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More…Updated 3/6/2009 The final retail unit does not have a shared USB-eSATA port as originally reported.
ASUS Asus Eee PC 1000HE
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Networking
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Included network card | Gigabit ethernet |
| Modem Type | Not Included |
| Wireless LAN Type | 802.11n |
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition |
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Pros
Crisp backlit led screen
Vastly better keyboard than previous Eee
Cons
Slightly twitchy trackpad
Bottom Line
Asus delivers a more refined take on its Eee PC -- and manages to do it for less than $400
Asus Eee PC 1000HE
Asus Eee PC 1000HE Review, by Darren Gladstone, PC World February 9, 2009
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.
Let's take a quick tour around the machine to kick this off. The first, most obvious thing you'll spot is the cut-out keyboard. Just like you'd find on an Apple MacBook Air or on Sony VAIO laptops, the keys poke through the plastic, creating a wide gap between buttons. In that respect, this feels and looks great, and is generally more usable. The trackpad is just spacious enough -- I particularly like its metal framing and the few multitouch functions incorporated into the design. However, I found the pad slightly twitchy to control. No deal-breaker, but I noticed.
You also get a couple handy shortcut buttons hovering along the top of the unit. They do everything from give the CPU a speed boost (more on that below) and user-definable shortcuts to a screen resolution adapter. That is, you can view 1024-by-768 resolutions even though the native resolution of the 1000HE is 1024 by 600 -- it's a special compression mode that Lenovo employs in the IdeaPad S10 as well, and represents a convenience given that some applications default to a 1024-by-768-pixel resolution and won't work otherwise.
This unit's 10.1-inch backlit LED display is bright and capable of good color reproduction; its glossy coating helps the image pop a little more than you usually see on netbooks. However, the highly polished bezel that keeps the screen in place can get a little distracting at times.
A number of aerodynamic nips and tucks make this 10.3-by-7.4-by-1.4-inch netbook just a hair thinner than the older, clunkier Eee PC 1000 we reviewed last year. It's also a little on the "heavy" side for a netbook, weighing 3.2 pounds. That's the price of strapping an 8700mAH battery to the bottom of this thing; Asus promises that the 1000HE will deliver 9.5 hours of performance (but we got a solid seven hours, nine minutes in our tests).In short, netbooks in this generation are finally packing the battery power required for marathon computing sessions.
Speaking of performance, the Asus Eee PC 1000HE sports Intel's 1.66-GHz Atom N280 CPU. For the sake of comparison, most of the netbooks that came out late last year used the N270 CPU, which runs at a lower frequency (1.6-GHz) and a slower frontside bus speed (533MHz as compared with 667 MHz in the N280). The difference, however, was minimal. Our test unit got a 35 in WorldBench: an average score for what you'll find in netbooks.
The Asus comes with 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard disk drive, and 802.11b/g/n /Bluetooth wireless. Around the perimeter of chassis lies a fairly standard set of three USB 2.0 inputs.
The audio, as on the Eee PC 1000, sounds surprisingly strong for its size. But it lacks a good subwoofer, so don't expect to rock a house party with this thing. Other notable features thrown into the mix: InterVideo WinDVD (which seems to be a little bit of overkill, I'd recommend you try out KMPlayer), and 18 months of 10GB of free online storage.
In the end, this is a fairly solid -- and sizable -- jump over what's come out just a few months earlier. In fact, I'd dare say that amongst the netbook pack, this is one of my current favorites and something that I'd highly recommend that you check out. Considering that its selling in some places for as little as $380, you could do worse.
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Performance
| Adobe Photoshop CS2 | 1215 |
| Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX | 968 |
| Battery Life (Video Playback in hh:mm) | 7:09:39 AM |
| Firefox 2 | 729 |
| Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 | 561 |
| Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 | 844 |
| Multitasking | 1352 |
| Nero 7 Ultra Edition | 871 |
| Number of Included Batteries | 1 |
| Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 | 572 |
| WorldBench 6 Score | 35 |
| WorldBench 6 Word Score | Good |
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Reviewed by: Wed2Wac00n1
Duration of ownership: 3 Months
Strengths: Keyboard 92%, 10" screen, 7Hr Batt life @ full power. Strong computer for a netbook.
Weaknesses: Not many, although the video stream was choppy from HULU at 480p HD, (do you really need to @ 480?).
Overall: Great computer for price, would buy again. I'm a student and this fulfills all my school needs. Add 2G RAM asap.
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Strengths: Rugged, superb battery life, fast processor for a netbook
Weaknesses: I don't like the power on/off switch. You have to mash the thing down; and I fear someday it will break but we'll see.The Intel video doesn't support hardware video decompression
Overall: Been using this netbook on a daily basis which is great during long meetings at work. I'm no longer a slave to the power taps! It was powerful enough to have VPN, 3 remote desktop sessions open and Camtasia Studio recording audio and video of the entire desktop---and no flicker!The only real performance downside I can detect is that the Intel low-power GPU is not capable of hardware HD video decompression, so high-res MPEG4 video will flicker and get sticky, especially in iTunes.However, YouTube videos display just fine.
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Reviewed by: jessicarice77
Strengths: Excellent Netbook. Pre-Loaded System and Software. Very good Battery Life (6h 30)
Weaknesses: Fingerprints all over. You need a cleaning cloth whenever you touch this netbook
Overall: - good WI-FI Speed and Internet Connection- huge Harddrive (160 GB)- very good screen resolution- excellent keyboard (even for big hands)- extrem fast booting-up (Windows XP)- I got this Netbook via Sabrina's Bargainhunt for $349.- approx. 2 weeks ago. The best deal I could find on the net.This Netbook worked perfectly out of the box. I was thinking about the 2GB RAM - but you use this netbook mostly for Internet and Office Programs. For me, 1 GB RAM was absolutely sufficient. I would recommend this Netbook to friends.
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Strengths: none
Weaknesses: The worst non-customer service I have encountered in my life!
Overall: If you buy from this company you better hope the product does not breakdown! I bought a Asus mini notebook and it had a faulty drive and returned it at my own expense. Took a month and a half to get a USED replacement and it had three bad programs installed. I finally corrected two by myself since I did not get any real help from the arrogant so-called technical support after countless phone calls and being sent the wrong manual and recovery dscs. At this moment I am seeking legal advice on what action to take against this company for the worst product and service I've had in my life!
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Strengths: Fast, very compact, keyboard is easy to use, nice screen, seems durable, BATTERY life, great wireless.
Weaknesses: The left/right mouse buttons are hard to push.
Overall: This little machine really performs, especially when you consider it is less than $400. It?s not a replacement for a desktop, so don?t expect it to be ? but if you want a machine to take to clas
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