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Eee PC 701

2007–2008 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Celeron M ULV (A110) 900 MHz, underclocked to 630 MHz
Ram: max: 1 GB officially; 2 GB community-verified on many units · base: 512 MB DDR2, 1 SO-DIMM slot
Ports: USB 2.0 x3 · SD card reader · VGA out · 10/100 Ethernet · 3.5mm headphone/mic
Battery: 4-cell 5,200 mAh Li-ion, about 2.8 to 3.5 hours
Display: 7" TFT LCD, 800x480
Storage: base: 4 GB flash SSD · options: 2 GB flash SSD · 8 GB flash SSD
Weight: 0.92 kg
Os Support: latest: Officially EOL; widely reinstalled with later lightweight Linux distros well past factory support · shipped: Xandros Linux (custom simplified UI) or Windows XP Home
Release Price: $399 (4G model, US launch)

Variants

Storage

2GBEntry tier, 2007

4GBBest-known tier (Eee PC 4G), 2007

8GBTop tier at launch, 2007

Upgrade paths

RAM

2 GB DDR2 (1x2 GB), officially rated for 1 GB · Single SO-DIMM slot accessible from the bottom panel; 2 GB modules are widely reported to work despite the official 1 GB spec.

~$15-25

EASY

storage

Replace the internal flash module or add an SD card; some models accept aftermarket mSATA-style flash boards · One of the most modded netbooks ever: a huge community swapped storage, ran custom Linux distros, and even attempted OS X installs.

~$20-40

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