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    ASUS Eee PC 1005HA Pre-Order: $389.99

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Ishkabibles, Jun 24, 2009.

  1. Ishkabibles

    Ishkabibles Notebook Guru

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    ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BU 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook - 10.5 Hour Battery Life: $389.99
    - Up to 10.5 Hours of Battery Life and Free Sleeve Case Included
    - Intel Atom N280 Processor 1.66GHz
    - 1GB DDR2 RAM, 1 x SODIMM Slot, 2GB Max; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    - 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM) and 10GB Free Eee Storage
    - Windows XP Home Operating System, 10.1-inch WSVGA 1024x600 LCD Display
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002DYIXMS?ie=UTF8&tag=id10-20&creativeASIN=B002DYIXMS
     
    Ishkabibles, Jun 24, 2009
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    that's not a deal. that's the MSRP.

    people will do better to buy it through someone else via Bing. get at least 8% off along the way.
     
    ajreynol, Jun 25, 2009
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    This looks promising,review said it have the longest battery life of any netbook or laptop.
     
    BrokenStr8, Jun 25, 2009
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    The 1005HA started shipping today. I'm so excite!!!1!!one!!
     
    Ishkabibles, Jul 1, 2009
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    some place was selling them for $350. can't remember where now.
     
    ajreynol, Jul 1, 2009
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    The $350 unit gets less battery life, has a slower processor, lacks bluetooth, and doesnt come with a netbook sleeve.
     
    Ishkabibles, Jul 1, 2009
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    peli_kan, Jul 2, 2009
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    Ishkabibles, Jul 2, 2009
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    Depends. The 1005HA-M has a 6-cell 2800mAh battery for 10.5 hours, while the 1005HA-H (has N270 instead of N280, lacks bluetooth) has a 6-cell 2200mAh battery for 8.5 hours. The Best Buy model is the same as the 1005HA-H but has a 3-cell battery instead.

    Asus could do itself a service and have its notebook names make sense instead...
     
    peli_kan, Jul 3, 2009
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  10. Ishkabibles

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    Sorry... what "depends" exactly? As best as I can tell, the $299 unit has a 4.5 hour battery and the $349 unit has am 8.5 hour battery.
     
    Ishkabibles, Jul 3, 2009
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    My question is, will the N280 overclock as well as the N270? Most N270's can reach 2.0 or 2.1 GHz. Because I am finding for a netbook, the Atom is too anemic for flash video, which is ironic, because that's what technology youtube and hulu use. I hope they consider this with their next revision, even if not a speed boost, but a technology to accelerate Flash video.
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 4, 2009
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