RM and Asus launch £169 laptop in the UK

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RM, the UK education IT supplier has announced a partnership with Asus to launch the extremely low-cost Eee PC laptop in Britain for £169.

The laptop, which was launched by Asus earlier in the year, has been rebadged as the RM Asus Minibook, but otherwise maintains all the features of the original, including a 7in display, a choice of either 256MB or 512MB of memory, 2GB or 4GB of solid-state storage and a 900MHz Intel Celeron M processor. It will use a Linux-based operating system.

The unit has an integrated webcam and 802.11g Wi-Fi, along with a 10/100Mbps Ethernet port and dial-up modem. RM is also offering an optional 3G datacard for the laptop, though at the time of going to the press it did not have any information on cost.

Rounding out the impressive little bundle is an SD card reader, three USB 2.0 ports and a battery which RM says will last for around 2.5 hours.

RM is staying true to its education roots and targeting the machine at schools and students, however, there will be two models to choose from, the £169 version featuring 256MB of RAM and a 2GB flash-based disk, rising to just £199 for the 512MB and 4GB drive model.

The Minibook will be available from 1 November.

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