It’s time again for informations and news about the new Eee PC 900 subnotebook from Asus, and we’ll start with some great photos that can help compare the Eee PC 900 to the Eee PC 701 and get a clearer picture of the differences in casing, display, ports and components distribution and overall size. This photographs, published on CNet’s Web site, are also collected and shown on a single page by GearZap.
On ZDnet’s site you’ll find, instead, less meaningful pictures but some detailed specs of the Eee PC 900 and a review of the Win XP model, but also useful benchmarks which put the new Asus subnotebook against the previous 701 model, but also Lenovo’s Ideapad U110 and HP’s 2133 Mini-Note. ZDnet publishes a video, too, in which the Eee PC 900 and 701 models are put side by side.
But an even better video of an Eee PC review and comparison with the Eee 701 model is the one you’ll find down here. Don’t miss the Operation Mode setting in the BIOS with options for High Performance and Power Saving. Enjoy!

I’m sure this question has captured the attention of many among you, so let me give you some good news that will bring joy to all those dreaming to use on their EEE PC both Windows AND Linux (especially Xandros, the official Linux distribuzione ufficiale preinstalled on the Eee PC). I’ve finally tested with great results a solution that makes finally possibile the boot of Xandros Linux from a pendrive or SD card and the use of such Operating System without affecting the internal EEE PC SSD disk.
This make possibile, for example, to install on the internal SSD disk a different O.S., like Windows XP (using for example the backup and restore kit that installs Windows XP in ten minutes), and decide at the EEE PC boot, simply pressing the ESC key, if it’s going to load Windows XP or Xandros.
At the same time, there are various great advantages in having Xandros on an external memory unit (pendrive or SD), like the opportunity to assign different configurations to various individuals using the same EEE PC (for example members of the same family or club) or the chance to keep your own system, software and documents in your pocket thus increasing security and protection of your precious data, and of course the invaluable advantage of reducing the internal SSD use thus extending its life. This special 4 GB pendrive (or the same capcity SD card version) costs 45 euros and can be ordered, as usual, from the EEE PC SHOP on eBay, which ships in many parts of Europe.