Asus Eee PC 1002HA Review

June 20th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in Laptop Reviews

Asus Eee PC 1002HA Review

If there’s one problem plaguing just about every netbook out on the market right now, it’s that cheap, toy-like feel. Manufacturers just can’t seem to escape it when they’re having their devices manufactured thousands of miles away in factories that seemingly just switched over just last month from building olive-green plastic army men. Asus attempted to remedy the netbook’s image problem with the high-end S101, but price followed suit, and the $800 price tag made us question whether you call it a netbook at all.

Highs:
Aluminum trim adds style;large hard drive; comfortable keyboard; compact power brick

Lows:
Plastic chassis still shines through; dim, somewhat dull screen; slight price premium; so-so battery life

Genuine Windows® XP Home

(*Pre-installed with Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 60-day Trial)

Display

10.1″ LED Backlight

Intel CPU & Chipset

Intel Atom N270 & Intel 945GSE / ICH7-M

Memory

1GB (DDR2)

*Memory size may differ and is upgradable, please contact local dealers for more details.

Wireless Data Network

WLAN: 802.11b/g/n

Bluetooth V2.0

Storage

160GB HDD

10GB Eee Storage

*Eee Storage service is complimentary for the first 18 months. Please register account information for 6 months extension (depend on country)

Camera

1.3M Pixel

Audio

Build-in stereo speakers

High-Definition Audio CODEC

Digital Array Mic.

Storage Cards

4-in-1 MMC, SD, Memory Stick and MS-PRO flash card slot

Input / Output

1 x VGA port (D-sub 15-pin for external monitor)

3 x USB 2.0 ports

1 x LAN RJ-45

2 x audio jacks: Headphone / Mic-in

Battery

Li-polymer Battery, 5hrs*

*Operation lifetime subject to product model, normal usage conditions and configurations.

Dimensions

264 mm (W) x 181 mm (D) x 27.6 mm (H)

Weight

1.2 kg