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    What Eee PC Should You Buy

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by coravi, Mar 18, 2010.

  1. coravi

    coravi Newbie

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    Hi all.

    I am in not sure what Eee Pc should i buy.
    Situation is as follows. I am buying G73JH next week and i am so happy thanks to your reviews. Feeling like a baby waiting on her new favourite toy.
    So i want to have a nice and small lappie to carry with me arround (in my pocket :) )...
    So as i want to switch completly to ASUS since i am not very pleased with my HP8530W i was thinking to get an Eee PC.

    I am from Croatia (Central Europe) and have very limited choice to pick.
    Narrowed it down to 2 models:

    #1 is:
    ASUS 1005HA-BLK085S Atom N270 (1.60GHz), 1024MB DDR2 (667MHz), 160GB(5400rpm), 10.0" (1024x600) CSV, no ODD, Intel 950GMA, Wi-fi Atheros, 0.3MPixel Camera, 6cell-4400mAh, Windows 7 Starter, black

    #2 is:
    ASUS 1101HA-BLK036M Atom Z520 (1.40GHz), 2048MB DDR2 (667MHz), 250GB(5400rpm) + 10GB eeeStorage, 11.6" (1366x768) CSV, no ODD, Intel 950GMA, Wi-fi Atheros, 0.3MPixel Camera, Windows 7 Home Premium, black

    Price difference between these two calculated in USD is around 50$.

    I will use this lappie 90% for watching movies, skype-ing and web browsing, and 10% for office (Word, Excell, PP & Outlook).

    I am cheering for 1101HA (bigger res, hdd and 2 gigs of ram) but my only concern is someones review that said that during watching the video was a bit rough and not so smooth. Also someone mentioned that overclocking was not working with 2 GB of ram (is that solved with BIOS Update).

    Thanks in advance for your very appreciated help.

    Best regards,
    Coravi
     
    coravi, Mar 18, 2010
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  2. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    1005HA. And the Z520 is 1.33GHz, not 1.4.
     
    Jayayess1190, Mar 18, 2010
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  3. DCx

    DCx Banned!

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    Higher resolution screen is better, but the Z series atoms are garbage.
     
    DCx, Mar 18, 2010
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  4. rfs830

    rfs830 Notebook Evangelist

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    I dont think you can get the 1101ha anymore.
     
    rfs830, Mar 19, 2010
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  5. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    Higher resolution and lower CPU speed is most likely why video playback skips on the 1101HA. My wife has the 1105HA. We use it to stream Netflix video to our 720p TV, and that has worked fine. Does well with Office 2007 as well.
     
    KimoT, Mar 19, 2010
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  6. Busy_lad

    Busy_lad Notebook Consultant

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    in recent times there have been some reviews for the Eeepc 1015, 1016 and the higher end 1018 coming out later on this year.

    I would wait patiently for the 1018 IMHO, thats what I'm doing. its supposedly cased in aluminium and the thinnest Eeepc yet. I think they're trying to attract a more business type market and with this I think they will get it. I'm sold and it hasn't even been released yet.
     
    Busy_lad, Apr 15, 2010
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  7. yoyosupmang

    yoyosupmang Notebook Enthusiast

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    a new ASUS Eee PC 1005PR is coming out this april or may. It can support 720p video without any stuttering. only $400 USD. Not bad cause i have a 1000ha that i bought for $300
     
    yoyosupmang, Apr 15, 2010
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