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Asus killing off 9in Eee PCs

When netbooks were just a novelty gadget, it was all about screens you needed to squint at and a body that could slide into your backpack with plenty

But now the company that changed everything with the 9in sized netbook, Asus, is calling time on their smaller models, instead throwing its lot in with the 10in 1000 series models instead.

Electricpig has the skinny, with an Asus suit ‘fessing up that it was making 95 per cent of their netbook cash from the bigger models. Word is Acer has cleaned up with their 9in Aspire One models, so Asus wants to start hitting back with bigger, easier to use models.

While the original Eee PC 700 and Eee PC 900 are gadget classics, they were severely hampered by their tiny keyboards. There’s no doubting the 1000 series is where it’s at.

Remember to check out our guide to buying a netbook now!

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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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