ASUS Eee PC 1201HA available at $330 Best Buy price

Monday, November 30, 2009, 10:22 by Tech Correspondent

Asus has launched the Asus Eee PC 1201HA netbook in the US market. The netbook will be available at the Best Buy electronics store at a price of $330, with free shipping, as part of a cyber monday deal.

Photo: Asus Eee PC 1201 HA front view

Photo: Asus Eee PC 1201HA netbook front view

The Asus Eee PC 1201HA has a 12.1-inch monitor with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, 1.3 megapixel webcam, and a touchpad that supports multitouch gestures.

It measures 11.7 x 8.2 x 1.3 inches, weighs 3.1 pounds, and is available in one color, Black.

The netbook is powered by the 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor and Intel US15W / GMA 500 graphics.

The Asus Eee PC 1201HA runs the Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition operating system with Service Pack 3 (SP3) preinstalled.

Photo: Asus Eee PC 1201HA netbook top view

Photo: Asus Eee PC 1201HA netbook top view

The netbook comes with 1GB RAM expandable to 2GB, 160GB HDD, 500 GB web-based storage, WiFi, Windows XP, three USB ports, and a 3-in-1 digital media card reader.

Connectivity features include Bluetooth, built-in 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector, WiFi with specifications of  802.11b/g/n.

The Asus Eee PC 1201 HA comes with a 6-cell lithium-ion battery that offers 6 hours and 38 minutes of battery life.

Yesterday Asus had launched the Asus Eee PC T91 MT multitouch netbook at a price of $532. Like the Asus Eee PC 1201HA, the Asus Eee PC T91 MT is also powered by an Intel Atom Z520 1.33 GHz processor but it runs Windows 7 Premium.

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