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    EEE PC 900/1000 question for owners

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by dave159, Sep 23, 2008.

  1. dave159

    dave159 Notebook Geek

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    I'm looking for a light netook for my girlfriend and the 1000 seems to be the most logical choice.
    i have no idea what i'm doing when it comes to asus :confused: so i am just looking for some opinions and suggestions

    shes going to be using a netbook for word, itunes and internet
    nothing graphics demanding
    so i am just wondering how a 1000 performs with doing these tasks at the same
    any help would be greatly appreciated :)
     
    dave159, Sep 23, 2008
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  2. JellyGeo

    JellyGeo Notebook Evangelist

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    dave159 - I only had an Eee PC 1000H for two days - I loaded Office 2003 on it and sent it to my daughter. I was very happy with the purchase - and it ran Office 2003 without a problem. The LCD is very bright, the size and weight are just right, and the battery life is great (although not the advertised 6-7 hours from what I have heard). You might want to upgrade the RAM to 2-Gb from what I have seen here on NBR, but I didn't have any slow-downs the short time I worked with my daughter's Eee. I am going to order the 160-Gb version for myself as soon as they come back into stock at NewEgg.
     
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  3. descendency

    descendency Notebook Consultant

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    I have a 1000h. I didn't want to end up carrying around a 15-17 inch laptop all day long.

    I am a CS student so I run some fairly CPU and HDD intensive programs (compiles) as well as Office 2007 and other programs.

    I have a 7200 RPM 200gb Seagate and 2 gb of RAM in it. Battery life is close to 5 hours.

    I'd say it's pretty awesome for being 10".

    Oh, and I've heard negative things about the 900s. (keyboard is unresponsive at times and such.)
     
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  4. Bona Fide

    Bona Fide Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    My 1000H is en route (should be here this Friday :D) and prior to buying it I researched nearly every netbook in the $350-450 range extensively. The 1000H is definitely the best option, all things said. It has a great featureset, lots of extra goodies that the competitors don't include, and the price is reasonable.

    The only other netbook I would consider is the Acer Aspire One. It's cheaper (only $400) and has similar specs to the 1000H, except it doesn't have Bluetooth, 802.11n, or a slipcase included. It also has a 9" screen and upgrading is much more difficult.

    If you don't plan on upgrading, using Bluetooth, or having wireless-N, and 9" is a good enough size, you should consider the AA1. If not, the 1000H is a great netbook.
     
    Bona Fide, Sep 23, 2008
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