Asus To Launch Eee PC 901 & New Eee PC 1000 At Computex [Asus Eee 10” Display Model Suspected]

Back on April 21st we reported that Asus may be looking to introduce a new Eee PC with a larger 10” screen (see: Asus Eee Mini Notebook Range To Get ‘Uber Eee’ with 10” Screen) and now it appears that Asus may well be launching this new model, known as the Asus Eee PC 1000, along with their new (non WiMAX) Asus Eee PC 901 at the up and coming Computex 2008 event to be held in Taipei, Taiwan.

Of course whether the new, previously undisclosed Asus Eee PC 1000 is, as we suspect, the new model of the Eee mini notebook sporting a larger 10” display remains wholly unconfirmed but we would certainly be very surprised if we were to be proved wrong – not least because a larger screened Eee would serve to compete directly against the likes of MSI’s Wind (as well as socking to HP’s Mini Note which boasts a mere 8.9” WXGA display).

Asus Eee PC 1000 (?)

The existence of the new Asus Eee PC 1000 has only come to light following Asus’s invitation to a select few (not us, needless to say), which states:

“ASUS is looking forward to welcoming you during Computex 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan, for the ASUS’ 08 Computex Trilogy of launch events. We would also like to specially extend an invitation to you to attend the official global launch of the new Eee PC 901 and 1000 series.”

We look forward to the first ‘hands-on’ reports concerning both the highly anticipated Eee PC 901 and the Eee PC 1000 and to confirmation that the latter is indeed the 10” display model we reported on some time ago and, needless to say, we’ll be offering a follow up here at TFTS the moment further information becomes available.

[via UMPC Fever]