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Asus Eee PC 1008HA (Windows 7 version) review

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The Asus Eee PC 1008HA is one of the thinnest and lightest 10 inch netbooks available. It measures just 1 inch thick and weighs just 2.4 pounds. The netbook is a grand departure from early Asus netbooks including the Eee PC 1000HE which was one of the largest and heaviest 10 inch netbooks around. Asus has been selling the Eee…

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November 23rd, 2009, 8:28 am by Brad Linder | 12 Comments

Windows 7 + netbooks = lower battery life?

Last week Chris Guthrie at netbook Reviews ran a battery test on two virtually identical netbooks: An Asus Eee PC 1008HA with Windows 7 and one with Windows XP. He found that the Windows 7 model ran for an hour longer than the Windows XP model, which made it look like the operating system actually helped improve battery life on…

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October 30th, 2009, 12:19 pm by Brad Linder | 66 Comments

A tale of three notebook sizes

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Over the past few months, the low cost ultraportable notebook space has expanded to include a new class of device. While 10 inch and smaller netbooks are still playing an important role in the field, there’s been a new crop of devices with 11 to 12 inch displays selling for $600 or less. While these laptops including the Acer Aspire…

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October 29th, 2009, 3:59 pm by Brad Linder | 7 Comments

Windows 7 + Asus Eee PC 1008HA = improved battery life

Update: It looks like these results may have been inaccurate, or at least misleading. I’ve run several other tests that seem to indicate that Windows 7 actually hurts battery life on at least two netbook models, including the Eee PC 1008HA. One nice feature in Windows 7 is that it gives users a bit more control over their power settings….

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October 23rd, 2009, 9:58 am by Brad Linder | 14 Comments

First look: Asus Eee PC 1008HA with Windows 7 Home Premium

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It looks like the PC vendors (and Microsoft) have spoken, and the vast majority of Intel Atom powered netbooks with 10 inch displays are going to ship with Windows 7 Starter Edition. But there is at least one model that stands out from the crowd. Asus will begin offering two versions of the Asus Eee PC 1008HA tomorrow: One with…

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October 21st, 2009, 12:33 pm by Brad Linder | 6 Comments

Asus Germany unveils Windows 7 roadmap for Eee PC netbooks

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With Windows 7 set to launch in just a week, we’re about to see a whole lot of netbooks, notebooks, and other computers get a spec bump. And the Asus Eee PC lineup is hardly exempt. At an event in Germany, Asus officials outlined some of the company’s plans for the next generation of the Asus Eee PC Seashell line,…

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October 15th, 2009, 10:39 am by Brad Linder | 8 Comments

Asus Eee PC 1008HA Linux source code now available

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The Asus Eee PC 1008HA is a thin and light netbook that weighs just 2.4 pounds and measures just an inc thick. It was the first Asus netbook to be feature the new “Seashell” style design. And it’s currently only available with Windows XP, even though Asus was a pioneer in putting Linux on netbooks. But this weekend Asus did…

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October 12th, 2009, 10:19 am by Brad Linder | 32 Comments

Asus Eee PC netbooks with Windows 7 up for pre-order in Italy

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Italian retailer fnac has started taking pre-orders for three Asus Eee PC models with Windows 7. The interesting thing is that while some of the models run the stripped-down Windows 7 Starter Edition, all three models get spec bumps. This is likely due to the fact that Microsoft has changed its hardware restrictions for cheap Windows licenses. To qualify for…

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September 22nd, 2009, 9:47 am by Brad Linder | 8 Comments

Asus Eee PC 1008HA, 1005HA get a little color

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The Asus Eee PC 1008HA is a thin and light 10 inch netbook that comes in wide selection of colors in the US, as long as you like black and white. The slightly thicker Eee PC 1005HA has a better battery, but comes in the same two colors in the US. But in France, it looks like two new color…

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August 12th, 2009, 10:11 am by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Adding support for 2-finger scrolling to Asus Eee PC 1005HA, 1008HA

The Asus Eee PC 1000/1000H/1000HE all had support for multi-touch trackpad gestures. For instance, while most older touchpad let you scroll through web pages and other documents by moving your finger to the far right side of the pad, on these models you can scroll simply by placing 2 fingers on the touchpad and dragging up or down. For some…

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July 14th, 2009, 4:27 pm by Brad Linder | 5 Comments

Netbooks compared: HP Mini 1000 v 110, Asus Eee PC 1008HA v 1005HA

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The HP Mini 1000 and HP Mini 110 may look a lot alike at first glance. But the newer Mini 110 is a bit thicker and heavier than the Mini 1000.And if you don’t beleive me, you can check out a series of photos posted by JMacalinao over at the MyHPMini forums comparing the two. It’s worth pointing out that…

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July 3rd, 2009, 10:35 am by Brad Linder | No Comments »

Report: Some Asus Eee PC 1008HA screens crack, Asus knows, is working on it

The Asus Eee PC 1008HA may have a super thin and light frame, but there’s something else it has too: A screen which may be prone to cracking. DigiTimes reports that the company purchased some display panels from a secondary supplier due to high demand, and that these screens are more likely to crack. The problem is apparently being address…

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June 26th, 2009, 10:37 am by Brad Linder | 2 Comments
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