Take a piece of notebook paper and fold it in half. This is the approximate size of the ASUS Eee Laptop. You are holding a computer that is 7" x 6.5" x 1.4" in size. This laptop is smaller than an average textbook, and a little larger than a Nintendo DS. It's a notebook computer that is light, about 2 lbs, and feature packed. This small notebook is good for students, and for business travelers who don't want to carry the weight of conventional laptops.

The ASUS Eee Laptop is developed by a partnership of Intel and AsusTek, a technology leader with one of the best R&D teams, committed to innovative digital technology. As at 2007, one in three PCs were powered with the ASUS motherboards. The team devote attention to electromagnetic interference, acoustics and simple details that deliver customer satisfactions. The ASUS notebooks are the first TCO'99-certified notebooks globally.

The small notebooks are endorsed by the One Laptop Per Child organization. The goal of the non-profit organization is "to empower the children of developing nations to learn by having one connected laptop to every school-age child." The size and capacity of these laptops are perfect for educational software, allowing children access to tools used to be connected technologically.

The ASUS Eee 700 series is the first subnotebook developed by ASUS. It was exhibited in Taiwan October 16, 2007. Intel, ASUS partner, described the Eee PC as part of Intel's "World Ahead" marketing, aimed to provide anyone the opportunity to own a PC. The price and size of the 700 are small compared to similar devices, such as Sony VAIO or Ultra-Mobile PCs. Since October 13, 2007 ASUS has revised the specifications, and re-named the ASUS 700 product series as EeePC 8G, 4G, 4G Surf, and 2G Surf instead of the model numbers 700 and 701.

The price of the 700 series is pretty affordable. Pricing for 2G is USD$299, for the 4G Surf USD$349, for the 4G USD$399, for the 8G USD$499.

The ASUS Eee 900 Laptop Series was exhibited in Hong-Kong on April 16, 2008. The 900 series started sales in the UK May 1, 2008 for £329 (about USD$650) and on May 12, 2008 in the US for USD$549. The 900 series dimensions are slightly bigger than the precedent 70x ASUS subnotebooks - measuring 225 × 165 × 35 mm (WxDxH), or 9 x 6.5x 1.37 inches, and weighs about 2.21 lbs.

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