ASUS' S121 with world's first 512GB SSD

Pfff, forget those itty bitty Eee PC SSDs. ASUS' 12.2-inch mini laptop weighs less than 3-pounds and offers 8-hours of unplugged freedom with some help from Intel's Atom Z520 processor and ASUS' own Super Hybrid Engine tech. Most notable is that massive (price too we expect) 512GB SSD, a world's first in a laptop according to ASUS. No price or dates yet, expect those along side the official press release later today.

[jack @ Jan 6th 2009 7:26PM]

FIRST!

[Matt @ Jan 6th 2009 7:26PM]

Did you forget to add ''ASS'' in your name?

[jack @ Jan 6th 2009 7:28PM]

no i did not, because i never intended to add that to my name. that would be stupid.

[Chris @ Jan 6th 2009 7:28PM]

well it is a 'world' first

[i.c. weiner @ Jan 7th 2009 4:20PM]

lol. ass first

[Sneakz @ Jan 6th 2009 7:23PM]

Image is just a bit too big...

[Sneakz @ Jan 6th 2009 7:24PM]

Nah, its just my window size.

[OneLove @ Jan 7th 2009 11:25AM]

1 billion dollars!

[rems @ Jan 6th 2009 7:24PM]

I wonder what the 512GB SSD price will be...

[Jmh @ Jan 6th 2009 11:03PM]

Seriously, can we get it without the SSD so it's not a pocketbook-burner?

[Verythrax @ Jan 6th 2009 7:28PM]

The main link is broken or what?

[thedesolate1 @ Jan 6th 2009 7:48PM]

Great size but how will it perform compared to a same sized regular HD?

[Will @ Jan 6th 2009 8:46PM]

This is kind of a waste isn't it? Asus is putting a very expensive and fast hard drive into a netbook. It's almost like mixing coke with a $200 bottle of scotch.

[Alex @ Jan 6th 2009 8:48PM]

Your analogy is flaw...oh...you mean Coke...ok I get it...

[Will @ Jan 6th 2009 8:57PM]

Yeah I'm not really sure why anyone would mix cocaine with scotch...

[David @ Jan 6th 2009 10:36PM]

Don't think this is really a netbook.. closer to size of a MBA or x300, this would fall in the ultraportable category.

[someone @ Jan 6th 2009 9:41PM]

engadget didn't mention it has swarovski crystals in the hinge and a leather palm rest
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-19167_1-10131423-100.html

[Brad Mecoli @ Jan 6th 2009 9:57PM]

I heard that the MSRP will be somewhere between your first child and your soul.

[Huan22 @ Jan 6th 2009 10:03PM]

I bet that's gonna burn some serious cash in your pocket considering how much SSD's costs these days.

[ToniCipriani @ Jan 6th 2009 10:27PM]

An Eee PC _notebook_?

So they are running into issues with Psion.

[ToniCipriani @ Jan 6th 2009 10:30PM]

Actually looking at the picture again, this doesn't mention it's an Eee PC. It might succeed the Asus S6 instead of the Eee S101.

[dannyry @ Jan 7th 2009 4:33AM]

it will have a 4 gb ssd that runs pretty fast, then a 508gb ssd that takes about two weeks to start up windows xp

[Pete @ Jan 7th 2009 8:58AM]

Hmm.... I thought Toshiba had the first last month: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/18/toshiba-announces-512gb-ssd-other-smaller-ssds/

[CosterMonger @ Jan 7th 2009 12:05PM]

if I can throw the S121 like a Frisbee, and nothing bad happen: then I'm sold

[ZeroChaos @ Jan 22nd 2009 10:25PM]

The 512 GB ssd is optional....they have a Hard Drive option 250GB