14 DAY TRIAL // At the upcoming Computex 2011 fair, Asus plans to update the design of its popular line of Eee PC netbooks with the launch of a new series of devices that feature a much slimmer profile than the previous models.
Asus has started teasing the products it plans to showcase at Computex at the end of last week when it published some photos of an upcoming slate that it described as a pad/phone hybrid.
This was followed by a new family of desktop All-in-One PCs and recently the Taiwanese company has posted some pictures of a new netbook design, which was described as “the new evolution of the Eee PC.”
While the picture released by Asus didn't reveal anything more that the chassis will feature an ultra-slim design, Notebook Italia has managed to tack down a much more revealing image.
This seems to indicate the Asus' new design is inspired from that of the previous Seashell models, but, this time, the chassis has been refined to feature a much more thinner profile.
This also means that users will get less connectivity ports that in the previous models, and most probably a non-removable battery (just as it's the case with the current Seashell models).
No technical specifications are available at this point in time, but traditionally Asus' netbooks have been powered by Intel Atom processors and Seashell modes have been paired with low-res 1024x600 displays.
Asus could, however, move away from this trend with the current generation of Eee PC netbooks as AMD's E-series accelerated processing units (APUs) offer far better performance and also have enough battery life to challenge Atom.
Nonetheless, the answer to these questions won't be revealed until Computex 2011 opens its gates on May 31. No details regarding pricing and availability have been disclosed until now.