You’ve seen the hands-on photos. Now you can check out the pictures Asus wants you to see of its top of the line Eee PC model, the S101. The Asus Eee PC S101 is a bit thinner and lighter than many of its cousins. It also has a sleek, professional looking design. It also comes with up to 64GB of solid state storage (althugh 16GB and 32GB versions will also be available), which helps explain why the Eee PC S101 is one of the most expensive netbooks in the Eee PC lineup. The S101 will run from $699 to $799.

As expected, the Eee PC S101 is available in brown and graphite shades. And overall it looks a lot less like a toy than the Eee PC 701, 900, 901, or 1000. There are still a few quirks though. For example, the right shift key is still tiny and is still awkardly placed to the right of the up arrow.

You can find more pictures of the Eee PC S101 at Notebook Italia or read more about the netbook in the Liliputing Product Database.

Asus may be busy trying to convince you that the 10 inch N10 notebook isn’t a netbook, but the company is still using the Eee PC name for the upcoming Eee PC S101… for now. Like the N10, the S101 will be a little larger and significantly more expensive than most Eee PC models. CNET snagged a few new pictures of the S101, which it says will cost between $699 and $899.

The computer will have a 10 inch display, 2GB of RAM, an Intel Atom CPU, and a choice of 32GB or 64GB of solid state memory. It’s capable of running Windows XP, but it looks like there will also be a Linux version available.

While the screen is about the same size as that on the Eee PC 1000/1000H, it looks like the laptop is a bit wider which should make the keyboard more comfortable to use.

via Eee PC News.de

The FCC may not be the best tipster in the world. While almost any device that includes wireless communications has to pass muster with the US regulatory agency, the FCC doesn’t care about things like CPU speed, hard drive capacity, or screen size. So while the FCC web site is often the first to post pictures of upcoming devices, you don’t often find many of the details that end users care about.

Case in point: The FCC has posted some information about the upcoming Asus Eee PC S101. And aside from a halfway decent picture of the bottom of the PC, there’s really not much else to report. We already knew that Asus was working on a high end Eee PC that will likely sell for $699 to $899.

The S101 will reportedly have a 10 inch display, an Intel Atom CPU, and a 32GB or 64GB SSD. But you won’t find any confirmation on those specs from the FCC site. Just a picture of the bottom of the computer, which at least does seem to include several access panels.

[via Engadget]