UK Netbook Review

Last month AMD rolled out several new processors, including the 1.33 GHz AMD C-60 low power chip with a TDP of 9W and Radeon HD 6290 graphics with a clock speed ranging from 276 MHz to 400 MHz. Now it looks like one of the first C-60 powered computers is up for order in Germany. [...]

The Asus Eee PC X101 is staying true to it’s budget expectations by having the lowest starting price of any netbook in recent memory. While most netbooks in the US market start at $300, the X101 is a brand new machine that Asus promised would cost just $199.99 at launch.

Asus plans to launch several ultrabook models next month. Essentially the idea of an ultrabook is to built an ultra-thin laptop with an 11-13″ screen, coupled with a next-gen Intel chip and a solid state hard drive. Asus, Acer, Lenovo, and Toshiba have all announced ultrabooks already, but Asus was ahead of the curve when it introduced its first ultrabook models in May.

Asus’s Eee PC 1215B is their current 12.1 inch notebook available with a 1.6 GHz AMD E-350 chip or lower power AMD C-30 or C-50 processors. However, Asus has stated that they’ll soon upgrade the Eee PC 1215B notebook with the latest and greatest 1.65 GHz AMD E-450 processor.

Asus will start shipping the Eee PC X101 netbook in September in the US. The netbook we first saw in May will be one of the cheapest 10 inch netbooks ever to hit the market.