 | ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA-PU17-BU 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook - 10.5 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Brand : Asus Model : 1005HA-PU17-BU Overall Rating :  From : 4 Reviews Color : Blue / Size : |
Technical Details
- 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 Processor
- 1GB DDR2 RAM, 1 x SODIMM Slot, 2GB Max
- 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
- 10.1" WSVGA 1024x600 LCD Display, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
- Windows 7 Starter Operating System (32 Bit), *10.5 Hours of Battery Life
Product Description
Embrace mobile computing in style with the revolutionary Eee PC 1005HA-PU17. With an unsurpassed battery life of 10.5 hours, the 1005HA-P eliminates the need to worry about power while on the go. The 1005HA-P packs the latest ATOM CPU from Intel, the N280, which offers a 667MHz FSB, the fastest in its class. Built-in wireless technologies including Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth help you stay connected wherever you go. The 92%-scaled ergonomic keyboard and Multi-Touch touchpad make it a breeze to type and navigate through content. A 250GB hard drive provides a wealth of storage and backup capacity. Lastly, a 0.3MP Webcam and a Digital Array Mic round out the list of the 1005HA-P’s impressive features. With its sleek curves and smooth lines, the Eee PC 1005HA-P offers superior style without sacrificing performance or mobility.
Customer Reviews (see all-reviews)
Reader ( USA ) Relevant context of this review: This is my first and netball, I had a high conversion of Mac OS for the past 2 and 1 / 2 years. I never swore to buy anything with a Windows operating system again, but bought it because the price, size and battery life are what I need. BOTTOM LINE: I played with my netbook for three days now and I can say is everything I expected.
Starter Windows 7 is adequate, is slow, even with 4 windows open at once. I always recognizing the file structure of Windows 7 and how to install applications, etc., but not an error of Windows 7. The question arises as wallpaper on the site of Asus, which allows you to make any pictures of your screen (under "Download" for Windows 7 ... I think this is the first time in the list). Asus technical support has been very useful and effective: Yes, I had to call while I was in boot of Windows 7, because I had an "icon of infinite initialization" during the set-up. They said something that should not be installed directly on the set-up.
The keyboard is smaller, but acceptable, easy to use: Once again, the point is small, so you can expect some differences. I have to see if I or Type I error (touch Most Type). I hit "z" instead of "shift", if I do not watch.
Starter Windows 7 is adequate, is slow, even with 4 windows open at once. I always recognizing the file structure of Windows 7 and how to install applications, etc., but not an error of Windows 7. The question arises as wallpaper on the site of Asus, which allows you to make any pictures of your screen (under "Download" for Windows 7 ... I think this is the first time in the list). Asus technical support has been very useful and effective: Yes, I had to call while I was in boot of Windows 7, because I had an "icon of infinite initialization" during the set-up. They said something that should not be installed directly on the set-up.
The keyboard is smaller, but acceptable, easy to use: Once again, the point is small, so you can expect some differences. I have to see if I or Type I error (touch Most Type). I hit "z" instead of "shift", if I do not watch.
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Garcia Jurado ( Montebello, CA USA ) I bought a netbook because I needed something light and portable. New netbooks are coming out so quickly, or more moving so fast, even if you could find a newspaper, when the magazine has published a new, better, cheaper Netbook is on the market. So I had to rely on secondary factors, such as the reputation of the manufacturer (ASUS) and supplier (Amazon). What I know about each one of them told me that the product is good, with good price. I received this netbook a couple of days ago. I have neither the time nor the inclination to try a lot and even though I did a sort of objective tests, I am not a test of professional products. What can I contribute to excellent reviews above are those comments:
1. No one can tell you it will last forever. It probably won't. But it seems to be very well made and, as I've said, by a company in the computer components business in general for many years and on the leading edge of netbook design and manufacturer for the past couple of years. Memory is expandable, it seems solidly well built (for a lightweight, plastic covered netbook), it should have a very long service life.
2. It's not for everyone. Very few things are. It does seem to designed to cover the anticipate uses of a wide variety of users, however. So for an experienced user, some things may seem hokie or sophmoric or over simplified. But it loads and runs programs commonly used by experienced users. For a novice, it seems vastly more friendly than laptops were when I first used them many many years ago and laptops I've purchased not too long ago as well.
3. I don't know about ASUS tech support. I seldom use any mainstream product's support. When I do, it's generally extremely difficult to use and not always helpful. So if this is important to you, I can't help you except to say that this netbook is really is user friendly compared to many other things I've seen and used. For example, I plugged in a Samsung DVD in two USB ports and began using it within seconds. Without having to read any instructions. I got a feeling ASUS anticipates many of the potential uses and handles them so that tech support does not become an issue. I mean the EEE is supposed to stand for easy to use and a couple of other easy to's, doesn't it? Including Windows 7 Starter instead of some older version of Windows or some version of Linux is just another manifestation of the mission to give the consumer something new and advanced, robust and easy to use, will remain/become the consumer standard, and shows some promise of being relatively bug free.
4. Does Windows 7 Starter suck? It works for me. The logo in the center of the desktop image you can't easily change is OK. I can always cover it up with program icons, and it could have been a lot less subtle. I didn't pay a lot for the starter version and won't have to pay a lot if I later determine I have to upgrade. Inn other words, the starter version works fine and it's my choice if and when I want to upgrade. Everything I've run through it so far works fine, including Adobe Acrobat Standard, Quickbooks, the latest version of Verizon Wireless Manager and other brand name business productivity programs. Everything runs fine so far. The RAM memory is fine. I don't know if it will handle Adobe Illustrator, but I wouldn't be surprised.
5. Will you get a better deal if you wait? Probably. Netbooks get new and better features and the price comes down. A few months ago 160g was the standard hard drive size on netbooks of this class. This one has 250g. Two days ago the price went down, then it went up, now it's $20 down again. This is a very robust netbook, a very good buy at $399.00. If you need it now, if you can use it now, if you will get some entertainment value from it now, buy it now. The value of your using it now will more than offset the savings if you wait until after Christmas.
6. Is the battery as great as they say? I didn't clock it, but I did some net surfing with a USB Pantech 175 modem, loaded lots of stuff onto the hard drive with the separately purchased USB powered DVD burner, and did a few other things and it's still showing more than a couple of hours left. I could not have come close to doing the equivalent on other laptops and notebooks I've owned.
7. Is an ultra-compact, USB powered, high-performance external CD/DVD writer necessary? I think so. There are other ways to load programs, transfer your music collection, share stuff with others. But nothing as universal and convenient. Buy it, use it, keep it home, lend it to a friend when they get their new notebook. And the Samsung worked fine at (current prices) $10 or $15 less than the ASUS.
It functions as it's supposed to, it's on the leading edge of technology in it's price range, it is very robust for its size and it's a real value price wise. And it looks good too. It's prompted several nice comments from people who have seen me with it. My initial impression is it's a very good buy.
1. No one can tell you it will last forever. It probably won't. But it seems to be very well made and, as I've said, by a company in the computer components business in general for many years and on the leading edge of netbook design and manufacturer for the past couple of years. Memory is expandable, it seems solidly well built (for a lightweight, plastic covered netbook), it should have a very long service life.
2. It's not for everyone. Very few things are. It does seem to designed to cover the anticipate uses of a wide variety of users, however. So for an experienced user, some things may seem hokie or sophmoric or over simplified. But it loads and runs programs commonly used by experienced users. For a novice, it seems vastly more friendly than laptops were when I first used them many many years ago and laptops I've purchased not too long ago as well.
3. I don't know about ASUS tech support. I seldom use any mainstream product's support. When I do, it's generally extremely difficult to use and not always helpful. So if this is important to you, I can't help you except to say that this netbook is really is user friendly compared to many other things I've seen and used. For example, I plugged in a Samsung DVD in two USB ports and began using it within seconds. Without having to read any instructions. I got a feeling ASUS anticipates many of the potential uses and handles them so that tech support does not become an issue. I mean the EEE is supposed to stand for easy to use and a couple of other easy to's, doesn't it? Including Windows 7 Starter instead of some older version of Windows or some version of Linux is just another manifestation of the mission to give the consumer something new and advanced, robust and easy to use, will remain/become the consumer standard, and shows some promise of being relatively bug free.
4. Does Windows 7 Starter suck? It works for me. The logo in the center of the desktop image you can't easily change is OK. I can always cover it up with program icons, and it could have been a lot less subtle. I didn't pay a lot for the starter version and won't have to pay a lot if I later determine I have to upgrade. Inn other words, the starter version works fine and it's my choice if and when I want to upgrade. Everything I've run through it so far works fine, including Adobe Acrobat Standard, Quickbooks, the latest version of Verizon Wireless Manager and other brand name business productivity programs. Everything runs fine so far. The RAM memory is fine. I don't know if it will handle Adobe Illustrator, but I wouldn't be surprised.
5. Will you get a better deal if you wait? Probably. Netbooks get new and better features and the price comes down. A few months ago 160g was the standard hard drive size on netbooks of this class. This one has 250g. Two days ago the price went down, then it went up, now it's $20 down again. This is a very robust netbook, a very good buy at $399.00. If you need it now, if you can use it now, if you will get some entertainment value from it now, buy it now. The value of your using it now will more than offset the savings if you wait until after Christmas.
6. Is the battery as great as they say? I didn't clock it, but I did some net surfing with a USB Pantech 175 modem, loaded lots of stuff onto the hard drive with the separately purchased USB powered DVD burner, and did a few other things and it's still showing more than a couple of hours left. I could not have come close to doing the equivalent on other laptops and notebooks I've owned.
7. Is an ultra-compact, USB powered, high-performance external CD/DVD writer necessary? I think so. There are other ways to load programs, transfer your music collection, share stuff with others. But nothing as universal and convenient. Buy it, use it, keep it home, lend it to a friend when they get their new notebook. And the Samsung worked fine at (current prices) $10 or $15 less than the ASUS.
It functions as it's supposed to, it's on the leading edge of technology in it's price range, it is very robust for its size and it's a real value price wise. And it looks good too. It's prompted several nice comments from people who have seen me with it. My initial impression is it's a very good buy.
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L. Eldred He "2 days after the release of Windows 7 and netbooks this. With the sending of a day I played with the car for about 6 hours. So I have some initial ideas, but without much knowledge in the life of the battery or use while traveling (I'll try to update after my business trip next week). My general impression is very positive. E 'small and easy to use. The keyboard and trackpad work as my full size laptop. I installed a series of programs basic, such as Firefox and I have not had any problems. The only frustration I have is slight, a limitation mad Starter Edition of Windows 7: you can not change the wallpaper. This is a silly restriction, but not pay for a upgrade to Home Premium overcome.
With the netbook I bought an upgrade to 2 gig Crucial Technology CT25664AC800 2GB 200-pin DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400 memory module and an external DVD burner: ASUS USB 2.0 External 8x DVD Writer Optical Drive SDRW-08D1S - U (Black) . If you look at the image above you can see how easily install memory. He never got a bit 'strong' more than I wanted to remove the cache after removing the screw that one, but everything else went well. October 28 Update: Read the comments on this review for my first impression battery life and also some positive comments from other people.
With the netbook I bought an upgrade to 2 gig Crucial Technology CT25664AC800 2GB 200-pin DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400 memory module and an external DVD burner: ASUS USB 2.0 External 8x DVD Writer Optical Drive SDRW-08D1S - U (Black) . If you look at the image above you can see how easily install memory. He never got a bit 'strong' more than I wanted to remove the cache after removing the screw that one, but everything else went well. October 28 Update: Read the comments on this review for my first impression battery life and also some positive comments from other people.
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Accessories
- Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
- Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000 (Black)
- Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000
- AmazonBasics 4.7GB 16x DVD-R (100-Pack Spindle) [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]
- Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Related
- ASUS USB 2.0 8x DVD Writer External Optical Drive SDRW-08D1S-U (Black)
- Crucial Technology CT25664AC800 2GB 200-pin SODIMM DDR2 PC2-6400 Memory Module
- Crucial 2GB 667 Mhz CT25664AC667 DDR2 200-Pin SODIMM Laptop Memory
- Case Logic LNEO-10 Ultraportable Neoprene Notebook Sleeve (Black)
- Targus Sport Netbook Case for up to 10.2-Inch Netbooks (Black/Grey) TNC101US
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