The Intel Atom is very much "the chip of the future" for what suppliers hope will be a new generation of hot-selling subnotebook PCs or mobile internet devices (MIDs), so suppliers are now lining up future machines (eg Dell) and Atom versions of current machines. Asus comes in the latter category, having already scored a big hit with the Eee PC700. IDG News Service reports:
The Eee PC 901 was on display at the WiMax Expo, which is being held alongside Taipei's annual Computex exhibition. The laptop is expected to be launched on Tuesday, when Intel announces the availability of the Diamondville version of its Atom processor.
Atom chips are relatively power efficient, and apparently the PC901 will have a "battery life of four to six hours".
