Thursday, November 6, 2008

Eee PC 1000 Next Generation Laptop AKA Netbook - Review

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From ASUS, comes this remarkable netbook. The EEEPC 1000 is a high-speed internet machine with an excellent battery life.

In a word....

• High speed Wi-Fi 802.11n connectivity
• Comfortable Keyboard
• Shock proof hard-drive
• Excellent battery life

The features

With the same glossy, metallic finish as its predecessor, the 900, the EEEPC 1000 is definitely better in terms of storage capacity and speed.

The EEEPC 1000 has a classic 10 inch display, with a 1,024 x 600 resolution.
It measures 260x190x40mm, and comes preloaded with either Windows XP Home or Xandros Linux operating systems.

With 1.33 kg, the ASUS EEEPC 1000 is a little heavier compared to its other competitors in this category, which makes it more of an ultra-light laptop than a netbook. In exchange, the EEEPC is packed with excellent features which made me totally forget about its weight.

Like many netbooks, this machine sports a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, and has, as far as connectivity is concerned, a Wireless-N, 10/100 Fast Ethernet and Bluetooth. In fact the 1000 is the ideal internet-on-the go netbook.

Another key feature of the EEEPC 1000 is its fantastic keyboard size which is just 92% of standard keyboards, making typing easy. The mouse track pad is excellent and unique too. It supports multi-touch inputs, that is, one can stroke two fingers horizontally or vertically and scroll through documents. This makes navigating through web pages so much easier.

The EEEPC has a shock-proof 40GB hard drive (8GB SSD, and 32GB SDHC Card). This will be appreciated if you tend to drop your laptop. It has also 2G RAM standard, which is far better than most of this competitors.

Another major advantage of the EEEPC is its battery life. Thanks to its 6-cell battery, I got up to 6 hours autonomy (7.5 hours for the 1000H model). This makes the 1000 the ideal outdoor netbook.

Additionally, the EEEPC is equipped with what Asus called Super Hybrid Engine technology. It allows users to underclock CPU frequency, voltage and control LCD brightness. This allows you to control the EEEPC 1000's energy consumption, and reduce it by up to 15%. In conclusion, the EeePC 1000 is a wonderful internet netbook, which compares well to the best netbooks in terms of design and performance.

The Price...

The EEEPC 1000 is a tad pricey at £330 ($620), but at that price, it more than delivers on its promises.

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