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

Recieved my 1000HA a few days ago and have been using it nonstop since then. In the past days the unit has exceeded my expectations and re-inforced my choice :)

I researched the purchase of a NetBook for about a month prior to making a decision. Among those I considered were the EEE1000HA, EEE901, Aspire One and MSI Wind. The MSI Wind somehow did not appeal to me so I excluded that right away. I played with the Aspire One at the store for a while and could not get used to the side mouse button configuration which I found extremely frustrating to use. I also did not like the fact that the 6 cell battery on the Acer was only 2700mAH and the weight with the 6 cell was 2.8 lbs which was almost as heavy as the 10" 1000HA.

The 901 I excluded because the keyboard was a bit too miniscule. Even though portability was extremely important to me I felt the 901 is just too small and would tire me out with anything more than 15 mins of usage. That left the 1000HA. I chose it because I felt it was a perfect fit.

- Great battery life, I get a solid 5 hrs with wi-fi/video/audio activity. The suggested 7 hrs is not happening but 5hrs is very realistic to expect with typical use.

- Plays DVDs great with absolutely no jerking, I use DVDShrink to create an ISO image of a DVD and transfer it using an SDHC card. The unit ships with Intervideo DVD preinstalled which can play a DVD directly from a location on the hard disk.

- Awesome keyboard: for such a small unit I am thankful that the keyboard is so easy to use, it is 95% the size of a regular keyboard

- 10" screen is perfect size: I felt this size is the best compromise between portability and functionality, it does not cause any undue eyestrain. The LCD is bright and colors look great.

- Very portable: At 3.2lbs it's a good bit lighter than my Thinkpad T60 and the lack of weight is definitely noticable, I feel this netbook is at the limit of how small a portable computer should be. Anything smaller is going to be really difficult to use. The power adapter is also quite dimunitive.

- Comes with a nice soft case and LCD cleaning cloth

- Webcam: The webcam at 1.3 Megapixel is extraordinary for a unit of this size and price point. It is very clear and the embedded microphone does a great job. I am able to videoconference with friends in Europe and Asia via Skype (which is pre-installed) with excellent results.

The 160GB hard drive is partitioned into 80GB and 60GB usable partitions. The other 20GB is supposed to be some kind of hidden recovery partition in case the system crashes, not sure about it. For a netbook 140GB is plenty anyway so I'm not concerned.

My only gripe about the unit is that the trackpad buttons are hard to press. The left button doesn't bother me so much because I started to use tap to click and it works very well, but right clicking is still hard. The gestures are great but I haven't had a chance to use that very much.


Asus has carefully thought out the design of this unit and it shows in how easy and intuitive it is to use. I think this unit delivers a lot for it's price and if you're looking for an extremely portable machine with all the basic capabilities most of us will use on the road you cannot go wrong with the 1000HA.

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