I know that it must seem like we have been having a bit of a Asus fest over the last few weeks on this blog but I do think think that Asus is one of the vendors who are doing interesting things at present. Today I have one more blog about Asus before we move on to something else for a while, I promise!

Asus Eee Box

Along with all their new releases of netbooks under the Eee brand Asus have also announced a mini desktop computer similar in concept to the Mac Mini but of course, like the Eee PC netbooks, for a cheaper price.  The product, to be called the Eee Box, offers similar capabilities to the newest of the netbook range and runs off Intel’s Atom processor. It has been designed with a small but interesting angled case that will eventually be available in various colours. The unit measures just 23 by 18 by 3 cm so it will fit on your desk quite nicely. An interesting twist is that Asus is selling the feature that you can attach it to, and therefore hide it on, the back of any LCD monitor with the supplied VESA mount.

Entertainment Hub?

Asus is suggesting the box can act as a entertainment hub, but I am not so sure, as to be complete for this role I would have expected a DVD player to be included. Yes you can stream content but I do think it is a major gap in this units capabilities.  The Eee Box is currently due to be launched in the UK in September and should retail for around £200.  The initial versions will only be running Windows XP but Linux versions are likely in the future and like the Mac mini you’ll have to provide your own keyboard, mouse and monitor.

In the meantime the black Windows version of the Eee PC 901 is the most popular computer product on Pricegrabber and the rest of the Eee family are not far behind!

Do you think that the Eee Box will be as successful as the Eee PC?