Last month, I was asked by one of our readers to recommend a netbook. We all debated on what the best netbook is for the price. I ended up concluding that the ASUS Eee PC 1000HA was mighty compelling for under $400. The ever-changing market has me reconsidering what I’d recommend if asked the same question today. I’m pretty sure I’d change my tune ever so slightly to the key of E, as in 1000HE.
Amazon recently had the netbook in a pre-order status for $374, but Liliputing says the product page now shows a 2-3 week ship date. At this price, I think the 1000HE is hard to beat if you’re looking for a 10-inch display. Harry McCracken is looking for netbook recommendations and folks seem to agree, although the 10-inch Acer Aspire One competes well on a spec-for-spec basis. The biggest difference I see between the two is the ASUS model using a slightly newer and faster Intel Atom CPU. That and the 9.5 hours of run-time ASUS claims with the battery and their Super Hybrid Engine. I’m expecting we’ll see 7-8 hours, and that’s fine by me.
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