The folks over at Netbooknews.de have managed to get hold of a bunch of snaps of ASUS' highly anticipated upcoming 1005P series Eee PCs which recently appeared on etailers websites in the UK and Europe.

Whilst we see black and white versions here, there's also supposedly a blue variant coming to market under this new family as well.

The most exciting aspect of the 1005P Eee PCs is that they run Intel's next-gen Atom N450 (Pineview) processor. There will be two slightly differing models in the new family, as per the following (translated) specs :-

Technical specifications of the ASUS Eee PC 1005P

- 10″ WideSVGA LED-Display matt, Auflösung 1024×600 10 "LED display WideSVGA mat, resolution 1024 × 600
- Intel Atom N450 Intel Atom N450
- 1GB DDR2-RAM 1GB DDR2-RAM
- 160 GB HDD 160 GB HDD
- 10/100 Ethernet, WLAN 802.11 bg 10/100 Ethernet, wireless 802.11 bg
- 3x USB 2.0, SD/MMC Card-Reader, 0,3 MP Webcam 3x USB 2.0, SD / MMC card reader, 0.3 MP Webcam
- VGA-Out, Mikrofon-In und Line-Out VGA-out, microphone-in and line-out
- 6 Zellen Li-Ionen Akku (wahrscheinlich kleiner als beim PE) 6-cell Li-ion battery (probably smaller than in PE)
- Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Starter

Technical specifications of the ASUS Eee PC 1005PE

- 10″ WideSVGA LED-Display glossy, Auflösung 1024×600 10 "WideSVGA glossy LED display, resolution 1024 × 600
- Intel Atom N450 Intel Atom N450
- GMA 3150 GMA 3150
- 1GB DDR2-RAM 1GB DDR2-RAM
- 250 GB HDD 250 GB HDD
- 10/100 Ethernet, WLAN 802.11 bg 10/100 Ethernet, wireless 802.11 bg
- 3x USB 2.0, SD/MMC Card-Reader, 0,3 MP Webcam 3x USB 2.0, SD / MMC card reader, 0.3 MP Webcam
- VGA-Out, Mikrofon-In und Line-Out VGA-out, microphone-in and line-out
- 6 Zellen Li-Ionen Akku 6-cell Li-Ion Battery
- Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Starter

So it appears the PE variant differs in that it has a larger hard drive, glossy display and thicker 6-cell battery.

Thanks goes to Netbooknews.de for the scoop.