At first glance, the [Asus] Eee PC and the MacBook Air do not seem to have much in common. But on closer inspection, both portable computers use solid-state drives (SSD) or one that has no moving parts and significant advantages by traditional drives.

Solid-state drives are becoming common in personal computers. While the Eee PC uses an SSD as its standard hard drive, the Apple offers users an SSD option to upgrade traditional drives.

The Eee PC from Asus

is a stripped down notebook selling for $635 (399 euros). Its SSD has a 12GB capacity, ample for e-mails, some music and loads of photos.

Meanwhile, the MacBook Air is a mobile, but fully-fledged, computer. Customers pay [about $2,665 or] 1,699 euros for a standard model with an ordinary 80GB hard drive. But some customers are tempted to pay [about $1,067 or] 680 euros more to have a smaller 64GB SSD instead. […]

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