Asus started the netbook craze with its small, 7-inch Eee PC. Shortly after, all laptop manufacturer except Apple has produced at least a small and inexpensive laptop, just like it. Today, netbooks are not that little extra - gradually, they have increased in size from 7 "via 9" and now the standard size of a netbook's 10-inch screen. Even a couple of 12-inch models were released Equipment
What do they all have in common is the material -. With few differences, it consists of an Intel Atom processor at 1.6GHz, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive and integrated graphics GMA950. The Eee PC, however, has been upgraded with a slightly faster 1.66GHz Atom processor and a 667MHz FSB speed higher instead of earlier models which had 533MHz.
The increase in speed is not big enough to be visible, but you might feel better purchasing an upgraded model. main selling point of the Asus 1000HE is with the life of the battery. According to the manufacturer, you should be able to keep him alive for 9.5 hours without using a jack. To achieve this formidable battery life, you need to use aggressive power saving schemes, no Wi-Fi and turn the brightness all the way down. In our general purpose test, remains shipped more than 7 hours, which is more acceptable.
Design
Regarding the design goes, the Eee PC 1000 HE remains with the concept that we saw in previous Eee netbooks. The keyboard size is almost full (92%) and the trackpad buttons are slightly inclined to the front. The entire netbook case is glossy, which enhances the overall appearance, but also attracts fingerprints easily
Overall, the 1000HE's design focuses on ease of use. not spectacular thin as some of his siblings, as Asus S101 netbook, but it certainly gets the job brilliantly. Moreover, keeping the simple design also helps to keep the price to a minimum, which is often the deciding factor for a netbook buyer.
Connectivity and features
The ports were placed on the left and right sides of the hand of the laptop - no rear. On the right is a memory card reader, 2 USB and VGA on the left is another USB port, Ethernet, and audio input / output line.
Summary
Although there are better looking netbooks on the market, the Eee PC 1000HE comes at a very attractive price and offers excellent battery life. It is also very easy to use thanks to the large keyboard, and has all the features that offer competition and some more. Combine these and you have one of the best netbooks currently available.
Specifications Asus Eee PC 1000HE technical
* Processor 1.66GHz Atom N280
* 1 GB DDR2 memory
* Harddrive 160GB
* OS Windows XP Home
* 3lbs Weight
* 10 inch
* 1024x600 screen resolution
* Intel GMA 950
* battery life 7.5 hours
[via laptopical]
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