ASUS Reportedly Plans Pineview-Powered Eee PC T101H

ASUS is one of the world's leading vendors of netbook systems, providing end-users with an impressive line of Eee PC models. One of these systems is the Eee PC T101H, a 10-inch convertible tablet-style netbook that the Taiwanese vendor showcased early this year at CES, in January. Although it was expected to arrive sometime in the second half of this year, the system is yet to make its debut on the market. However, according to recent details that have surfaced on the Internet, ASUS is preparing to launch an updated version of said machine, which will be based on the Intel Pine Trail platform and is likely to debut at CES next year.

According to a recent news-article on the German-language netbooknews.de, the updated Eee PC T101H will make its debut at CES, in January 2010. The specifications of the new system are pretty much the same, with a 10.2-inch resistive multi-touch display, with a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution, 1GB of RAM, a 16GB SSD, wireless 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS, 3G, UMTS, DVB-T, Li-Polymer battery with up to 8 hours of runtime.

However, at the core of the new Eee PC, ASUS has decided to integrate Intel's next-generation Atom N450 processor, clocked at 1.66GHz and boasting the chip maker's new Pineview architecture. As you might be aware, the Pineview processor is designed to incorporate the CPU core, graphics and memory controller on a single chip, consequently reducing the power requirements of the low-power system.

The Eee PC T101H will reportedly be launched with Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system and will become available for a starting price of approximately 700 Euros, or over US$1,000. Unfortunately, we have to take such details with a grain of salt, as we are talking about a product that was announced 10 months ago.