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 finally decided to write a review for this nice notebook. I know that there are a lot of people were trying to write a review without putting their hands on this product. So it was hard for me to decide if I need it or not. But I decided to get it. Now after owning it for approx. 3 weeks I can say what I think and how I rate this notebook.
Here is my pros vs. cons list.
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PROS:
1.Decent size - 10" screen is better (IMHO) then 8.9" screen.
2.Powerful enough (1 GB Ram and 160 GB HD) for daily operations (web surfing, video chat, email, some games, watching online movies).
3. Light weight
4. Build quality is great.
5. Build in 1.3 MP camera
6. Decent keyboard size
7. Comes with sleeve case in the box (you don't need to buy one).
8 Wi-Fi works great. In previous reviews I saw bad comments on Wi-Fi. It finds and connects just as fast as my other Dell and Lenovo notebooks.
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CONS:
1. Touch pad buttons are too stiff - need to push really hard to use them
2. Hard to keep it clean (outside) - there are always fingerprints on the external cover. It is mirror like and I have to wipe it every time I put my hands on it.
3. Build-in software to update drivers and bios are not user friendly. It will show you all of Asus bios releases and you need to make sure that you are using correct (latest) bios version. If you choose wrong version from the list, computer will crash during reboot.
BTW if you rung upgrade, you dont need to to graduate bios upgrade. Just select last version from the list.
4. Battery life - before upgrading bios my battery meter was showing between 6 and 7 hours of life. Now after upgrade I see only 3 hours. Need to check with support why it happened.
5. There is no CD-rom drive. Asus provides CD-Rom software with purchase, but there is no way of using it. You need to buy it as an accessory.
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So I think 4.5 stars is a fair rating for this product. I'm sure that later on for future EEE models there will be modifications and upgrades done to fix/enhance the product.
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