Ultra mobile laptops - Smallest Personal Computers & Laptops from HP & ASUS

laptop-computer-icons-pictures ASUS had much success selling the EEE PC since its launch in October 2007. With prices ranging from USD 399 to USD 550, this tiny laptop with a solid state hard drive sold over a million units within the 10 months.

While on a trip to Calcutta, India, I saw ASUS sold in roadshows & kiosks and the crowd interested in this tiny laptop (more popularly called netbook ) seemed to be school goers who spend a lot of their time messaging friends, browsing the internet & chatting.

new ASUS Eee 900 901 & ASUS Eee 1000 smallest laptops with solid state hard drives

ASUS has now launched the superior ASUS Eee 901 & ASUS Eee 1000 versions. The major upgrade has been in terms of the processor.

The ASUS Eee 901 & 1000 netbooks will have the 1.6GHz Atom CPU from Intel, replacing the now-dated Celeron M of the first ASUS Eee 900 notebook.

The 901 version will have a screen size of 8.9 inches (close to HP’s Mini-Note) & the ASUS Eee 1000 will have a 10 inch screen. The solid state hard drive capacity will remain at 12 GB for the Windows version & 20 GB for the Linux version, but to compensate for the hard drive capacity ASUS will provide 20 GB of online space for data storage & back up.

The battery life, which had huge complaints, is also expected to improve to about 7.8 hours.

HPs smallest laptop with 8.9 inch display If size & functionality are the main lookout, then the HP’s Linux Notebook is superior in many respect. With a 8.9" WXGA (1280×800) Widescreen Anti-glare LCD display, a RAM of 1GB DDR2-667 (Max Capacity 2GB) & a SATA hard drive capacity of 120GB @ 5400rpm this HP’s laptop is available at less that USD 550.