The Asus Eee PCs to be brought back into the spotlight include the Eee PC 1005HA, 1005HR, 1008HA, T91MT, 1101HA, 1201HA and the 1201N. That of course doesn’t include two nettops, four all-in-one PCs and two ultra thin and light laptops from Asus.

Most of the above models feature a common configuration of a 1.66Ghz processor, 1GB of system memory and 250GB of hard drive space. The above news suggests that any new needed drivers should be along very, very shortly and some users may already have the new updated software to increase stability and wrinkle out any quirks.

What are Eee Users most looking forward to with the stream of updated releases and new drivers?

The Eee PC 1101HA is practically a bigger version of the 1008HA, which are both from the Seashell range. It does run the Intel GMA 500 graphics chip, which should provide adequate graphics power for most users, by why not put a 1.66Ghz processor in instead of a 1.33Ghz processor? Is it to save more power because of the slightly higher than normal netbook display resolution it is offering?

However, for those curious and adventurous, the processor in the 1101HA can be overclocked from about 15%  and up to 32% over it’s default shipped speed, thanks to a little tweaking in the BIOS to the Super Hybrid Engine (SHE) setting. Many Eee Users no doubt will be wanting to run the 1101HA through it’s paces. So give it a go if you can. Boasting a higher resolution, overclockable processor and extensive Wi-Fi capabilities, it should prove to be an interesting purchase.

The Windows 7 RC had all the usual tests thrown at it, including HD Tune, Geekbench, Cinebench, 3DMark06, wPrime, PCMark05 and Sandra 2009. The results indicate that Windows 7 performed very well against Windows XP, but in many cases Windows XP edged out and beat Windows 7 just slightly. For example, on idle battery under Windows XP, the battery management to work for up to 10 hours and 14 minutes, which was only 9 minutes more than Windows 7. The test also showed that the Asus Eee PC 1005HA on the Windows Experience Index graphic test scored 2.2, so even Aero could be used, though on AC power.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, Australians can look forward to receiving the Asus T91 tablet PC in August. Local prices will see the netbook, which features a touch screen and swivel ability, fetching a AU$999 price tag.

As we know, the Asus Eee PC T91 is the touch screen netbook with swivel ability and tablet mode. Now, we know a little more; the basic T91 will come with the Z520 Intel Atom processor, Wi-Fi, single touch screen and Windows XP. The T91A is the favourite and probably more anxiously awaited, will come with Windows 7 and support multi-touch. Last, but not least there is the T91Go which features built-in 3G module, digital TV tuner, a GPS and resistive single touch display.

No word on confirmed pricing or any sort of availability information yet, but they should be on their way soon. The Eee PC fans are anxiously awaiting, let us hope Asus can come through with a blaze of glory soon and bring us the Eee PC T91.

Occasionally, these secrets of faster processing are revealed for the common mortal to take advantage of. These tips, tricks and special tweaks usually wield faster performance, quicker response and sometimes even save a few dollars.

A favourite technique for improving lifespan and performance on the netbooks, more commonly the Eee PC, is tweaking the Eee’s use of the solid state drives and making more applications run from RAM instead of writing to the drive. Four well known ones will give a great start to the optimisation process, as well as several others on the user forums. So give them a try and see for yourself. It is amazing how much more power the Eee can give when we want to push it.

EDIT: Where gedit is referred to in the linked articles, it is recommended to use kwrite as that is more readily available under a normal default install.

Shen also indicates that the Eee PC 900’s price may be $499 for US users. Not bad!

There’s a wealth more of information if you read the full interview here.

According to this Reuters article, the Windows based Eee PC will cost (or start at?) approximately $400. ASUS expects that the Windows based devices will make up about 60% of sales as well.