UK Netbook Review

ASUS has announced their own app store, but it’s actually just a rebranded version of Intel’s AppUp store so nothing too groundbreaking here. Although, it does indicate that netbook manufacturers are keen to jump on the ‘app’ bandwagon.

Back in March we first saw the Asus Eee PC 1018P, due to run Intel’s new Atom 455 and 475 processors. Today, the folks at Wireless Goodness spotted a filing for the netbook at the FCC. The new Asus Eee PC 1018P has the typical netbook standard 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and either a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 or 1.83GHz Intel Atom N475 processor. Also under the hood is 802.11b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1 and optional integrated 3G. There’s also 1GB of RAM, up to 250GB of hard drive space, and a 44Whr battery. The nifty brushed aluminum chassis also sports brand new, high speed USB 3.0 ports.

The folks at Netbook News.de got some hands on time with the Eee PC 1215N recently. The 1215N is a dual core netbook, however, it uses the Atom D510 processor which was originally meant for nettops. That means it isn’t great for power consumption, but it’s possible the final version could swap it for an Atom 550 chip once Intel officially launches that version. But really, anything’s possible at this point.