Asus Eee PC Seashell netbook on sale next week

Since cropping up at CeBIT earlier this year, the Eee PC Seashell netbook has caused quite a buzz in the world of tech. Now it’s gone official with a price and date we can expect it in the UK – and there’s not long to wait.

After cropping up for pre-order last week in a number of online stores, Asus has now gone official with its Eee PC Seashell 1008A netbook, giving us Brits both a price and a date we’ll be able to get our hands on it.

The super-slim netbook is going to be hitting our shelves in just 9 days, on 15 May, and will come with a rather reasonable £379 price tag.

When you compare that with a certain slimline Apple laptop, that’s pretty attractive – and the specs don’t disappoint either.

It packs the netbook favourites of a 10-inch screen, Intel Atom N280 processor and 160GB hard drive, and promises a six hour battery life.

As for connectivity, you’ll get Wi-Fi and Bluetooth thrown in as well, and all in a rather stylish shell measuring up at less than 1-inch at its thickest point.

Let us know below if you’ll be parting with your hard-earned cash for this skinny beauty, and be sure to check out our netbook buying guide before you do.

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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