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

In general the machine is as good or better than expected with one surprisingly frustrating negative.

pros: ease of adding memory, good size, adequate screen (but 1280x800 resolution would be nice option for these machines). Quick startup and shut down, convenient stand-by mode when screen is closed. One very positive surprise is how useful the touchpad "gestures" are after a few days of practice and adjusting the sensitivity settings. I never thought I'd use that feature.

cons: the misplaced right shift key has turned out to be a surprisingly big hassle for me. I knew about it but did not think of myself as a touch typist so I did not think it would be a problem, but this turns out to be a major frustration because the arrow keys are where shift should be so the cursor ends up in the wrong place and it takes quite a bit of effort to get back to where you were. Shame on ASUS (and shame me especially) for not listening to earlier customer reviews.

I would not recommend this machine without a huge caveat regarding the silly misplacement of the SHIFT KEY. This is obviously the work of a super logical engineer who just could not stand to have those arrow keys in anything other than their "logical" configuration.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.