Asus Eee PC 1008HA Review Roundup

Now that the Asus Eee PC 1008HA is made available in pink (currently available in Amazon.com for $417), I have made some analysis on this netbook. Below are the summary of good and bad for this netbook after reading several reviews across the web.


Asus Eee PC 1008HA is one of the thinnest 10-inch netbook around. It has a 10.1-inch LED Backlight WSVGA Screen with 1024 x 600 resolution, an Intel Atom N270/ N280 CPU, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, 10GB complimentary online Eee Storage, and a battery that last for 6 hours usage. The most outstanding features of this netbook is its slim and stylish design. It's just 1-inch thick and weight only 2.2 pounds. And under such thin and light design, this netbook still maintain a decent performance that's comparable to other bigger-size netbook. While the spec claims that the battery can last for 6 hours, most reviews that have done stress test on the battery are seeing 4 to 5 hours of battery life, which is still consider good.

The biggest drawback of the Eee PC 1008HA is however the non user replaceable battery -- you couldn't change to a backup battery yourself when the original one run flat. This could be a big disadvantage for those who need to travel long distance. And another drawback would be the price which is more expensive than most other competing nebooks.

Here are the summary pros and cons for the Eee PC 1008HA:

Pros

• Extremely thin, light design
• Spacious keyboard
• Speedy hard drive
• More than five hours of battery lif
  

Cons

• More expensive than competing netbooks
• Battery not user replaceable
• VGA port requires adapter
  

Source: CNet, Trusted Review, Laptop Magazine, Notebook review

Here I have also collected some useful video reviews on the Asus Eee PC 1008HA:







The pink Asus Eee PC 1008HA is currently available on Amazon.com for $417.

Asus Eee PC 1008HA and 1005HA Now In Pink Color

Just a few days ago, we reported that the Asus Eee PC 1005HA and 1008HA will be available in Italy in pink and several other colors.. and today we found that Amazon.com (U.S.) is already taking orders for both Eee PC 1005HA and 1008HA that are shaded in pink!


The Asus Eee PC 1008HA Seashell is one of the thinnest 10-inch netbook among the Eee PC series. It's just 1-inch thick, and the design is extremely stylish and lightweight. Amazon.com has already start shipping the pearl pink version of Eee PC 1008HA for $417. It will comes with a 10.1-inch WSVGA 1024x600 Screen, 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 Processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 160GB SATA Hard Drive, and Windows XP Home edition.


While the Asus Eee PC 1005HA Seashell is equally stylish in terms of design, it's slightly thicker than the Eee PC 1008HA, but has replaceable battery with longer battery life. The pink version of Eee PC 1005HA is not yet available at this time, but Amazon.com is already taking pre-order. At a price of $349.99, you will get a stylish pink netbook with 10.1-inch LCD Display with 1024x600 resolution, 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM), and Windows XP Home Operating System.

Asus Eee PC 1005HA and 1008HA To Ship in 5 Different Colors Including Pink in Italy

Asus Eee PC 1005HA and 1008HA are the 2 latest 10-inch netbook models from Asus. Both models are under the "Seashell" product line, in which the design is said to be inspired by the Seashell which is extremely stylish, slim and lightweight. The Eee PC 1008HA is just 1-inch thick and weight 2.4 pounds but comes with a non-replacable battery, while the Eee PC 1005HA is 1.4-inches thick and 2.8 pounds heavy and is having a replacable battery.


Now the good news is that a few Italian blogs have reported that both of these models will be released in Italy in several colors, including Sapphire Blue, Ruby Red, white, Black and Pink! However, there's no words on whether the pink and other color options will be coming to the U.S. yet. As of now, only the black and white color options are available in the U.S.


Both the Eee PC 1005HA and 1008HA are very stylishly designed, and having great performance and features. Hopefully Asus will made the pink version available in the U.S. They will be really great choices for those who have been waiting for the pink Eee PC 1000HE which did not make it to the U.S.