ASUS Eee PC 1005PR up for pre-order: $400 for your own HD savvy netbook

We had a hunch that ASUS’ Eee PC 1005PR would come in at under $400, and sure enough, that’s exactly where it has landed here on US soil. A month and change after its introduction, the 10.1-inch netbook — along with its Broadcom Crystal HD chip, 1.66GHz Atom N450 CPU and 1,366 x 768 panel — is now up for pre-order at Amazon. Frankly, it’s one of the better specced machines that we’ve seen at this level, though the claimed 11 hours of battery life does feel a bit too good to be true. At any rate, you can claim your spot in line right now by parting with $399.99, but there’s still no clear word on when it’ll ship. Shouldn’t be too awfully long now, though.

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