Asus have been phasing out their 7 inch netbook models for a while now, with 8.9 inch models speculated to follow, in favour of 10 inch display models. Digitimes have reported that both 7 inch and 8.9 inch models have received a price cut to “clear inventory”. The 7 inch model is available for $4,999 TWD ($153) instead of $6,999 TWD ($214). In China, the Asus Eee PC 900A price has been slashed to 1,499 Yuan ($219).

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JkOnTheRun received a tip from Pereira about a netbook retailing at under $300 and it isn’t the touchscreen Asus Eee PC, due to come out next year, either.

The model on offer is the Asus Eee PC 900A which is set to retail for $299 at Best Buy stores. That’s a great reduction off the original launch price of $465 in August.

However, with just a 4GB SSD, it could be worth waiting to see if the Eee PC 701SDX will come fitted with a 4GB or 8GB for the same $300 price tag before making a purchase. If you can’t wait for news on the 701SDX though and you’re looking for a cheap netbook, it seems most stores have them in stock, for now.

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Bad news – the version of the Eee PC 900A that was being tested by HKPUG has been confirmed as an “earlier test version”. When released, the retail versions of the Eee PC 900A will be fitted with MLC based SSDs in them which are slower. This would mean that running on Windows XP would be a slow experience as would running anything that requires writing to the disc. It should be able to run using Linux though.

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