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Date added: 07/17/2011 LinuxForDevices - 12.1-inch netbook runs Ubuntu on dual-core Atom

Asus released a netbook that comes with an unusually large 12.1-inch screen and -- at least in some markets -- Ubuntu Linux. The Eee PC 1215P includes a dual-core Atom N570 processor, 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, up to 2GB of RAM and 320GB of hard disk storage, six hours' battery life, and optional Bluetooth, the company says.

Asus' Eee PC 1215P has a 12.1-inch screen (with 1366 x 768 pixel resolution), so the company would have been justified in calling it a "notebook" or at least a "mini-notebook." But if they're happy with the no-longer-trendy "netbook" moniker, who are we to argue?

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