Asus Eee PC 1004DN with Optical Drive gets official

Asus pulled the trigger pretty fast. The news about Asus prepping a new netbook broke out last Friday and a day after, they have given it an official acknowledgement. The 1004DN is the second netbook (first is Mouse LB-F1550W) to sport a DVD drive and features the usual netbook specs – 10-inch screen, 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 processor, up to 2gigs of RAM, 120GB HDD, chiclet style keyboard etc. Akihabaranewssays the netbook will cost around $590, coinciding with the previous report.

Full Specifications:

Display: 10” wide active matrix LED backlight TFT, WSVGA 1024×600 pixels, 252K colors max
Dimensions: 277mm x 194mm x 27.4-34mm
Weight: 1.45kg with HDD (with 6-cell battery and ODD)
Battery: Li-Ion 57.72WHrs – 6 cells, 5200mAh
Processor: Intel® N280 1.66GHz Processor with 512k L2 Cache FSB 667MHz 2.5W TBP thermal
Chipset: Intel GN40 ICH9Mb (Integrated GMA 4500M graphics core)
Main Memory: 1 x SODIMM socket for expansion up to 2GB DDRII DRAM
Storage: Up to 1.8” PATA 120GB, 4200 RPM
Communications: Built-in Bluetooth® v2.1 module, 802.11n, Support Antenna x 2
Camera: 1.3 Megapixel Video Camera
Microphone: Array Mic
Keyboard: W:254mm chiclet type
Audio: Hi-Definition Audio CODEC
Built-in high quality stereo speakers

Press Release

[Via Akihabaranews]

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