At last you surf the net or do whatever you want to do on your Asus while travelling around on public transport or sitting in the coffee shop. There is nothing like working away on your computer and having the feeling that someone is looking over shoulder.
Asus have become stuck in rut when it comes to their computers, many people think of them as being makers of netbooks, this means that when they announce that their new machine is going to be a 12.1 inch product then we all like to take a look.
There isn’t tons of information out there on the new Asus Eee PC 1002HA, but what we do know is pretty impressive. Starting just under $500, this is one of the first strictly business targeted netbooks.
They have a very serious case of MacBook lookalike syndrome, which never hurts. As another note to design, Asus is saying this has a more sizable keyboard.
Internally, most the specs are about on par with netbooks, and it adds up to the standard mid-2 pound range for the overall weight. One upgreade is a 160 GB drive and the inclusin of 10 GB of online storage spa
We talk about netbooks a lot here on LaptopPimp, and we also tend to wonder about the future of Mac and the netbook market.
Well, MacWorld got around to wondering the same things and they posted a large article about how the Asus Eee PC holds up against a MacBook.
Here’s some of the highlights:
Size:
My first impression—and one that’s endured—is that the 1000HA is small. Smaller, in fact, than any laptop I’ve ever owned.
So it was complete
With a lot of recent buzz about the addition of 3G to some popular Mini Netbooks, bot the Dell and HP, I thought I’d show you a hack I found a while back on how to add 3G to an Asus Eee PC. It’s actually pretty easy and it gives you even more freedom with one of the best netbooks out there.
Adding 3G can have a lot of benefits, and pretty much every netbook should be thinking about how to access the 3G network. But, as companies are still figuring it out, you can hack you Eee PC to do it right now.
Here’s how:
Samsung has recently introduced their new netbook to the U.S. market. (In the past, we haven’t really seen any of Samsung laptops in the U.S. which I believe is due to unpopularity. But they are popular all over Asia)
The Samsung NC10 looks really good with almost exact specs as the new ASUS Eee PC 1000HA (which we recommend). The only difference is that the NC10 comes with bluetooth which ASUS Eee PCs don’t. (That’s not a big advantage though, you can always buy a $20 bluetooth unit and add it to the Eee PC)
As far
ASUS Eee PC 1000HA is probably the best Eee PC netbook you will buy currently, equipped with 160GB of storage, Intel Atom N270 1.6Ghz processor, Windows XP, WiFi, Ethernet, and Webcam all packed into just 3.19 pounds of netbook flesh.
Of course, this is the preferred laptop over its 1000HD predecessor. If you are thinking about buying an Eee PC or a netbook in general, I think this 1000HA is going to be the best deal you will get, equipped with all the necessary features for a road-warrior.
Here’s the specs for the ASUS Eee PC 1000HA
Remember we Latop Pimps predicted that ASUS will soon come out with touchscreen versions of Eee PCs?
Well, it turns out that ASUS confirms a new line of Eee PCs with touchscreen and dual-core processors:
the company’s division manager Samson Hu said today. The executive now says the PC builder plans to unveil touchscreen Eee PC models at the Consumer Electronics
