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Nothing too official here, but DigiTimes reports that ASUS is readying two more additions to its ever-expanding line of low-cost Eee PC notebooks. The proposed 904 and 905 models will be something of a hybrid of older editions, combining an 8.9-inch screen with the chassis and keyboard from 10.2-inch models.

According to ASUS vendors quoted by the site, the 904 and 905 will use Atom processors and will be priced similarly to the Eee 900 and 901. ASUS has yet to decide whether or not prices will come down on those models after the 904 and 905 are introduced.

We asked out lead laptop analyst, Cisco Cheng, to weigh in on these proposed new models. Check out his response, after the jump.

"An 8.9-inch screen is the ideal form factor for these UMPCs," says Cisco. "If you take a look at the MSI Wind, the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC, and Dell's forthcoming Mini Inspiron, they all have close-to-full-size keyboards.

"The eeePC 900 has already moved to an 8.9-inch screen (from 7-inches) and the eeePC 901 has moved to the Intel Atom platform (from the previous Celeron Ms). The missing ingredient is that bigger keyboard. Doing this, however, will piss off many who have already bought eeePCs, but Asus has to do this to stay atop of the competition."

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