Isaiah's Tech

I've actually only talked about this netbook one other time. The Asus Eee PC 1004DN has: a 10.2-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, 1GB of RAM, an Intel Atom 1.66GHz N280 CPU with X4500M graphics, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, an ExpressCard slot, a 120GB HDD, and a 6-cell battery. What makes this different from other netbooks is that it has an optical drive. Unfortunately, the battery is only good enough to last about 5.5-hours of real-time, according to Liliputing. It's now available in Taiwan for NT$19,988 ($609 USD).

[Engadget via Liliputing]

This morning there was a rumour that there would be an Asus Eee PC with an optical drive. It looks like it is now confirmed with the announcement of the Eee PC E1004DN. Like you, I am also getting confused by all the 100x models, so you're not along. Along with the optical drive, the aforementioned Eee PC will have the Intel Atom 1.66GHz N280 and a 120GB HDD. This netbook should be anywhere in between NT $18,000 to 20,000 ($531 to $590 USD) and will be available in mid-April, next month. The netbook probably will not have the so-called Voice Recognition that Asus plans to implement in their new Eee PCs in the future, so you might want to wait for that. On a side note, the Eee PC 1008HA will be available in May, but the price is still undisclosed.

[Engadget]