Asus Eee PC 1015PX Netbook Now Available In The US

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If you are still in the camp that thinks netbooks are hip and happening, or you simply want to upgrade your current (or replace a broken) netbook you may be happy to learn that the Asus Eee PC 1015PX is now available and shipping here in the US.

And before anyone thinks that I am simply bashing netbooks, worry not as I am happy to say that I am sitting here happily mashing away on the keys of my now dated Eee PC 1000H (which is running Jolicloud). That aside though, while I say the 1000H is a dated netbook, faster processor aside, the specs of the 1015PX are not all that much improved and would hardly make a case for a necessary upgrade.

In other words, we are looking at the netbook standards. The Eee PC 1015PX is sporting a 10.1 inch LED Backlight WSVGA (1024 x 600) display, chiklet style keyboard, a dual-core 1.66GHz Intel Atom N570 processor, Intel NM10 chipset, Intel GMA 3150 graphics, 1GB DDR3 RAM, a 250GB hard drive, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0. In addition there is also the memory card reader, VGA out, Ethernet and USB ports as well as speakers, microphone and 0.3 megapixel webcam.

Otherwise, the Eee PC 1015PX comes running the Starter Edition of Windows 7, weighing in at 2.76 pounds and measuring in at 10.31 x 7.01 x 0.93 – 1.43 inches. And lastly, the 1015PX ships with a 56W/h battery that is said to be able to provide “up to” 11 hours of run time.

Personally, I am still a fairly big fan of the netbook given its reasonably low price of entry and overall decent amount of power in terms of regular web surfing along with a relatively light weight and small exterior. But at the same time, even running a 3-4 year old netbook, I see no real reason that one would need to upgrade their netbook. Or maybe its just me.