Asus' EeePC 1003HAG equips WWAN, ventures forth on NTT DoCoMo's FOMA network

Following in the footsteps of past Eee PC's like the 901, ASUS' Japanese-bound 1003HAG boasts an internal wireless WAN module and supports NTT DoCoMo's FOMA network with 7.2Mbps on the downlink. For a more local connection, there's 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. As for the rest of the hardware, it's pretty much netbook status quo: a 1-inch WSVGA screen, Intel Atom N280, 1GB RAM, integrated graphics, 160GB HDD, and an apparent 4.3-hour battery life. Price is 69,800 yen (US $722) and launch date is May 16th -- that should give you plenty of time to figure out if you want the black, white, or pink version.

[Via Engadget Japan]

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 2:48AM]

Why is a Japanese DoCoMo-bound netboook relevant to the rest of the world, again?

[ToniCipriani Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:34AM]

Because FOMA is compatible with UMTS.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 29th 2009 8:56AM]

I looked at it and just thought, eww ugly.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 3:08AM]

Wow a 1 inch screen! Will you need special binoculars that will be offered at $399 extra but only japan?

[ahha Posted Apr 28th 2009 2:50AM]

relax, dude!

[ChaosEntity Posted Apr 28th 2009 2:52AM]

lol 1 inch screen

Also, how do you know when a product line is getting old?



WHEN THE NEW MODELS ARE HAG(S)! GET IT? GET IT?

I'll be here all week.

[ahha Posted Apr 28th 2009 2:54AM]

1-inch screen WTF?

[jmlee915 Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:56AM]

I'm just impressed that they fit WSVGA on a 1 inch screen! lol

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 29th 2009 11:38AM]

Think of the pixel density! lol

[Hydra Posted Apr 28th 2009 3:02AM]

Why would anyone in japan want this? the cost is high, I'm sure they can teather their phones to current notebooks right?

[morissen3k8 Posted Apr 28th 2009 3:30AM]

apparently it seems like even engadget doesn't proofread their blogs before they post...

[bstrobl Posted Apr 28th 2009 5:09AM]

Nah, they just want to test us and see if we are actually paying attention.

[pretol Posted Apr 28th 2009 3:32AM]

So, somehow the WWAN hardware costs 350 dollars?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 3:40AM]

"netbook status quo: a 1-inch WSVGA screen" !!! quo ? a 1-inch WSVGA ?!!! for the 100th time, don't write blog posts when ure drunk, lol

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 4:28AM]

Obviously the writer was thinking of something closer at hand!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:38AM]

LOL

[KyleHase Posted Apr 28th 2009 4:54AM]

Asus/NTT won't sell a single one if they don't subsidize the price with a service contract.

Foma service is expensive and they filter/throttle content. You can pickup other netbooks for 1 yen (~$0.01 USD) with a 2 year Emobile contract.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:38AM]

hag? seriously?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:30AM]

Hey Miller, do you think there are enough abbreviations in the title?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 1:29PM]

Ugh... Where's the T91 ?!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 29th 2009 8:39AM]

I think this is one of the best news this year. (Maybe Ion is the best :-)
This is the first!? Netbook with HSDPA and 6-cell battery.
I will buy and love it when it comes to Sweden.