ASUS Eee PC 1000HA to Rival Acer Aspire One
I really am excited for the ASUS Eee PC 1000HA. Know why? Because it is set to take on the Acer Aspire One. According to Punch Jump,
The new Asus Eee PC 1000HA will include a 1.6 Ghz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, Windows XP and a 10-inch LCD for $429.99.
Retailer Amazon.com this month began taking pre-orders for a Ebony SKU and White SKU.
By comparison, the Acer Aspire One includes a 8.9-inch screen, 1.6 Ghz Atom CPU, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, 6-cell battery and Windows XP for $399.99.
It is sold in Blue color and White color SKUs.
The Aspire One currently ranks as the No. 1 best-selling notebook at Amazon.com, followed by the Asus Eee PC 1000H at No. 2.
Acer also offers a Linux-equipped model for $329.99.
Dell Inc. in Sept. entered the netbook market with the the Dell Inspiron Mini 9. A Linux-based model starts at $349.
Personally, I’m thinking of getting the 1000HA to replace my 701.
Which will be the better netbook, the Eee or the Aspire One? What do you think?
Ubuntu Mobile on the ASUS Eee
Liliputing shows us an ASUS Eee running a pre-release version of Ubuntu Mobile. Ubuntu Mobile is basically a version of Ubuntu meant to run on UMPCs and other handheld devices.
It looks good, but WiFi doesn’t work just yet. Hopefully, it’ll be fixed on the final release. If I get so tempted I’ll install this on my Eee and get rid of Windows XP.
ASUS N10: Not an Eee.
Engadget was able to get their hands on an ASUS N10, and even though it’s just as big as the Eee, they conclude that it is definitely way better than the Eee.
it just “feels” like a real laptop… and there’s plenty else to love. The LED-backlit 10.2-inch screen is a stunner, even at the paltry 1024 x 600 resolution, and the keyboard is solid and quite usable — if a little shallow on the action. Otherwise you’re looking at just about every spec you could want in a laptop this size, including switchable discrete graphics (a restart is required), nearly 6 hours of battery off of a 6-cell, HDMI out, media card reader, insta-boot Express Gate, and that handy-dandy Atom N270 CPU.
Oh yes. I’d love get one of these babies.
160GB HDD Eee PC?
Spotted on Dynamism:
It seems that Japanese distributor Dynamism is taking pre-orders for a 160GB Eee PC 1000. It will be available on September 24. The $449.99 price tag seems to be for the 40GB GD and I’m pretty sure we’d see a significant price increase for the 160GB model.
Via EeePC.net
