April 19th, 2008 | 
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Asustek Computer Inc. yesterday launched its biggest low-cost Eee laptop yet and, as expected, will offer it with either Linux or Microsoft Corp.’s Windows XP Home.
The Eee PC 900, which the Taipei-based computer maker unveiled Tuesday, packs an 8.9-in. display running at a native resolution of 1,024 by 600 pixels, a significantly higher resolution than the older, smaller Eee PC 701, which sports a 7-in. display running at 800 by 400 pixels.
Users can select either Windows XP Home or Linux as the 900′s operating system. This is the second line of ultralight notebooks from Asustek that offers XP as an option; it currently sells a pair of 7-in. Eee PC models running Microsoft’s operating system that it has dubbed the “Surf XP” and “4G XP.”
The Eee PC 900 is equipped with 1GB of system memory, a 1.3-megapixel camera, an Apple MacBook Air-esque multi-touch trackpad, and either a 12GB or 20GB solid-state drive (SSD) for storage. When XP is installed, the 900 comes with the smaller SSD…
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