With rumours of so many competitors bringing out netbooks with 10in screens, Asus clearly doesn’t want to get left behind and has released a 10in version of the EeePC...There are two basic versions of the EeePC, the 1000 Linux-based model and the 1000 Windows-based alternative...Above the keyboard are four buttons, two of which turn the screen...
"It was good in the past, but for $400 it's not worth it considering the 1000HE is cheaper..."
"Its battery sticks out a bit on the bottom, but it's not that bad..."
"Haven't tried video playback on that Light weight, good battery life, shock resistance due to SSD, which was important as I bought it for my father in law the long distance trucker..."
Just as the 901 delivered a slightly better typing experience than the Eee 900 did - and that, in turn, was nicer to type on than the 701 - the 1000 is a step forward...What Asus hasn't improved on is the quality of the board itself: this one's just as rattly and cheap-feeling as the 901's board and with as much overall flex to it, too...And even though Dell's idiosyncratic...
Biggest Netbook screen available; huge solid-state hard drive; decent-size keyboard....At the expensive side of the Netbook price range; choosing XP over Linux means a smaller SSD drive....That being said--Dell's new Inspiron Mini 9 does it one better, using flatter keys and a slightly smaller overall footprint...With a 40GB SSD hard drive, this is the biggest solid-state drive we've seen in a Netbook...
"It does this very well indeed and I think that the computer should be accepted for what it is - a good TRAVEL/SECOND computer..."
"I highly recommend this external modem as well as this computer for those who always or even just occasionally need to use a dial-up internet connection..."
"Thank goodness for Google! I recommend that, if ANYONE has any sort of problem with this or any other computer, "Google"..."
This EeePC™ 1000 offers even more options to users for unique user experiences. ... ASUS exclusive Super Hybrid Engine for longer battery lifespan of up to 6** hours ...