In my mind, the Eee PC 1025 series will be the netbook to beat in 2012. With that in mind, this article will serve as a buying guide. I will update this guide/comparison as new details are released. The release date and pricing is unknown at this time. The details will be more accurate obviously as we near the release date.

Asus Eee PC 1025C vs. Asus Eee PC 1025CE

Price: 1025CE more expensive than the 1025C. $299 vs $319.

Processor: Update – The 1025C comes with the N600 Atom which is 1.6 GHz vs the 1025CE which comes with the N2800 Atom 1.86GHz processor.

We don’t yet know if the Intel Atom N2600 comes in the 1025C and the Intel Atom N2800 comes in the 1025CE. We imagine if the 1025CE is the more premium priced model, that it will have the faster N2800 processor. We hope to update this information in the coming week.

Colors: 1025C comes in 8 colors (black, blue, red, gray, white gloss, white matte, pink, brown) vs 1025CE comes in 3 colors (pink, blue, purple)

Ports: 1025CE has USB 3.0 port vs 1025C has no USB 3.0 port

Battery Life: 1025C will get slightly better battery life at about 10 hours and 12 minutes vs 1025CE which will get around 9 hours and 38 minutes.

Misc: 1025CE has a sleep and charge USB port which allows the Eee PC to power a connected device like mobile phone even when the Eee PC is powered down. The 1025C does not come with the USB Charger+ feature.

Check back as we update this vs. comparison between the Asus Eee PC 1025C and Asus Eee PC 1025CE.