Three additional models followed.īoth the price and the size of the device are small in comparison with similar Ultra-Mobile PCs. The 701 base model Eee PC 4G was released on 16 October 2007 in Taiwan. īlack 700 series unit side view showing the SD card reader, two USB ports, the VGA output and the Kensington Security SlotĪSUS announced two Eee PC models at Computex Taipei 2007: the 701 and the 1001.
However, they subsequently restarted the line with the release of the EeeBook series in 2015. In January 2013, ASUS officially ended production of their Eee PC series, citing declining sales due to consumers favoring tablets and Ultrabooks over netbooks.
According to Asus, the name Eee derives from 'the three Es', an abbreviation of its advertising slogan for the device: 'Easy to learn, Easy to work, Easy to play'.
The first Eee PC was a milestone in the personal computer business, launching the netbook category of small, low-cost laptops in the West (in Japan, subnotebooks had long been a staple in computing). Newer models added the options of Microsoft Windows operating system and rotating media hard disk drives (HDD), and initially retailed for up to 500 euros. At the time of its introduction in late 2007, it was noted for its combination of a lightweight, Linux-based operating system, solid-state drive (SSD), and relatively low cost. The ASUS Eee PC is a netbook computer line from Asus, and a part of the ASUS Eee product family.
