ASUS' first touchscreen Eee PC - the Eee PC T91 - has been doing the rounds for some time and has already surfaced in certain regions, but UK availability remains nonexistent.
Fortunately for UK consumers wanting to get some of the netbook-turned-tablet action, ASUS has confirmed that the Eee PC T91 is expected to be available "early July", and that it'll be priced from £449.
The head-spinning netbook, pictured above, measures 225mm x 164mm x 28.4mm and weighs 0.96kg. It features an 8.9in resistive touchscreen panel and comes equipped with ASUS' in-house TouchSuite software - albeit lying above the touch-unfriendly Windows XP.
Powering the Eee PC T91 is Intel's 1.33GHz Atom Z520 processor, coupled with the US15W chipset. There's 1GB of DDR2 memory, and an 82GB "Hybrid Storage" system that consists of a 16GB solid state drive, a 16GB SD card, a 30GB hard drive and 20GB of cloud-based Eee storage.
With the aid of the T91's Hybrid Storage, ASUS reckons the unit can run for around five hours from a single charge.
Elsewhere, there's Wireless N, Bluetooth, and Ethernet connectivity. That's joined by a 3-in-1 card reader, VGA out, audio jacks, a pair of USB ports, a 0.3 megapixel webcam with mic, and built-in stereo speakers.
Not a bad looking system, we reckon, but despite the tablet-like functionality, a suggested retail price of £449 may scare those who've become accustomed to sub-£300 netbooks. Furthermore, the Eee PC T91's screen isn't multi-touch capable - and we're hearing that a multi-touch model will be introduced at a later date sporting Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system.
