Official Specs for the Asus Eee Keyboard Revealed
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This is what's inside the computer-inside-a-keyboard.
After 16 months of first laying eyes on it, the Asus Eee Keyboard is finally an officially launched product.
Asus over the weekend launched the Eee Keyboard on its website, giving it official specifications. Now we know exactly what you're getting for your $599:
Specifications
| Model Name | EK1542 | |
| Operating System | Windows® XP Home | |
| Display | 5", 800x480 Multi-touch Panel | |
| CPU | Intel® Atom™ N270 | |
| Chipset | 945GSE / ICH7-M | |
| Default Memory | DDR2 1GB on-board memory | |
| Hybrid Storage | 16GB/32GB SSD | |
| Wireless Video Transfer | Ultra-wideband Technology | |
| Wireless Data Network | 802.11b/g/n @2.4GHz | |
| LAN | 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| Bluetooth | V2.1 | |
| Battery Life | Internal battery (up to 4 hr)** | |
| Multi-media | Video decoder | Broadcom 70010/70012 Solution |
| Speaker | Speaker x2 | |
| Built-in Mic | Single Mic | |
| Interface (Rear IO Port) | ˙ USB 2.0 x3 ˙ HDMI out x 1 ˙ VGA x 1 ˙ Antenna (WAN + Ultra-wideband) x 1 ˙ Giga Lan RJ-45 x 1 ˙ Headphone-out jack x 1 ˙ MIC x 1 | |
| Receiver Interface | ˙ HDMI out x 1 | |
| Power Supply | 12Vdc, 3A, 36W EeeKeyboard PC Power Adaptor 5Vdc, 2.4A, 12W Ultra-wideband Power Adaptor | |
| Physical | Dimension(mm) | 145mm(L) x 425mm(H) x (10mm front ~ 24.4mm back)(H) |
| Weight | 1.1 kg (2.4 lb) | |
| Color | Sliver | |
| Accessories | Ultra-wideband Receiver (with Adapter) Quick Start Guide User Manual Warranty Card Recovery/Support DVD Power Adapter (36W) | |
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Yah, but I guess you pay for the extreme portability and unusual form factor. Otherwise, it's just a netbook with a smaller screen and bigger keyboard...
And here I thought XP was dead....
Why not just use a stripped down Linux?
That said... why is it XP and not MCE? Also, the price/power. Also, it does seem pretty useless, not even taking the price into consideration.
Sorry Asus, as a G71 laptop and P6X58D Premium desktop owner, I really do love your products, but this one is just pathetic.
- No Hard Drive (Requires a $250+ HD controller first)
- No Modem ($300 = 2400baud - much slower than 56,000 baud which is about 1/200th of todays typical connection)
- No CD-ROM drive ($500+) or CD-R drive (not made yet)
But it did multi-task, play games and still functional enough to use the internet today.
Here is what it looks like: http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/amiga/h/a500ful.jpg The PSU is about as heavy as todays 15" notebooks
But for JUST a keyboard that will still require wiring for power and to a monitor... not sure of the market.
- No Hard Drive (Requires a $250+ HD controller first)
- No Modem ($300 = 2400baud - much slower than 56,000 baud which is about 1/200th of todays typical connection)
- No CD-ROM drive ($500+) or CD-R drive (not made yet)
But it did multi-task, play games and still functional enough to use the internet today.
Here is what it looks like: http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/amiga/h/a500ful.jpg The PSU is about as heavy as todays 15" notebooks
Side apart, I'm sure if this was introduced by Steve Jobs it would become an instant sales hit.
You'd be surprised how many customers that might be. Just look at all the people who buy Apple/Mac products. They pay $2500 for laptops that have onboard graphics and old processors. They pay $700 for a 10" Ipod Touch (Ipad) that can't make phone calls nor function as a laptop. There's a lot of clueless people out there who buy whatever the mainstream media and advertising tells them to buy.