The recently announced Asustek Eee PC 900 with its 8.9-inch monitor was extremely good news for the ultra-mobile enthusiasts. Expected to arrive during the second quarter of 2008, the Eee PC 900 may be good, but but ECS' offering is everything an UMPC enthusiast might ever need.

The Eee PC is still writing the major headlines when it comes to inexpensive and low-performance computing system, and it managed to irritate its better-looking, more efficient competitors that sell for a little more. ECS comes to fix the glitch with its 11-inch G10IL sub-notebook. Although the main hardware specifications for the latest addition in the ultra-mobile computing sector are still undisclosed, the connectivity options are covered by three USB 2.0 ports, an Ethernet port, VGA connection, 56k modem and built-in HSDPA 7.2.

Other optional specifications include an 802.11 a/g Wi-Fi wireless chip, as well as Bluetooth connectivity (that will become standard until the notebook reaches mass-production). Just like its Eee PC 401/900 competitors, there is no optical medium built into the device, but you can successfully use an external USB optical drive for the few moments when you'd like to transfer your files.

The manufacturer and the model of its processor are currently unknown, but given the fact that it competes on the market with sub-$500 ultra-mobile PC models, the best choice for a low-cost notebook would be a VIA-based platform. However, Intel's new offering in the Atom family could be the ideal candidate as well, and as far as rumors are concerned, the new Eee PC 900 is built around Intel's platform for mobile Internet devices and handheld units.

The 11-incher can connect via the built-in tri-band HSDPA and HSUPA, also called the "Super-3G" technology, that allows downloads speeds of up to 7.2Mb/s for the HSDPA and 2Mb/s for the HSUPA.