7-inch Eee PC vs 9-inch Eee PC -- ready, fight!

We know you need it. Now you've got it. ASUS' 7- and 9-inch Eee PCs lined up for a side by side comparison. The new 9-incher is clearly the bigger brother to the shorter original. Too bad too 'cause that chunky bezel on the 7-inch already offers plenty of room for screen-estate growth. You can also clearly see the bigger touchpad and beefier display hinge of the new 9-inch. Check the gallery to see all the hot 9- on 7-inch action.

Hot 9-inch on 7-inch Eee PC action

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 5:43AM]

AAAAAAAAAammmmmmmennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 4th 2008 3:34AM]

Hmm, nice BUT, the thing still has significant shortcomings. I honestly reach for my iPhone before I type something on the EEE. It's a nice "sit in front of the TV" machine, but I wouldn't buy one again.

[morissen3k8 Posted Mar 9th 2008 5:55PM]

Is Asus also the ODM for Dell? The hinges look very similar to Dell's new notebook offerings? Cool stuff ... I may end up getting one with the government rebate.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 15th 2008 12:11PM]

Hey guys thanks for all the sex joke, i mean 7 inches, 9 inches, depth, et el. so about the eeeeeeeee (ffffffffffffffff) This is a case where small is better, and knowing what to do with 'it' counts. that said i notized that the screen on the 9 is thicker, which cums close, danger-or-is close to defeating the knowing what to do with it rule. & I do love them both, but sometimes smaller is better & storage is fine either way unless u are intent on moving u're house everyplace u go.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 16th 2008 1:04PM]

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/04/16/asus_launches_eee_900/

The 900 is based around an 8.9in, 1024 x 600 display. It'll contain 1GB of DDR 2 memory and a choice of 12GB or 20GB of solid-state storage, depending on which operating system you opt for. Both capacities are configured as two partitions: one 4GB space and either 8GB or 16GB.

The 20GB model will come with Linux, Asus said, while the 12GB version will be pre-loaded with Windows XP Home Edition.

Connectivity comes courtesy of 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and a 10/100Mb/s Ethernet port. The 900 has three USB ports, a VGA connector and the same audio jacks found on the Eee PC 701. Like the older model, the 900 has a 1.3-megapixel webcam.

The laptop gained a little size and weight: it's now 22.5 x 17 x 2-3.38cm and 990g. The 701 is 22.5 x 16.5 x 2.5-3.5cm and 890g, so there's not much in it.

As revealed by the 900's manual, the machine's small touchpad can read gestures as well as simple taps, a feature Asus calls FingerGlide.