14 DAY TRIAL // Asus pushed its Eee PC 1025C netbook through the offices of FCC at the beginning of October, but despite this early start the Taiwanese company won’t actually be able to ship these devices before Christmas and has delayed them for 2012.
The exact release date is not known at this point in time, but according to Notebook Italia Asus was forced to take this decision since Intel still isn’t ready to release the Atom Cedarview mobile processors that are supposed to stand at the heart of these netbooks.
Asus’ Eee PC 1025C series is actually comprised of two laptop models, dubbed the 1025C and 1025CE, which both feature about the same specs.
The only difference is that the 1025CE comes equipped with two USB 3.0 ports and one USB port with charging support, while the 1025C is limited to USB 2.0 connectivity.
The rest of the features list includes support for up to 2GB of DDR3 system memory (the standard version will feature only 1GB), a SATA hard drive with capacities ranging between 250GB and 500GB, and an 10.1-inch LED-backlit display with a native resolution of 1024x600.
Connectivity options include 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 (the latter only on selected models), and an HDMI output, but also support for the WiFi Direct technology that enables users to share date between devices without the need of a wireless access point.
When equipped with a 6-cell battery pack, the Asus Eee PC 1025C netbooks weight only 1.25kg (2.75 pounds) and should be able to deliver up to 12 hours of running time.
Pricing was not unveiled, but the netbooks will be available in various colors, eight for the Eee PC 1025C and three for the CE-version.
Asus will also ship these laptops with a free trial for its Asus Webstorage cloud service that provides 3GB of storage capacity.