With a pre-christmas release (just barely), the latest Pinetrail based, Asus Eee PC Seashell 1005P, 1005PE and 1001P models went out carrying hopes of a quick, holiday-induced sales bounce.
Touting what would be a very respectable14 hours of battery life on a single charge, and assuming the Seashells live up to the bold claim, Asus may very well experience a sustained success with so many looking for notebooks that allow for longer periods of run-time in between charges.
Fudzilla notes that all three new Seashells are based on Intel Atom N450 CPU and feature Asus SHE (Super Hybrid Engine) which adjusts power consumption according to the “task at hand”. This allows the Seashell user to get the maximum amount of time from its battery.
“We’re pleased to be working closely with ASUS, the Eee PC pioneers who helped drive this new category of computing, and are continuing to innovate with the second generation Intel Atom platform that delivers longer battery life and better performance,” said Mooly Eden, Intel corporate vice-president and general manager of Intel’s PC Client Group.
The updated Eee PC Seashell will feature dual operating systems, enabling it to boot into Windows 7 or Express Gate. The latter boots up in just 8 seconds, allowing users to surf the web, browse their photos, as well as chat and play games online almost instantaneously.
