Asus Eee PC 1008HA Laptop

Product Introduction:

Asus Eee PC 1008HA is one of the slimmest 10-inch lapltops available. The design is very stylish to look at and there are no compromises in any features or quality.

Design and Features:

Asus Eee PC 1008HA has a 10.1 inch monitor with 1,024x600 pixels resolution. 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 processor is used. The notebook has 1 GB RAM and 160 GB hard drive. Mobile Intel GMA 950 chip is used for graphics. There is a comfortable keyboard with flat keys and wide touchpad with raised dots to indicate the beginning and end. We have two dedicated button one to turn on wireless and other to disable touch pad at the beginning of the keyboard. All the ports are hidden and the Ethernet port is placed in a specific angle to save space and make the notebook look thinner. The batter y lasts up to four hour time.

Specification:

Processor:1.66GHz Intel Atom N280

Memory:1GB, 533MHz DDR2

Hard drive:160GB 5,400rpm

Chipset:Mobile Intel 945GM Express

Graphics:Mobile Intel GMA 950 (integrated)

Operating System:Windows XP

Dimensions:10.3 x 7.1 inches

Height:0.6- 1.0 inches

Screen size:10.1 inches

System weight: 2.4 pounds

Category:Netbook

Video:VGA

Audio:Stereo speakers, headphone/microphone jacks

Data:2 USB 2.0, SD card reader

Networking:Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Performance:

Asus Eee PC 1008HA works particularl well in many areas. The screen display is good. High defenition videos could be watched without any glare or noise. The images are displayed with utmost sharpness and good color contrast. The keyboard and the touchpad are easy to use. The keyboard has a full sized right shift key which is easy to use, but we could not find any media control keys or quick launch keys except for the wifi and touch pad control keys on top. The audio qualityis also good. Web sufrfing and other activities work with good speed while multitasking decreases the speed to great level as in any low cost notebook.

The Good:

Good batter y life, comfortable keyboard and touchpad are the main advantages. The ultra slim design and hidden ports give a very neat finish.

The Bad:

Asus Eee PC 1008HA hascertain features to be improved. The ports are little bit difficult to handle. The speed decreases to a great level while mutitasking. Lack of expresscard is a drawback. this is certainlay not the best system to play games. The storage capacity is also limited compared to other high end notebooks which have 320 GB hard drive. The cost is very high compared to other competitors products.

The Bottom Line:

Asus Eee PC 1008HA performs well in certain aspects while there are lot more to improve. This is a product worth buying after some immediate improvements.

Rating:4 star rating ****

4 Stars (Excellent):

A product with 4 star rating scores high on its overall performance and usability. This product meets all of its intended users' needs and has no significant drawbacks.