Asus EBOX - the recently announced desktop version of the Eee laptop. These little devices are expected to be sold for under $300, feature a full-featured Linux, same Xandros distro as on Eee PC, and maybe use Intel’s Atom processor.

The unit does look rather like a Wii, incorporating 2GB of memory and a 160GB hard drive, but for now Asus is keeping the full spec to itself. It probably has a slot-loading optical drive, something that’s not visible on pics, however given its small size, it is likely to use mobile components. No official word on pricing and availability as yet, other than confirmation from Asus that it would be available ‘through all the usual channels at some point in Q3 this year’.

This is definitely not a thin-client but the name resembles to that of original eBox Platform.

UPDATE (30.05): Some Spec:

“Features a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor paired with an Intel 945G chipset, 1GB of DDR2-667 memory (a single SO-DIMM module is installed) and a 160GB Seagate Momentus 5400.4 2.5″ SATA hard drive. There is no optical drive but the machine has built in Gigabit Ethernet and 802.11n wireless. Bluetooth is also built in so you can setup the machine to only have two wires coming out of it (DC power and DVI out to your monitor).“

ASUS Eee Box: Initial Impressions and Dissection

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