Asus Eee PC S101 Netbook Coming Soon to the US

The Asus Eee PC S101, an ultra-thin 10.2-inch netbook, will be available in the United States starting November 1, Engadget reports.

The S101 is 0.75-inches thin and weighs 2.3 pounds. It features the Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, and hybrid storage that consists of a 16GB solid state drive and 30GB HDD. The mate display has a resolution of 1024-by-600 pixels and uses LED backlight.

Asustek’s mini-laptop also includes a web camera, 802.11n wireless module, Bluetooth, multi-card reader, and multi-touch trackpad.

The netbook comes in “copper brown” and “graphite” versions and provides 5.4 hours of battery life, according to the PC maker.

Models for the US market will come with Windows XP preloaded.

The Asus Eee PC S101 will have a $699 price tag reportedly.

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