Fortunately for Asus it’s not just me who finds the first iteration of the Eee instantly desirable. If you try a new 701 4G is like hen’s teeth or dog eggs rarely. But now comes the inevitable update to the 900, the 8.9-inch armored version that we have in our hands first on the CeBIT this year. Is it as exciting as its predecessor, smaller, or an Eee too far?

Immediately, there is a bigger screen than the eye when you flip open the chassis moves largely unchanged. Gone are the oversized, plastic chamfer, which surrounded the 7-inch panel, so that this version looks every inch the serious laptop instead of lightly Fisher-Price style that caused the window of origin. The higher resolution is what really makes this version special Eee. At 1024×600, there is no more difficult to scroll through Web pages or to force your eyes to see what you type. (more…)