Weighing 3.2 pounds (1.45 kilograms) with the battery pack, the netbook includes a 10-inch screen, 1GB of memory and a 160GB hard drive. It also includes 802.11 b/g/n capabilities and Bluetooth wireless networking capabilities.

The laptop uses Windows XP and users get 10GB of free online storage. Retail sites didn't list the availability of the netbook with Linux.

The netbook is priced at $399 on , but was offered by Amazon.com for $374. Asus officials could not be reached immediately for exact shipping dates.

The low-cost laptop industry took off when Asus introduced the Eee PC in 2007. The netbook is the poster child of an laptop category that now includes offerings from top vendors including Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer and Lenovo. Shipments of netbooks totaled 10 million in 2008 and will likely double this year, IDC said in a study.