Is a Netbook with a DVD Drive Still a Netbook? Asus Eee PC E1004DN Coming in April

The definition of netbook has never been clearly defined. But, for the most part we have agreed that a netbook is something that has…

- A low price ($500 or less)
- Lightweight (under 3 pounds)
- 7 to 10 inch LCD displays
- 256MB to 1GB RAM
- A single core threaded Atom processor

Some of these feature definitions have been challenged in the past 6 months. We’ve seen expensive netbooks (over $700) and larger displays (12 inches). RAM has settled in at 1GB with some units being expandable up to 2GB. But, one feature definition that has remained constant until now is…

- Netbooks do not have optical drives

This feature limitation was mostly due to price and size/weight considerations. However, it looks like this feature limitation is the next to fall according to this Digitimes item…

Asustek to launch new Eee PC with built-in ODD in mid-April

The ODD acronym stands for Optical Disk Drive. So, it looks like DVD drive equipped netbooks will be available soon.

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