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For the fashionably inclined, Asus' Eee PC Seashell Karim Rashid Collection will make you feel like taking a stroll on the catwalk. Industrial designer Rashid's style is all over these ultra slim netbooks that come in Hot Pink and Coffee Brown.
Key features:
• 10.1-inch LED Backlight WSVGA Screen (1024x600)
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• Intel (INTC) Atom N450 processor
• 1GB DDR2 memory
• 250GB SATA2 HDD 5400rpm + 500GB WebStorage
• 1.3M (MMM) pixels camera
• 2.5 lbs
• Price: $492 pink, $499 brown
[ For complete coverage on Microsoft's (MSFT) new Windows 7 operating system see CIO.com's Windows 7 Bible. ]
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