Asus has announced a new 12-inch Eee PC 1201N netbook powered by Nvidia ION graphics and dual-core Intel Atom processor. This new 12-inch Eee PC 1201N netbook will come pre-loaded with Windows 7 Home premium and would be available in black and white colour options. As noted earlier, Asus has now made this netbook official and it will be available by mid-December for $500 (Rs. 24,000 approx.). This 12-inch netbook joins the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 and Samsung N510 as ION-based netbooks.
The new Asus Eee PC 1201n sports 12-inch LED Backlit display screen offering 1366x768 pixel resolution and supports 720p HD content playback. Asus has packed in dual-core 1.6GHz Intel Atom 330 processor, up to 3GB DDR2 memory and 250GB SATA 5400RPM HDD for storage. Samsung N510 netbook boasts superior Nvidia GeForce 9400M integrated graphics compared to Lenovo IdeaPad S12 and the Eee PC 1201N.
Other features of Eee PC 1201N include HDMI out, WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth, Ethernet and 1.3 megapixel webcam comes built-in. Asus may add 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery that will last about five hours. With isolation keyboard, the build of this netbook resembles Asus' Seashell family netbooks.
Technical Specifications:
12.1-inch LED-backlit WXGA screen (1366 x 768)
Genuine Windows 7
Intel Atom 330 Dual Core processor
NVIDIA ION Graphics
DDR2 SO-DIMM 2GB/3GB
250GB HDD/320GB + 500GB* ASUS WebStorage
802.11b/g/n @2.4GHz, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
1.3M Pixel Webcam (with digital zoom function)
Hi-Definition Audio CODEC
Stereo Speakers
VGA Port (D-sub 15-pin for external monitor), HDMI out, three USB 2.0, LAN RJ-45 port, 2 x Audio Jack (Head Phone / Mic-in), Card Reader: MMC/ SD(SDHC)
As this is an announcement (read launch), expect this netbook to be available in India by the end of December or January 2010.
I agree with Markus. This netbook is powered by ION chipset, so by default comes with Nvidia GeForce 9400M. But this is full ION with DX10, as opposed to ION LE (light edition), DX9 only, found in some Samsung N510's.
"Samsung N510 netbook boasts superior Nvidia GeForce 9400M integrated graphics compared to Lenovo IdeaPad S12 and the Eee PC 1201N."
Maybe I'm stupied, but I thought all ION boast GF 9400M. Then what's in 1201N??