One thing popped out into my mind when netbook being mentioned to me is, it is low end notebook without optical drive. But not anymore as the new ASUS EeePC 1004DN is equipped with DVD drive . I agree on the fact that optical drive is rarely being used, but on certain circumstances,  it is extremely useful to restore the system to order in case anything wrong happen to the OS.

These pictures should give you idea that this machine is truly beauty, stark contrast with the EeePC initial model. It is powered by 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280, 1GB RAM and 160GB hard disk. Other main features are including 1.3-megapixel webcam, 3 USB 2.0 ports, WiFi, Bluetooth, VGA outpu, 8-in-1 card reader and run on Win XP.

No further info available even on the Asus global site. So don’t expect this machine to be around that soon including here in Malaysia

images credit to engadget Chine and Blogeee

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