At 9 inches wide and weighing in at just 2 pounds, Asustek's pint-size Eee PC doesn't look like a heavyweight contender.

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While we told you earlier this week that the Ion 2-powered ASUS Eee PC 1201PN wouldn't be arriving until late May, a number of European sites have gotten early review samples of the 12-inch "netbook" -- if you choose to call it that -- and have discovered that it doesn't use NVIDIA's Optimus automatic graphics switching technology.

ENGADGET: First wave of Ion 2 ASUS Eee PC 1201PNs lack NVIDIA Optimus

Well, the model number is a possible clue -- ASUS' Eee Slate B121 has a 12.1-inch panel, so P1801-T may point to this device having 18 inches of screen.

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