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? ;)