Comments on: I Came Within an Inch of Ordering an ASUS Eee PC 1005HA Today

By: Dante1

Dante1 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:07:27 +0000

All our mac stuff was stolen while touring the states. We immediately replaced it with the 1005HA. This little computer travels sooo well and does everything you could want it to and more. All the features are self contained and you don’t need a bunch of peripherals and its so light weight. The price was right and it put us back in the game. I can’t imagine travelling with anything larger ever again.

By: DaveZatz

DaveZatz — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:53:58 +0000

Does this have multitouch? Hmmmm.

By: Chris Davies

Chris Davies — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:55:17 +0000

I notice you didn’t say what you’re going to spend the money on instead…

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:32:11 +0000

Just received a 1005HA in the mail yesterday as a demo unit for clients and I think I’ve already convinced one to buy. It doesn’t take much, not only is it more stylish than the Winds or older Eee PCs but the keyboard is a joy to type on. The N280 runs just fine with Windows 7.
@ Kevin, I wouldn’t discount the extra battery life so easily. It sounds trivial to just “bring an extra battery” but that involves making sure you always have a spare charged and making room in your case for that kind of thing. The benefit to all day computing is just that, leave the spare everything at home!

By: Nothing But Netbooks

Nothing But Netbooks — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:39:03 +0000

I too came within a breath of buying the 1005HA (actually I did order it, but cancelled), but needed something for a business trip, so I went with the 1008HA instead.

Still, very good choice/value if you need a netbook right now.

By: Jefe009

Jefe009 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:39:10 +0000

I just got my 1005 (with the biggest battery) and boy am I pleased. Everything about this machine has exceeded my expectations.

Of course, less than a year ago I was one of the suckers who bought a eeepc 900 for $620 w/shipping… ouch!

FYI anyone with a new-model Subaru Impreza, the 1005 fits perfectly in the cutout on the dash, so it’s a perfect large screen gps/carputer for me.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:13:39 +0000

Hmm. Aside from battery life, all other attributes are marginally better or very similar. I thought I had overlooked something, but no. In the end, it’s too similar to what I have now to justify the investment. Thx!

By: Luscious

Luscious — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:08:12 +0000

Oliver, I would have done the exact same had Intel released PT back in April, except I need something more permanent than an RC OS. Nice job BTW.

By: PreBe

PreBe — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:01:20 +0000

Battery life, CPU, FSB, keyboard, screen, form factor, styling, etc.

Taking ur approach & simply discounting all the recent improvements then it really doesn’t matter what netbook you buy, they’re all the same.

Personally, I just think you don’t wanna spend the money. So why keep writing articles on the 1005? its arguably the best overall netbook out right now.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:58:55 +0000

I “augmented” my 2133 with a 2140 HD recently. Moved the 2GB RAM over from the older model, replaced the 160 GB disk with a 250 GB drive I had sitting around and put Win7 RC on it. Pretty nice machine and significantly faster than the 2133. Oh, and the battery life is fairly good, too — and I can use the 6- and 3-cell batteries from my old 2133 with the 2140, so I should be covered for those long ocean-crossing plane rides.

Anyone want to buy a 2133? ;)

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:55:00 +0000

Sooner or later you’ll back back to a regular laptop, size- and weight-wise. The processor will have the speed of a 4-year old model, of course, and the price will be somewhat lower. ;)

By: Luscious

Luscious — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:28:33 +0000

Kevin, if I can give you my opinion, I would really recommend you wait for a Pinetrail netbook with Win 7 loaded. You’ll not only get better performance but better battery life and an up-to-date OS to go.

It took months of nail-biting on my side before I jumped on the HP 2133 last year, but I would STILL not replace my 2133 with anything else except a Pinetrail refresh with a better OS. The N/Z Atoms just don’t light my fire because of the terrible chipset used.

The jump from a Z Atom to an N Atom is only noticeable in select benchmarks, and even then just negligibly. Pinetrail and Medfield promise far better performance more in line with low-end notebooks sold today.

If battery time is your big concern, that can easily be solved with a second pack/hibernation. But if this years and next years software is what you’re looking at running on a netbook, then Win 7/Pinetrail is the way to go. A few more months wait will be very much worth it IMO.

By: Scotty

Scotty — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:05:50 +0000

I got the Acer AO751 as it basically had Vaio P guts with an 11.6″ 1368×768 screen and a full sized keyboard for $349. You can buy it with the six cell for $399 and get roughly 8 hours of run time (they say).

I put Windows 7 on it and brought it into the office. Costco has sold 3 of them to officemates since then.

I’m still setting up my Vaio P as my Google Voice terminal when I get home tonight (got my Google Voice invite today.) That dedicated A2DP/3G makes it the better “phone” in my book.

By: Marilyn Jones

Marilyn Jones — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:35:56 +0000

I debate about Khinsos (sp) SXS with integrated DVD RW, but really my Wind is great for almost everything.
Loads fast and has good battery life. Nice for watching Hulu

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:25:16 +0000

Much better than the Wind, how? Aside from battery life, which I could get for far less with a second battery on the Wind. Just curious…

By: swissbanker

swissbanker — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:06:41 +0000

I want that Lenovo S12 with the ION power.