There's been lots of hype around Asus Eee PC, you know, the $400 ultra-portable and super-affordable laptop that was launched a couple of weeks ago. Well, available now is their Surf model, for $350, which comes in black. The difference between this model and the $400 Pearl (white) and Galaxy (black) is the lack of a webcam, a smaller battery and a soldered-on 512 RAM module. The Eee PC models Surf, Pearl and Galaxy sport a compact 7'' display, 512 DDR2 RAM, a 4gb Solid State disk (as opposed to a spinning hard drive), built-in G wireless card, and weigh in at only 0.92 kg (about 2 pounds). It comes with a custom version of Linux pre-installed, but if you prefer, Windows XP drivers are available for download on Asus's website. If $350 is still too steep for your pockets, you can always wait for the 2G Eee's, coming out in January, for $300.

Product Pages [Mwave: $350 Surf - $400 Pearl - $400 Galaxy] Via [Engadget]
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