However, as Windows Vista was generally considered too resource hungry, and Windows 7 was still two years in the making, the new Netbooks typically shipped with Windows XP. Even decent use with Windows was now in reach. The new generation, typically equipped with some 1 GiB RAM, and hard disks of up to 80 GiB, exceeded the capabilities of the 700 series by far. When Intel came up with an ultra low-voltage CPU, the Intel Atom CPU, in 2008, an armada of new Netbooks hit the market.
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While the Eee PC was initially thought of Asus’ response to the “One Laptop per Child” XO-1 laptop, it became imminent that it would need to be bumped up in order to gain broader success in the mass market. This was essentially everything that was needed on the go, and soon people where literally running after these tiny devices, which would later become to be known as Netbooks.Īsus delivered an instant smash hit, so other vendors started to offer Netbooks soon after as well, as everyone wanted to garner some market share. While heavily underpowered, the Eee PC was inexpensive, small and light, providing access to the internet, email and even some productivity tools if needed. Not soon after the initial market launch in October 2007, Asus also offered the Eee PC 4G-X, which shipped with Windows XP instead. Initially Asus shipped the early Eee PC models with (now defunct) Xandros Linux, a Linux derivate slightly modified to appeal to a broader audience and emphasize on the ease of use of the Eee PC. Accompanied with a RAM size starting at 256 MiB and gazing up to 1 GiB, set aside with a solid state storage of 2 GiB minimum and up to 8 GiB, these devices were definitely no power houses. However, with the exception for the 4G surf model, the CPUs where underclocked by default to consume less power. These where driven by a 800 Mhz (model 700) or a 900 MHz (model 701) Intel Celeron CPU. The first set of devices consisted of the “2G” (model 700), and the model 701 respectively, being the “4G”, the “4G surf”, and the “8G”.