The Asus Eee PC Flare 1025C, 1025CE and X101CH are all on display at CES 2012 this year. While ultrabooks are far outnumbering netbooks this year, Asus still sees life in the category that they created. There’s nothing new or terribly exciting for these netbooks compared to existing Asus offerings, but the price of $299 is still going to be enough to entice some people that want a tiny and cheap 10.1” screen laptop. Let’s go over the specs and pricing for each model that Asus has announced:
Asus Eee PC 1025C Specs and Pricing:
- Processor: Intel Atom N2600 1.60GHz dual core
- Screen: 10.1 inches 1024 x 600 resolution
- Memory: 1GB RAM base
- Storage: 320GB HD
- OS: Windows 7 Starter
- Dimensions: 10.3” x 7” x 1.3”
- Weight: 2.7 lbs
- Thickness: 1.3”
- Ports: 3 USB 2.0, Ethernet, Monitor out, HDMI, headphone port, SD card reader
- Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
- Battery Size: 56 Wh
- Battery Life: 10.2 hours of battery life quoted
- Colors: Blue, Red, Pink, Black, Gray
Pricing on the Asus Eee PC Flare 1025C will start at $299 and availability will be in February of 2012.
Asus Eee PC 1025CE Specs and Pricing:
- Processor: Intel Atom N2800 1.86 GHz dual core
- Screen: 10.1 inches 1024 x 600 resolution
- Memory: 1GB RAM base
- Storage: 320GB HD
- OS: Windows 7 Starter
- Dimensions: 10.3” x 7” x 1.3”
- Weight: 2.7 lbs
- Thickness: 1.3”
- Ports: 3 USB 2.0, Ethernet, Monitor out, HDMI, headphone port, SD card reader
- Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
- Battery Size: 56 Wh
- Battery Life: 10.2 hours of battery life quoted
The only difference between the 1025C and 1025CE Flare is the faster 1.86GHz Atom N2800 processor that the CE version comes with. This bumps the price for the 1025CE up to $319.
Asus Eee PC X101CH Specs and Pricing:
- Processor: Intel Atom N2600 1.60GHz dual core
- Screen: 10.1 inches 1024 x 600 resolution
- Memory: 1GB RAM base
- Storage: 320GB HD
- OS: Windows 7 Starter
- Dimensions: 10.3” x 7” x 0.86”
- Weight: 2.3 lbs
- Thickness: 0.86
- Ports: 3 USB 2.0, Ethernet, Monitor out, HDMI, headphone port, SD card reader
- Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
- Battery Life: 4 hours of battery life quoted
- Colors: Blue, Red, Pink, Black, Gray
The specs on the X101CH are exactly the same as that of the 1025C, only the battery is half the size which cuts the battery life in half but also keeps thickness down to 0.86” and makes the laptop a half pound lighter at 2.3lbs. Pricing on the X101CH will start at $269 and it will be available in February of 2012. Stay tuned for reviews of these new Asus Eee PC laptops!
I am so glad to hear it. My daughter loves the Aspire.
But this article talks about the Asus Eee PC, not Acer Aspire One… lol
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BTW, Asus has better preformance than 98% of acer aspire notebooks. Acer Aspire has full sized computers too. Asus uses the atom Cedar Trail now! The older ones ran on Pine Trail, like the 455 vs the 450. They decided to use the 455 instead because of DDR3, and its better peformance. It has x64 bit support too, which aspires usually dont.
Not to mention to 10.2 hour battery life. TRUE 10.2, not just if you stretch it out. As in you can use it for about 9.5 hours normally…
Even the older models like the 1018P had an 8 hour battery, and i was able to strech it to 8.5 by screen brightness, underclick, and turn off wifi and bluetooth, and change to white on black theme to lower screen power use.
These models are now available for pre-order with release and shipping in the next week or two, see this article:
http://www.laptopreviews.com/asus-x101ch-and-1025c-now-available-for-pre-order-2012-02