASUS sent over the Windows version of the 901; check out what exactly impressed us after the cut.
The Eee range needs little introduction. Kicking off with the 7-inch original, in 2G Surf, 4G Surf, 4G and 8G forms, ASUS followed up with the 8.9-inch 900. Most recently - and delayed courtesy of Intel’s Atom CPU shortage - the 901 replaced the 900, and ASUS also introduced the 1000 and 1000H, both with 10-inch screens.
