Aug
Asus looks to return to their Eee roots, enter the Eee PC 701SD
The original Eee PC 701, its an almost forgotten model of the Eee lineup, which is sad because its not a bad model, but Asus has since taken the Eee name and filled it to the breaking point with newer, better, slightly bigger and of course more expensive models.
However it seems there is some hope for that good old Eee PC 701, the latest info is coming courtesy of some leaked slides, but it looks like Asus will be returning to the 701 model with the introduction of a 701SD, 701SD (30GB) and 701SD (4GB).
We don’t have any news to report on pricing, but we can only hope that Asus will be returning to where they began and are looking to get back on track as far as offering a low-priced netbook. Lets hope they can get down to a $299 or even lower price tag and really shake things up like they did in the beginning.
Otherwise, the details are light, however we do know that the new 701 models will be available in white or black and they are wearing the Eee badging as opposed to the Asus badge. The only real difference we can tell from the slides in terms of design is the button below the trackpad is not a clear left and right instead of the one long button that was on the original 701.
As more information comes available, you can be sure we will let you know.
Read [Laptop Mag]
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