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 received my netbook about a week or so ago and have kept it busy ever since. I immediately added the 2GB ram instead of the 1GB it comes with. I installed iTunes and converted several WMA CD files over and docked an iPod with it, and downloaded some songs and movies. I connected my external USB DVD burner and loaded MS Office and 3 digital movie copies on it. I moved all of my digital photos onto it. So far I have found no PC performance issues with any of the above tasks.

I really did not want a bulky 15" laptop, but I was concerned about the small screen so I chose the 10" model. I have been very pleased with how well I can view the screen despite its small size. I do not have any issues with it, and am thrilled to be able to tote this thing around as simply as I do.

The battery life is amazing as well. I rode in a car the other day for 4 hours while converting my WMA files into iTunes. The gauge still showed over an hour remaining. Perhaps at the lowest power setting you could even get the advertised 7 hours out of it, but I have not tried.

As people have mentioned, there is no caps lock key light indicator but that does not bother me at all. If you have inadvertently left it on, many programs alert you to that or you notice it once you begin typing. The shift key on the right is pretty annoying to me because I am a fast typist that uses both shift keys. I find myself hitting the up arrow key because that is really where the shift should be. I understand there is a key tweak program out there to change the key programming but I haven't bothered with that yet. The case does show fingerprints pretty bad, but the cloth they package with it does an amazing job making it look as good as new.

Overall I give this five stars because it is perfect for me. I really feel this to be the best one out there for the money, since you get the 10" screen, the large 160GB hard drive, Windows XP, and the 6 cell battery. 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.