The Eee PC with the first optical drive was released in April

The Asus Eee PC 1004DN will be the first Eee PC netbook equipped with an optical drive, which will appear next month .

Almost netbooks on the market today do not have optical drives. Photo: Portablemonkey . This device will be introduced by Asus in mid-April. This is a new feature, because the size is so small that most netbooks have no optical drive.

The Asus Eee PC 1004DN will use 1.66 GHz N280 Atom-based processor, which uses a 120 GN hard drive, and the price can range from 530 to 590 USD.

The new model will allow users to watch movies and read data using DVDs. The device may also be integrated 3G mobile broadband connection. Also in April, Asus will bring the Eee PC 1008HA to market.