Asus has announced the already much-expected Eee PC 900 with a 9″ screen, 1GB of memory, and “larger storage of up to 12GB,” according to an Asus press release. Engadget was able to take a look at the new Eee PC and discovered that the new Eee does, in fact, have a better resolution, contrary to previous information. It will be interesting to see if this new 9″ model is more or less popular, since each model has its own appeal.

Another interesting detail from the press release is the price, which is $399 Euros or about $600. The current most expensive model is the Eee PC 8G, which costs around $550 from Amazon and has a 7″ screen, 1GB of memory, and 8GB of storage. Although we do not yet know how much storage will be in the lowest priced 9″ model, it seems unlikely it will be less than 8GB and only $50 more for an extra 2″ of screen and possibly more storage seems very cheap, especially considering the only difference between the 4G and the 4G surf, which have a cost difference of $50, is the webcam. Because of this, we could see a price drop for existing Eee PC models when the new ones come out.

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