The world's first netbook uses a 512GB SSD

After rumors a year ago, the S121 mini laptop carrying the world's largest capacity SSD from Taiwan PC manufacturer ASUS has officially been unveiled.

The S121 is equipped with a 521GB solid state drive (SSD). According to Asus, this is the first netbook in the world equipped with an SSD with the largest storage capacity and fast backup speed. Moreover, the S121 Netbook is also designed to be ultra-thin, ultra-light with a 12-inch screen and is expected to install Microsoft's expected Windows 7 operating system.

It can be said that the S121 Netbook and ASUS 'new netbooks are designed to demonstrate the touch capabilities of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system. However, this operating system must last until the end of this year or as early as next year to be released by Microsoft.

S121 is equipped with Atom Z520 processor with 1.33GHz clock speed and supports Asus Super Hybrid Engine technology, providing maximum overclocking capability and energy efficiency.

Unlike most of the company's previous netbooks that carry the nickname Eee, S121 is equipped with hardware similar to today's complete laptops. It can be said that the price of $ 1649 also makes S121 different from other competitors. In fact, this price can compete with Apple's popular MacBook Air (13.3-inch widescreen display and LED lighting backlight and 1.6GHz Core 2 processor). Intel Duo). The product gives about 8 hours of battery life.

ASUS is expected to provide detailed product specifications next week.