While the display has, as mentioned, clearly increased in size from the previous model, the keyboard has, perhaps for worse, retained the same dimensions.īeing of below average size, the standard character keys just suffice, with practice, to allow touch typing with ten fingers. Like before, users are warned not to headily transport the device along with other items (such as pens) that could get between the display and the keyboard, potentially damaging both.Ī few years ago, it was most commonly the hardware that caused the problems in the computer miniturisation process whereas nowadays the limiting factor has come to lie more often with the ergonomics of the monitor and keyboard. This also applies for the two hinges that hold the display in place.Īsus does however continue to skimp on a locking system to secure the display in closed position during transport. In a way similar to its 4G sibling, the Eee PC 900 offers a solid, cleanly constructed casing that shows good stability under stress and under everyday handling. The new model also performs convincingly in terms of workmanship and casing stability. They found the keys on the Black Eee PCs are somewhat smaller that on the white models, with larger gaps between keys. Noteworthy is that in addition to the model with black housing, there is also a somewhat more elegant white chassis edition (Pearl White) available.Īn interesting side note: our colleagues at were able to differentiate between the White and Black Eee PC versions by the keyboard construction alone. Although small revisions to the base unit of the compact Eee 900 can be observed, overall there has been very little visibly altered. The striking monitor-hinge design at the back edge, which also houses the battery remains much the same. In terms of housing design, very little has changed. Compared to the Eee 4G's 7" panel with a resolution of 800x480 pixels, this could also be the most important update. The Eee PC 900 sports an 8.9 inch screen, providing both quality full screen video and office-application readiness with a resolution of 1024圆00 pixels. The new display immediately presents itself as the most striking update.
There has also been a change to the overall weight of the machines, with 0.99 kg for the new model compared to 0.92 kg for the 7" 4G model (vendor specifications). Although at first glance the dimensions of the Eee PC 900 housing seem to have hardly changed, the vendor specifications confirm that the case dimensions on the latest model have undergone a slight increase in terms of depth with a somewhat shallower chassis (22.5 x 16.4 x 2.15~3.5 cm for the Eee PC 4G vs.
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