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Asus Eee PC 1005PE-MU27 with Kindle for PC

Asus Eee PC 1005PE-MU27 with Kindle for PC

Asus and Amazon proud to present the new Eee PC, Asus Eee PC 1005PE-MU27 Netbook with Kindle for PC. The Asus Eee PC 1005PE-MU27 is pre-installed Kindle for PC from factory so you can read more than 500,000 Kindle books on your Asus Eee PC 1005PE-MU27 with our Kindle for PC application.

Asus Eee PC 1005PE-MU27 features Atom N450 1.66 GHz processor from Intel, 1 GB DDR2 memory, 250 GB hard drive, 10.1-Inch Color-Shine 1024X600 WSVGA LCD Display, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, webcam, 6-cell bettery for up to 11 hrs of battery life.

Asus Eee PC 1005PE-MU27 is encased in a smooth pearlescent shell that captivates onlookers and works easily with a chiclet keyboard, large palm-rest, and multi-touch trackpad. The Asus Eee PC 1005PE-MU27 comes with 4 color collections including Black, Blue, Pink and White. See more details »

Asus 1005PE PU27 with Matte Lid

Asus 1005PE PU27 with Matte Lid

Asus has just launched new version of Asus 1005PE netbook, Asus 1005PE PU27 that features new case design with the latest matte Soft-Touch Black Finish. The change looks like a textured matte lid that is soft and smooth to the touch and improves fingerprint-resistant on cover.
Asus 1005PE PU27 comes with high performance features included Intel Atom N450 1.66 GHz processor, 250 GB hard drive, 1 GB memory, 6-cell battery up to 14 hrs of lifespan, MS Windows 7 Starter operating system. And full connectivity with 0.3MP webcam, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1.
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Asus Eee PC 1005PE Express Gate

Espress Gate is a new software package that ships with high performance motherboards and notebooks from Asus. Express Gate allows you access to most used software applications 8 seconds after pressing the power button on your computing machine. And now Asus features Express Gate on Asus Eee PC 1005PE netbook.
Express Gate is a fully functional browser that lets you have all the fun on your Asus Eee PC 1005PE before your traditional operting system even start. Express Gate acts as a mini operating system, offering the user access to mini-games, their photos, favorite songs, instant messenger programs, Skype and the Web. See more details »

Asus Eee PC 1005PE Memory Upgrade

Asus Eee PC 1005PE provides 1 GB DDR-2 memory. This series allows you to upgrade the memory up to 2 GB to improve performance your netbook. And we will bring you to upgrade memory procedure in easy step by yourself.
You must beware of hardware compatibility before you select the memory type.
Asus Eee PC 1005PE is powered by Intel Atom Pine Trail Platform N450 processor that comes with 512 K cache memory, 1.66 GHz speed and 667 MHz FSB speed. So memory types are compatible this model included SO-DIMM DDR-2 PC2-5300 200-pin 667 MHz and SO-DIMM DDR-2 PC2-6400 200-pin 800 MHz. Asus Eee PC 1005PE memory is incompatible with lower FSB speed memory. The netbook has only one slot so you need to replace the new one, can not add another.
Asus Eee PC 1005PE features Super Hybrid Engine to improve battery lifespan. And you generally use Super High Performance Mode of Super Hybrid Engine, we recommend you to use SO-DIMM DDR-2 PC2-6400 200-pin 800 MHz memory to prevent the bottleneck effect. Because memory FSB speed will be higher processor FSB speed when use this mode. So memory clock rate of 800 MHz is more compatible than 667 MHz.
You need to prepare 1 screwdriver for using in this procedure. See the upgrade memory procedure on Asus Eee PC 1005HA as easily as the video below. See more details »

Asus Eee PC 1005PE Now Available

The premium 10-inch Pine Trail Platform Netbook from Asus, Asus 1005PE is available for purchasing.
Asus 1005PE features the new Pine Trail Platform Processor Atom N450 and provides 2 series for users including:
Asus 1005PE-P comes with 6-cell battery up to 14 hrs, 250GB hard drive, 1GB memory, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth. The color listed are Black and Blue.
Asus 1005PE-M has a 6-cell battery up to 11 hrs, 250GB hard drive, 1GB memory, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n. The color of this series are Black and White.
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Asus Eee PC 1005PE Unboxing

Asus Eee PC 1005PE is the first Pine Trail Netbook from Asus that comes with Atom N450 1.66 GHz processor. This series will be launched in January 2010. But we found some folks at Liliputing got Asus Eee PC 1005PE netbook to review before it is released.

The video shows Asus Eee PC 1005PE Unboxing that you will see the netbook accessories, user manual and supported applications in the box. The appearances of Asus Eee PC 1005PE are same as Asus Eee PC 1005HA-P but we found one thing difference is the keyboard style to change to chiclet style.

Pine Trail Platform on Asus 1005PE

Pine Trail Platform on Asus 1005PE

Asus plans to use Intel Atom Pine Trail Precessor for the new 10-inch netbook series, Asus Eee PC 1005PE. This change is a next generaton of netbook technology. Why?

Atom Pine Trail (or Pineview) Processor is an integrated version of Atom that puts the memory controller and GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) on the same die as the CPU. This move will shrink the number of chips in the Atom platform from three (CPU, chipset and I/O) to two (remained CPU and I/O).

The processors are built on the 45nm high-k metal gate manufacturing process and are enable four-layer PCB routing. So the new architecture will come with slimmer design, smaller package area, etc.

Easier design with package area reduction
Better energy efficiency – longer battery life
Lower TDP, thinner form factors
Better processor performance
Better graphics performance

The first series of Asus Eee PC 1005PE uses Intel Pine Trail N450 single core processor, 1.66 GHz, 512k of L2 cache, a 7 watt total kit TDP including chipset