Asus is also battling on the storage front too. The 901 is sticking with the 12GB/20GB split with its Linux and XP versions, but is also shipping them with 20GB of online space via YoStore.

Granted this isn't going to work for streaming multimedia files, but so long as you've got the wireless link up and running storing documents or pictures in the ether is simple. The YoStore folder appears in your file manager and is as easy as that.

Final verdict

The 901 then is a definite improvement over the stop-gap Eee900, but due to the now bloated marketplace it's hard to get quite as excited as with the original seven-inch version. Still, it's a fine machine and comes out cheaper, and with a longer life, than the current shipment of Winds.

It's also probably at the sweet-spot of the ultra-portable form factor, any larger and you're straying dangerously close to standard laptop territory. The 10-inch Eee 1000 ought to be careful.