Asus S101 Gets Official Comments

That is a very nice looking piece of kit, I could be sorely tempted by one of those in the near future

Any chance of getting the improved specs in this article, and also getting better multi-image support on the website?

Errrr, wasn't the whole point of tapping this niche to get low-cost lapintops to the market? For £400 there are better machines out there - they may not be smaller but they're a darn site more useful for the money...

Hurray! At last a netbook that doesn't look like it's made from angel wings and fairy feathers, nor does it look cheap. It better doesn't for ~£400.
What I've always wondered however is: Will the netbooks we buy today be compatible with netbook version of Windows 7? I need Microsoft applications for work. And I've heard somewhere that MS is working with Asus to make a 'netbook friendly' version of their next OS. Since I won't let a Vista DVD anywhere near my current Laptop, the same goes for a netbook I might own in the future.
Any news on that?

I'm still waiting for a HP mini-note with an atom processor... maybe I can dream on... until then, this looks mighty tasty.

The Asus Eee PC S101 are like those eye-catching Series 209 Enforcement Droids from Omni Consumer Products: built to look effective but not so functional once you switch on the power button… And if you know what I’m talking about then you surely guessed I’m not impressed by them (and I do mean the netbooks)… Okay okay, so I know the S101 have their own qualities but… why would we buy a so-called “elite” netbook if it comes with downgrade specs and a battery that’s a far cry from the ones on Eee PC 901/1000/1000H? Yeah, these cosmetic S101 look pretty – So what? Netbooks aren’t supposed to be fashionable! They’re supposed to be reliable! Apart from their design which makes them lighter than the Eee PC 1000/1000H, the only thing that apparently looks good on these Eee PC S101 models is the fact that they have a solo SSD which is probably more suited for ultra mobile systems or netbooks (rather than mechanical drives). However, I can’t find a good reason to waste money on a S101… Even their 0.3 webcams are worst than those presented by previous models. And you know what? Asus’ U3, U2 and the “don’t-call-me-Eee” N10 J variants are actually more “elite” than these silly S101 (specially the U3 and U2).

Also, I read these supposed top-of-the-line “ultimate” netbooks are targeting “Free Writers” and “Travel Explorers”… Now what’s the difference between a “Writer” and a “Free Writer”? Was the first one convicted? Can the second one carry so much money that he’s free to dumbly spend more on something that comes with less battery life? If “Free Writer” means “Freelance Writer”, then Asus made a terrible nomenclature mistake because I can almost bet that most freelance writers in this world won’t be favouring it – at least not with those specs at that price… As for the travelling explorers, I can’t see why would anyone travelling or exploring (thus looking for maximum portability) go for a 10-incher which delivers less autonomy than the Eee PC 901 ...unless swarovski crystals are now a requirement for travelling and/or exploring.