Asus Eee PC 900 to sport multi-touch

That’s right, the 8.9in mini lappy – which will be available in both XP and Linux flavours from the end of April – will let you pinch and pull your fingers apart to zoom, just like the MacBook Air and Pro. In the Linux version this means it’ll be gesture playtime in everything from OpenOffice to Adobe Reader and Photomanager.

The 900 will be the same size as the 7in 701, but will have a bigger hard-drive than we previously thought – it’ll be somewhere between 16GB and 20GB. The Big Eee will also have a better 1.3MP webcam and, although not official, the price should be around a very reasonable £300.

So, what’s the bad news? Well, it seems the mooted touchscreen EeePC that got us so excited last week is further off than we hoped. Asus says it is in development, but is unlikely to reach us by June. Still, with the multi-touch Eee PC 900 and forthcoming E-DT desktop to keep us distracted, we’ll barely notice.

Essentials

Asus EeePC 900

Price: £300

On sale: end of April

Contact: Asus

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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