Mr. Peter Chang, Regional Head, South Asia & Country Manager, System Business Group, ASUS India launching ASUS EeeBook
Mr. Peter Chang, Regional Head, South Asia & Country Manager, System Business Group, ASUS India launching ASUS EeeBookAsus Press Kit

Taiwanese PC maker Asus released a budget laptop, EeeBook X205, in India on 21 January.

"We are persistently focusing towards delivering value products with premium feel and functionality and the introduction of EeeBook is testimony of the same fact," said Peter Chang - Regional Head, South Asia & Country Manager, System Business Group, ASUS India.

"Streamlined curves, compact dimensions and a tactile finish; it will complement all your on-the-go computing requirements. We are elated to bring EeeBook which is lighter than any 11 inch notebook and employs simple yet elegant design," he added.

The new Asus EeeBook sports 11.6-inch HD glare panel display and runs on the latest Windows 8.1 OS.

Under the hood, it comes packed with Intel Atom quad-core SoC (System on Chip), Intel HD graphics, 2GB RAM and a Polymer-based 38Whrs battery.

Asus EeeBook X205 India Price and availability details:

The company confirmed that ASUS EeeBook X205, priced at ₹14,999, will be available on Flipkart from 21 January, and in ASUS Exclusive Stores from February onwards.

Key specifications of Asus EeeBook X205:

Model Asus EeeBook X205 (model: X205TA)
Display 11.6-inch HD (1366x768) Glare panel
OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit)
Processor Intel® Atom® Z3735F with Quad-Core Processer (up to 1.83 GHz, 2M)
VGA Intel HD Graphics
RAM 1333 MHz 2GB DDR3L
Storage capacity 32GB EMMC, expandable up to 128GB
Camera 0.3-megapixel VGA web-camera
Battery 38Whrs Polymer Battery
Add-ons Bluetooth v4.0 (dual-band), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), micro-HDMI , 2 x USB ports, microSD card slot
Colours Dark Blue, White, Red, Gold
Price ₹14,999/-