This is a tip more than a review. When I attempted to play DiVX encoded movies on my 1000HA/XP there was no audio. You will need to download and install the K-Lite Codec Pack...a very simple install that anyone can do. Just Google "K-Lite Codec Pack" for the free download site.
As for the 1000HA/XP, it is an outstanding unit. Long battery life, bright and nicely sized screen,and on and on. I am perfectly satisfied with it and would definitely recommend it. Asus has a nice forum group at their website to help with any issues you may have...which is where the above tip came from...from a guy in Russia no less.
Negatives have been well commented upon. Fingerprints on the cover. Yup, but who cares? Stiff right and left click buttons. Just thumb the front edge of the buttons as suggested elsewhere. No big deal. Inconvenient right shift key location. I, and apparently every other touch typist in the world, will hit the up-arrow key instead of the right shift key. This sure makes a mess of whatever you're typing but the resulting mess is easily corrected. We'll just have to remember to stretch a little more for that key. No optical drive. I'd love to have had one included but if you keep on adding stuff you'll have a laptop, not a netbook. Yeh, these are downers but, IMHO, they're like a pimple on a flea's [...] compared to the rest of the excellent package. Don't hesitate to buy one of these guys. 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.
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