The Original EeePC 701 by ASUS became one of the most popular products of last year and created an entirely new market for ultra-portable notebooks that cost less than a no-frills budget notebook. ASUS sold almost 700,000 units which obviously was a wake-up call for other manufacturers and we saw products being announced left and right based on a similar form and price factor.

Now ASUS has to keep ahead of the curve and they have done so by introducing their next generation of EeePC models- the 900, 901 and the 1000 series. We have their 901 with us which I feel is probably the best one out of the three. The following table shows the difference between these three models.

These new EeePCs are slightly larger than the original 701 released by ASUS a year back. Available in Pearl White and Shine Black, the 901 in particular is xxxx. However, the slightly larger size offers a host of improvements over the original design with ASUS making good use of the feedback received by reviews of the 701. Unfortunately, the weight/balance ration is still a bit off for me and like the 701, I can only tilt the screen to a certain extent without making it fall over.