Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Asus Launches New 10.1 Inch Netbook, but Calls it a ‘Notebook’ Instead

Asus, the company that built the first Eee PC netbook, seems to have gotten the memo that netbooks aren’t “in” anymore. It’s calling its new 10.1-inch laptop the “1015E Series Notebook,” and nowhere on Asus’ product page does the word netbook appear, even though its screen size and $299 price tag put it in line with pretty much every netbook ever made.

In what may be another throwback to the early days of laptops, Joey-Elijah Sneddon of the OMG! Ubuntu! blog reports that the 1015E Series will optionally come with the Ubuntu operating system. There’s only a Windows 8 option available on Asus’ product page, but it’s right under a section which says “Choose your model,” which implies that more may become available.

What is the 1015E Series Notebook capable of?

Anything a normal laptop can do, aside from advanced PC games. It’ll just do it much slower, thanks to its 1.1 GHz Celeron processor and its 5400 RPM hard drive — the solid-state drives used in the 11-inch MacBook Air are the biggest reason why they feel so fast compared to PC laptops the same size.

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Read also:

Don't call it a comeback: Asus intros new $ 299 netbook (Digital Trends)

Asus introduces the 1015E notebook for $ 299: Rebirth of the netbook? (Liliputing)

Asus Tries to Resurrect the Netbook with 10-Inch 1015E Going for $ 300 (TechnologyTell)

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