Now that the Computex event had come to a close, it’s time to give you a round-up of the different netbooks, ultraportable low-cost PCs that were launched during the event. We’ve covered 9 products including the Eee PC 901, 1000 and 1000h. If we’ve missed something, please leave a comment.

Eee PC 901 – the first Eee PC model to have the Atom processor. Actually that is probably the only reason why Asus decided to release an update of the Eee PC 900 with the 901. Asustek throw in a WiMAX capability to enable faster data connectivity. And with the energy efficient Atom processor, battery life of the 901 has been improved to 6 hours max.

Eee PC 1000 and 1000h – Both these models were not expected to happen until Asustek got threatened by the launch of rival MSI Wind which looks to be a promising and more powerful alternative to the Eee PC 900. So, Asustek went ahead and launched their 10-inch baby equipped with the Atom processor, Bluetooth, 6 hours battery life, and a 40GB SSD for the 1000 and 80GB Hard Drive for the 1000h.

Gigabyte M912 Netbook – This netbook that doubles up as a tablet pc boasts of a rotatable 8.9-inch LCD display, a 2.5-inch SATA HD with up to 250GB capacity and optional 40GB SSD for additional storage.

Medion Akoya -previously branded as Akoya E1210, this Atom-powered ultraportable PC may no longer be portable at its big 10.2-inch display. It features an 80GB SSD, 1.3 webcam, WI-FI, and 1GB DDR memory.

FIC CE2A1 and CW0A1 – We haven’t covered these two FIC netbooks prior the Computex. What distinguish the two is their processors – the CE2A1 has 1.2GHz VIA C7-M ULV processor with VIA VX800 chipset while the CW0A1 boasts of 1600MHz Intel Atom processor N270. Both have a 160GB HD.

Acer Aspire One – Among the slew of netbooks and ultraportables that showed up during the Computex, Acer Aspire One looks to be the most promising and could definitely give the Eee PC models a run for their money. the Acer Aspire One would either be powered by the Linpus Linux Lite or Windows XP Home. It will also either come with a 512MB or 1GBMB RAM. The Acer Aspire One would also be loaded with a CrystalEye webcam, a nand flash module of 8GB or an 80GB internal HDD. It will also support SD, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, xD-picture card. So, that would give you many options for storage.

Other models that showed up in the Computex include:

• Dell Inspiron
• ECS10Gl
• E-Lead’s Noahpad
• MSI Wind’s 8-inch

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