The ASUS Eee PC 701SD is one of the early models of the Eee PC series that is offered with the Xandros Linux operating system. It is a small and lighweight netbook with a 7" WVGA LCD screen weighing only 2 pounds and measuring 8.86 x 6.30 x 0.79 inches.

The Eee PC 701SD is powered by a 900 MHz Intel Celeron M 353 processor, and is equipped with an Intel UMA graphics card, 512MB DDR2 RAM, 8G solid state drive, 3 USB 2.0 Ports, 10/100 Mbit Ethernet network card, 802.11b/g WLAN. This netbook includes a memory card reader, has a built-in microphone and a 0.3MP webcam, and a 4 cell battery with up to 3.4 hrs battery life.

Xandros Linux features popular applications like the Firefox Web browser and the office suite OpenOffice.org for doing basic computing tasks on a low power device on the move.