The much talked about and anticipated UMPC from ASUS simply known as the Eee PC has finally been released. It will be available in four variants that range between 2 GB and 8 GB of solid state disk capacity with 256 MB to 1 GB DDR2 RAM, and 2.8 or 3.5 hours of battery life. Pretty average specs, if not below average, especially when compared with Apple’s Macbook line of laptops, but it’s main selling point is its size and price. Coming in at a mere 7-inch in size that weighs less than a kilogram and is priced quite competitively, this is indeed one compact mobile computer that is within the consumer’s reach.

While power users maybe disappointed with its limited capacity, they will definitely love its size and connectivity which makes it an ideal device to carry around, and because of its weight, you’re guaranteed you won’t strain any muscles. It probably won’t replace your current Core 2 Duo laptop, but it sure can be your second one that can serve as your high-end organizer slash PC.

Want more? Check out Chinese Engadget and their hands-on experience with the Eee PC at the official launch. Don’t worry about the language, it has an English translation.