There is a chance that the Asus Eee PC 1101HA could come preloaded with Windows 7 by the end of the year, if recent signs are any indication.
Windows 7 already runs decently on most netbooks powered by the Intel Atom processor, but Windows 7 will need a little assistance from the hardware manufacturers so as to make sure all hardware is supported on netbooks.
Right now, Asus are answering that call with a BIOS update that should help the Asus Eee PC 1101HA cooperate more fully with Windows 7 and adds support for auto detecting 3G, Wlan (Wi-Fi) and BT device.
This should help users who might have been having difficulties with those built-in functions or perhaps add more stability to those who do already have them working.
Either way, this is a good sign and hopefully one of many new updates from Asus to come for the Eee PC line for Windows 7.
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This is great news and will hopefully filter down the product line too. I have Win7 running nicely on my 1005HA with just the touchpad on/off button not working. Would be nice to have native drivers for everything.
This seems like a pretty good sign they will: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-1101ha-Netbook-Battery-Premium/dp/B002NPB1FI/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1253056109&sr=8-9
In any case it seem governed by Microsoft since there exists no official upgrade path from XP to Win7. The user first needs to be owner of a Vista license used for no other machine, then do the free upgrade to Win7. And eventually Asus will then provide the tech support for running Win7.
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