Earlier this month, Taiwanese netbook maker ASUS officially introduced its highly anticipated high-end Eee PC model, the stylish and fashionable S101. The system was specifically built to provide for users an alternative netbook system that looked considerably better than any other netbook on the market, but which also came at a rather high price.

Now, according to the latest news regarding the S101, it appears that the Taiwanese manufacturer has just announced that it will bring its high-end netbook to the States starting November 1st. According to the company, the system should become available for a price tag of $699.

 

As some of you remember, as soon as the netbook was officially introduced, it was already reviewed, so you must have a pretty general idea of what to expect for the hefty $699 price point. As a matter of fact, if you are already a user of an Eee PC 1000 model, then the S101 will seem to you similar to it in terms of performance and technical features. This is because the S101 is built on the same mobile platform as most of the other netbooks on the market, including some of ASUS' Eee PCs.

 

After a quick look at the technical specifications, you will see that S101 comes equipped with an Intel Atom N270 processor, running at 1.6GHz, 1GB of RAM memory, wireless 802.11n and Bluetooth connectivity, multi card reader, multi-touch touchpad, integrated webcam and a Windows XP operating system. All of that is encased in a 10-inch netbook that allows you to benefit from as much as 64GB of storage space based on a Solid State Drive. There's no word of a Linux version being made available in the States, but when the S101 hits stores, it will provide two colors options, namely “copper brown” and “graphite.”

 

All in all, the system appears rather standard in terms of technical specifications, so, in the end, you are left with the decision of whether to acquire a better looking netbook for a hefty $699 or not.