Asus Eee PC 1000HE Review
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The Eee PC 1000HE is the latest netbook refresh from ASUS that offers a revamped chicklet style keyboard and the new Intel Atom N280 processor. The exterior and interior look nearly identical to the 1000HA and 901, so if you liked the old style you will love this. The biggest change users will find on this new model is the extended 9.5 hour battery life, thanks to a battery 30% larger and improved power management. Just how well does this new netbook live up to its advertised claims? Read our review to find out.
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What a difference a better keyboard makes. On paper the ASUS Eee PC 1000HE ($399) is nearly identical to its predecessor, the 1000H. It has the same attractive, high-gloss chassis, the same 10-inch, LED-backlit display, and the same 1GB of RAM and 160GB hard drive. However, the revamped keyboard, which finally puts the right Shift key where it belongs, makes a world of difference in terms of usability for touch typists. Plus, the 1000HE lasts over 7 hours on a charge and has a slightly faster processor than competing mini-notebooks. This is a very good netbook for an attractive price.
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Asus deserves credit for practically inventing the Netbook market with its original 7-inch Eee PC, and its 9- and 10-inch follow-ups. In the year-and-a-half since then, other companies have done much to add functionality (ExpressCard slots on the Lenovo S10) and refine the design (the big keyboard on the HP Mini 1000), leaving the original Eee PCs looking a little dated. At the same time, competitors such as Acer’s Aspire One have come in at hard-to-beat prices as low as $350, stealing away the entry-level part of the Netbook market.
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The Eee PC 1000HE is the next generation of the popular Asus Eee PC 1000H. At first glance, the two computers are almost identical. They have the same chassis, display, hard drive, and RAM. But there are a few minor changes that make the Eee PC 1000HE worth checking out. First, it has a marginally faster 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 CPU (the 1000H had a 1.6GHz Atom N270. But honestly, you’ll barely notice the difference.
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Though notebook manufacturers have managed to make netbooks ultra portable by shrinking down just about everything and doing away with nonessentials like optical drives, one aspect of being small has also been the Achilles Heel of the netbook: battery life. With batteries practically the size of pack of Twix, most conventional netbooks are lucky to limp three hours before zonking out, making them less than useful for the away-from-home computing their size has been tailored for.
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The Eee PC 1000HE from Asus is the latest addition to the firm’s line-up of low-cost netbooks. With a 10in display, larger keyboard and larger battery than many earlier models, the new system should prove more attractive for those seeking a lightweight PC that can be used for longer periods while on the move.
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Evaluating netbooks can be a bit of minefield. This is mainly due to the spectre of new technology hanging over the sector; be it a new Atom processor and platform with 720p video decoding, the much sought after dual-core Atom or VIA’s Nano, there always seems to be something over the horizon that might warrant delaying one’s purchase. However, it’s easy to forget that such ‘progress’ doesn’t come for free, as the latest Eee PC to roll out of Asus, the 1000HE, demonstrates.
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ASUS is well into double digits in the number of netbook variants it has launched, and this seasoning has finally paid off with its best one yet. What’s more, the ASUS EeePC 1000HE ($400 street) dethrones the MSI Wind as the leader of the pack of pint-sized laptop wannabes. What puts it on top is not its use of the first-ever Intel Atom N280 processor or its elegantly tucked-away six-cell battery, or even its revamped keyboard. In a category where price sensitivity is paramount, the 1000HE is the new Editors’ Choice because it delivers all of these things at a low price.
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Vendors of small, light and allegedly underpowered netbooks promote them as network browsing tools, best suited for web browsing and email. Well, folks, they’re only partially right. Some of the netbooks available today are ready for business computing prime time. Their functionality, light weight and small size, combined with their low power consumption and cost make them prime candidates for small, medium and even large businesses.
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The streamlined and redesigned Asus Eee PC 1000HE takes no prisoners. While the previous Asus Eee PC 1000 offered a solid netbook, Acer’s Aspire One stole all the attention with its lean and incredibly affordable approach. With the latest incarnation of the Eee PC 1000, the “HE” might as well stand for “Holy Enhancement!” This model bears only a passing resemblance to last year’s Eee PC, and improves upon just about everything from the keyboard to the CPU. Better yet, in addition to losing some unsightly girth, Asus also trimmed the price to $400.
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