ASUS Eee PC 1000HA 10-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel ATOM N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 10 GB E-Storage, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) Fine Ebony

I first purchased a Eee PC 900 w/Linux. The hardware was impressive but the versions of the software was dated. That didn't matter too much for a part time use as a portable web browser, email, IM and writing machine. But I'm a developer so I need more in every way for it to be a full time machine.

This led me to the Eee PC 1000HA. Its a very nice hardware. The specs at Asus describe the machine well. Beyond that: the graphics card pushes a 1680x1050 external monitor nicely. The CPU is dual core. The drive is the same speed as the bigger desk top models. The only hardware drawback is that I was spoiled by the preceeding machine's memory speeds, an XPC with AMD's super fast 64-bit bus.

Asus doesn't offer the 1000HA with Linux. I don't know what they're thinking here. I'm forced to buy yet another Windows license that will never be used. I've installed Gentoo Linux. It works very well.

The XPC becomes a server, the Eee PC 900 sold quickly and the Eee PC 1000HA becomes my every day development machine that I transport with ease. My development tasks require Postgres, MySQL, XMPP, C++, PHP, Javascript, XSLT, Apache.

I like the machine enough that I've purchased two more for my wife and two kids. They tell me Firefox, Flash games, Thunderbird and Jabber run well. They're only requirement was to remove Windows.

Lastly, my power bill is reduced because they sip electricity compared to a desktop machine.Get more detail about ASUS Eee PC 1000HA 10-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel ATOM N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 10 GB E-Storage, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) Fine Ebony.