Previously we covered the new Eee PC 900 specs and disclosed that the release date would be today May 12th. As of 12am Monday morning, retailers such as Amazon have yet to display a ship date but pre-orders are currently open. Take your pick with either the 20G for $549.99 which includes a 20 GB Solid State Drive and Linux preloaded or the 12G with 12GB SSD with Windows XP Home preloaded for $549.99 (my advice, get the larger capacity 20G and install XP on it yourself if you want it). Both come with a larger 8.9″ screen, 900 Mhz processors, and 1GB RAM. And pearl white is currently the only color available right now, sorry.

Update: They are shipping now!

It’s time to upgrade the memory in your brand new Asus Eee PC. Don’t worry. It’s really easy. The hardest part is buying the memory for the upgrade. Luckily for us, the Eee uses standard laptop memory - 200 pin DDR2 So-Dimm. I went with Crucial. You’ll have to buy only 1 so-dimm. Don’t purchase a pair.
Here’s what you’ll need:

1. A set of precision screwdrivers
2. The memory
3. Of course, your Asus Eee PC

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An Asus executive revealed yesterday the company’s goal to sell 80% more of its ultra portable mobile laptop the Eee PC this quarter largely due to demand in Europe. This puts Asus well on their way to hit the 5 million mark for sales this year for the tiny but mighty computer. Read more »

The biggest complaint that I have about my Eee PC is that it feels like a toy and not a UMPC.  Every time I open it up, I feel like I am booting up Leap Frog or something.  But finally, the Eee PC has some decent competition.

Meet the HP 2133 Mini Note PC

The HP 2133 is the business version of the Eee PC.  Its all aluminum body makes the Eee PC feel even more like a toy.

There are some differences between the two UMPC.

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Asus finally released the official specs of the highly anticipated larger brother of the current 7 inch Eee PC. Some noteworthy features: the larger model will ship with an 8GB SSD flash drive for the XP version while the Linux version gets a 16GB SSD flash drive. The processor, unfortunately, remains the same 900Mhz Celeron that’s used in the 701. The 900 also uses FingerGlide technology that supports multiple simultaneous touch points to zoom in and out much like what the Apple iPhone can do. No word yet on the release date in the US, though it’s already started to ship in some parts of Asia. (Update: Mark your calendars: it’s shipping May 12th in the States). Read more »

It was only a matter of time when Asus would put Windows on the Eee PC. You can now pick one up at your local Best Buy store for $399. That’s right, it’s the same price as the Linux version.

However…

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Thanks to the EeePC and other laptops in the up-and-coming ultra portable mobile laptop market, Microsoft has reconsidered its deadline to phase out Windows XP this coming June. It looks like Windows XP will be here to stay… until 2010 at least. Microsoft said that they will continue to sell Windows XP Home Edition until a year after Windows 7, Vista’s successor, gets released, which could mean that Windows XP might be around until 2012 if all goes according to plan.

So from top to bottom is the Nintendo DS, Asus Eee PC, Lenovo Thinkpad X61 12.1 inch, and an IBM Thinkpad T43 14.1 inch.  As you can see, the Eee is significantly smaller than the very portable X61.

Finally a new Eee will be coming out April 9th loaded with Windows XP. The only problem is that the hardware is the same as the current one out. So if you already have a Eee, and just want Windows, maybe head over to Ebay and pick up a copy.

Before picking up my Black Eee 4G, I was also looking at the Nokia N810.  Now, with the introduction of the Eee PC 900, the Nokia N810 has some worthy competition.

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