Slashgear have gotten their hands on an engineering sample of the new ASUS Eee PC 901. This unit sports an 8.9 ” display and an Intel energy saving Atom processor. It is similar to the Eee 900 with the most pronounced improvements to the battery life. Interestingly the ASUS allows for three speed cycles - Super Performance (1.8 MHZ overclocked), High Performance (normal 1.6 MHZ) and Power Saving (underclocked 800 MHZ). While in power saving mode the battery is claimed to last for up to 6 hours. Head over to Slashgear for their full review. Ewdi does a nice unboxing video - pausing to explain the highlights of this device which is especially interesting for anyone looking at the ASUS for the first time. I’m still waiting for the first blogger unboxing video where a finger is severed while the eager reviewer tears into the carton.

Link: SlashGear - ASUS Eee PC 901 Linux Edition Review & Unboxing