New Asus 11.6-inch Eee PC 1101HA

The new Eee PC 1101HA Seashell is a rebranded 1005HA.

Biggest disappointment with the new Asus 1005HA is the terribly slow processor even by netbook standards. It is powered by the 1.33GHz Z520 Atom processor, as opposed to the widely used N270 and N280, or even the 1.66GHz Z530. This was the problem with Acer’s Aspire One 751 also, due to which Acer is being forced to take it off the market.

The 1101HA has an 11.6-inch screen with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. But in spite of having such high resolution display, the 1.3GHz Z520 may not be powerful enough to watch HD content. The screen is glossy or Glare-type. Apart from that the 1101HA comes with 1 GB DDR2 SO-DIMM memory and Hybrid Storage of 160 GB HDD with a 10GB Eee Storage as usual. Connectivity is facilitated by the Wireless Data Network WLAN 802.11b/g/n @ 2.4GHz and Bluetooth2.1 + EDR. A 1.3MP camera adorns the top.

Among the good things about this netbook is the battery life. There is an option of a 6-Cell 48Wh Li-ion Battery and a 6-Cell 63Wh Li-ion Battery that will give about 9.5hrs to 11 hrs respectively – or as the company claims. This 1.6 kg (with 6-Cell Battery) has a dimension of 286mm (W) x 196mm (D) x 21.8mm~ 36.2mm (H) and will come in four flavors - Crystal Black, Pearl White, Royal Blue, and Rose Pink.

The Asus Eee PC 1101HA should be available from July onwards at a retail price of 379 pounds (or US $ 628).