Asus Eee Box (starts at US$269) is a desktop equivalent of the Eee PC notebook. It will feature the 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, and will come in one of the following configurations:
- 1GB memory + 80GB 2.5 HDD + Linux (US$269)
- 1GB memory + 80GB 2.5 HDD + Windows XP (US$299)
- 2GB memory + 160GB 2.5 HDD + Linux (US$269)
AnandTech previewed the Eee Box (Windows XP), and found it to be a nicely-priced desktop that performs well:
"Much like the Eee PC, the Eee Box is going to be very much a love it or hate it machine. Where the Eee Box differs from its sibling is that the complaints of a cramped keyboard and small screen don't apply here, not to mention the lower overall cost. If you've got a spare monitor, the Eee Box isn't a bad way of putting it to good use. It's a great entry-level PC for parents or children, or a secondary/tertiary computer for use around the house. It's cheap enough where it could easily be a good kitchen PC, but the kicker is that you'll need a display." [AnandTech | ASUS Eee Box Preview]
Additionally, AnandTech ran comparison tests on the Intel Atom processor, and found it to be at par with an 800MHz - 1.2GHz Pentium M depending on the task at hand. So who would want an Asus Eee Box? Just about anyone who needs an inexpensive desktop PC that works well with Windows XP, or Linux.
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