Asus has announced the "full release" of Eee PC 900 in the UK, providing pricing and availablity info for the second gen budget laptop.

From its launch in early November 2007 Asus says the Eee PC has sold over one million units globally, sales that "exceed[ed] all expectations".

The Asus Eee PC 900 should being even more to the Eee party, thanks to its more adult-friendly dimensions and the fact that it will be sold with XP pre-loaded as an option.

The screen size increases from the original model's 7-inches to 8.9-inches, RAM grows from 512MB to 1GB, supported with larger storage of up to 20GB while battery life is 3.5 hours and weight stays below a kilo.

The Asus Eee PC 900 will launch in the UK market on 1 May 2008 priced from £329.