14 DAY TRIAL // Since it was about time AMD's collection of laptop chips scored a new design win, ASUS put together the Eee PC R051BX netbook powered by the C-60 APU.
A leak has just exposed the hardware details of a netbook that ASUS' own support page managed to confirm as real not long ago.
Carrying the name of Eee PC R051BX, it isn't so much a consumer product as it is a device intended for businesspersons.
Of course, no one will actually stop regular people from ordering one once sales start.
The time of arrival is still unknown, but the price, at the very least, was provided: 250 Euro, or $321.92, according to exchange rates.
Onto the specifications, the Eee PC R051BX measures 10.1 inches in diagonal (the resolution was left under wraps for now).
Acting as the heart of the computer is not one of those doomed Atoms, but a dual-core C-60 APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) from Advanced Micro Devices.
The chip works at 1.0 GHz and also includes the Radeon HD 6290 graphics, complete with DirectX 11 support (not that it matters for a non-gaming machine).
Moving on, ASUS tossed in 1GB of DDR3 RAM (random access memory) and a hard disk drive (HDD) whose capacity is of 320 GB.
Furthermore, the company implemented support for the Universal Serial Bus (two USB 2.0 ports), an SD card reader, Ethernet and a VGA output.
Not only that, but an HDMI connector is present as well, enabling video streaming to HDTVs in quality of up to 1080p (Full HD).
Alas, the lack of SuperSpeed USB 3.0 support may rub some people the wrong way, especially when they want to quickly copy something to or from a flash drive or other external storage device.
Another point of disillusionment is the battery, a mere three-cell product that can last for just 4 to 5 hours on a single charge. Would that there were some solar panels involved.
Nevertheless, the aforementioned price is quite appealing. Check out the Russian Serbian video below for a close look at the ASUS Eee PC R051BX.
UPDATE: ASUS has released special drivers for this particular invention. Find them here.
