14 DAY TRIAL // As we have been reporting over the past couple of months, Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS has set some high expectations for its Eee PC netbook lineup. The company plans to ship approximately 5 million units by the end of the year, which means that it will certainly need to take positive action to keep shipments on track, especially since Acer's Aspire One is expected to reach 6 million units this year alone.
On that note, it now appears that ASUS has managed to lower the price tag on one of its many 8.9-inch Eee PC models, bringing it closer to what users actually expect to pay for a netbook.
The ASUS Eee PC 900A, which was just recently launched, has now dropped to the nifty price tag of $280, a considerable $20 short of $300. The offer is currently available at Best Buy, so this could be the right time for you to finally get your own Eee PC netbook. Obviously, the specifications aren't exactly the greatest, even by netbook standards, but then again, such a small-sized, low-power and even low-cost PC should, and does, provide only the basics in computing performance.
As with almost any Eee PC netbook model available on the market, the 900A comes built on the same Intel Atom processor, running at 1.6GHz, which, combined with the 1GB of DDR2 memory and the 4GB solid state drive, can offer users a true netbook experience.
As expected, there's no Windows XP operating system there, but the pre-installed Linux should deliver just the necessary functionalities. The 900A also boasts a built-in memory card reader, three USB 2.0 ports, wireless Internet connectivity, and most likely a 3-cell battery.
The Eee PC 900A isn't the only netbook to have seen its share of price cuts, as both the Aspire One and MSI Wind netboook had their price tag adjusted to better meet users' requirements.