Another day, another new Eee PC. This one, announced today in Japan, is the 1002HAE, is essentially the older 1002HA with the latter's 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor swapped out for a 1.66GHz N280.

Asus' Eee PC 1002HAE: upgraded CPU

Other specs - 1GB of DDR 2 memory, 160GB HDD, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, 10in 1024 x 600 display, for instance - remain the same. Ditto the weight and size: 1.2kg and 264 × 181 × 27.6-27.8mm. The battery's good for up to five hours' runtime, Asus claims.

No word on a UK release, but in the Land of the Rising Sun, the 1002HAE goes on sale on 16 May for ¥49,800 (£335/$506/€380). ®

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