Asus Eee PC

The ASUS Eee PC is a <a href="/facts/Netbook/aExm3tmc">netbook</a> computer line from <a href="/facts/Asus/134Qobfp">Asus</a>, and a part of the <a href="/facts/ASUS_Eee/8bSSpIwl">ASUS Eee</a> product family. At the time of its introduction in late 2007, it was noted for its combination of a lightweight, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>-based <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating system</a>, <a href="/facts/Solid-state_drive/aMHBy8gU">solid-state drive</a> (SSD), and relatively low cost. Newer models added the options of <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a> operating system and rotating media <a href="/facts/Hard_disk_drive/kekLSGSE">hard disk drives</a> (HDD), and initially retailed for up to 500 <a href="/facts/Euros/NWG2nlCx">euros</a>.
The first Eee PC was a milestone in the personal computer business, launching the netbook category of small, low-cost laptops in the West (in Japan, <a href="/facts/Subnotebook/fpb9fQGk">subnotebooks</a> had long been a staple in computing). According to Asus, the name Eee derives from "the three Es", an abbreviation of its advertising <a href="/facts/Slogan/XjPb45fb">slogan</a> for the device: "Easy to learn, Easy to work, Easy to play".
In January 2013, ASUS officially ended production of their Eee PC series, citing declining sales due to consumers favoring <a href="/facts/Tablet_computer/6pGX2I7b">tablets</a> and <a href="/facts/Ultrabook/zYdlujhX">Ultrabooks</a> over netbooks. However, they subsequently restarted the line with the release of the <a href="/facts/Asus_EeeBook/QnBuhTzP">EeeBook</a> series in 2015.

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Asus Eee PC