We've had our eye on Asus's EEE PC 701 for some time. First announced at the Computex trade show, this tiny notebook PC is expected to cost around £200 when it launches in the UK. And, weighing around 900g, it could be the ideal way to work on the move: small, light and, unlike most tiny notebooks, not ludicrously expensive. It even uses flash memory instead of a hard disk, so it should be less sensitive to shock damage than most notebooks.

As we reported back in June, the EEE is expected to sell with a Linux operating system installed. However, a Russian website (click here for a translation of extremely dubious quality) has tested an early sample version  that runs Windows XP. If the final version isn't significantly different, this could be an ideal way to use Microsoft Office, or any other Windows application, on the move.

There are also some photos of the standard Linux operating system, as well as confirmation that the user should be able to install a new operating system of their choice, here.

We'll bring you more information, including final pricing and specifications, as soon as it becomes available.