Asus partners with designer Karim Rashid on the Eee PC Seashell Karim Rashid Collection unveiled at the CES 2010. The Asus Eee PC Seashell Karim Rashid Collection is the realization of Karim’s vision of computing—one that is more sensual, more human, and ultimately more hip.

Karim’s inspired touch is evident in every inch of these ultra slim and light netbooks, from the fluid waves of the exterior design to the advanced soft-to-the-touch materials that will redefine how people perceive netbooks.

The Eee PC Seashell Karim Rashid Collection features a breathtaking design that includes a 10.1″ frameless LED backlit display and an ergonomic chiclet keyboard. This beauty is matched by its computing prowess. It features the new power-saving Intel Atom N450 CPU, which works in tandem with ASUS’ exclusive Super Hybrid Engine energy management technology to deliver 6 hours of battery life on a single charge.

The Karim Rashid runs on a Windows 7 OS, and it’s a little sluggish. We gave it the ultimate test (ahem, Facebook games), and even then, it’s noticeably slow, but tolerable nonetheless. Its 1GB RAM and 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor tell us it can be much speedier with earlier-released operating systems, which is a good thing. Now if official distributors actually give customers an option to upgrade the RAM to 2GB (and they usually do, sometimes even for free), then we’re talking.

When everything is said and done, this Eee PC still is a design-centric netbook and should not be expected to crunch numbers like other similarly priced computers.

Key Specifications

Processor: 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450
Memory: 2GB RAM
Storage: 320GB hard drive
Optical Drive: None
Screen: 10.1 inches (1,024×600 native resolution)
Graphics: Integrated Intel GMA 3150
Weight: 2.5 pounds
Dimensions (HWD): 1×10.3×7 inches
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit)