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Asustek has announced the 10.1-inch Asus Eee PC 1015P and 1015EP netbooks, providing “13.5 hours” of battery life with the included 6-cell battery.

Both models feature the Intel Atom N450 processor, up to 2GB of DDR2 memory, up to 320GB of hard disk capacity, a 1024×600 LED-backlight display, and Windows 7 Starter operating system.

The Eee PC 1015P and 1015EP also include a 0.3MP web camera, stereo speakers, mic, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet LAN, three USB ports, an MMC/SD (SDHC) card reader, and a VGA port.

The difference between the netbooks is in case color options. The 1015P comes in matte white, black, and blue color, while the 1015PE color options include matte white, black, blue, and red, as well as glossy “in-mold” white, black, pink, and red.

There is no info on pricing and availability at the time of this writing.

First we got to fiddle with it at CeBIT, then we saw a boatload of press images (You may notice that’s a picture of the 1015PE up there – don’t fret, the two models look identical), and now the Eee PC 1015P has taken an important step to becoming a reality – it’s gone through the FCC.

The 1015P is part of the Eee PC Seashell series, features a really nice big trackpad, chiclet keyboard, Atom N450 processor (anybody want to take bets on how long until it gets updated with an N455?), that svelte Seashell chassis, and a touted 14 hour battery life.

Still no official word on when this model will hit, but, for the US at least, it can’t be long now!