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ASUS EeePC 1000HE
$400 street
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Pros Effectively concealed
six-cell battery. Excellent
battery life. Uses the newest
Intel Atom processor. Price
is as competitive as that of
the Acer Aspire One. New keyboard
design. Gesture touchpad.
Cons No real performance benefits
over the N270 processor.
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ASUS EEEPC 1000HE
A Winning Netbook
ASUS is well into the double digits in the number
of netbook variants it has launched, and this seasoning
has finally paid off with its best one yet. The
1000HE dethrones the MSI Wind as the leader of the
pack of pint-size laptops. What puts it on top is not
its revamped keyboard, its elegantly tucked-away
six-cell battery, or its Intel Atom N280 processor
(an industry first)—although these do help. The
1000HE earns an Editors’ Choice because it delivers
all of these things at a low price.
The EeePC 1000HE resembles the vast majority
of netbooks, though a closer examination will reveal
some design tweaks. In line with its rivals from MSI,
Acer, and Samsung, the 1000HE offers only two color
choices, solid black and navy blue. At 3.2 pounds, the
1000HE is heavier than most of its competition. The
frame is designed around the six-cell, 63-Wh battery,
so the awkward protrusion you see on the backs of
others are eliminated. Other design improvements
include mouse buttons that are substantially larger
than those of the Aspire One and MSI Wind and a
gesture-based touchpad (a netbook first).
The 1000HE’s 1.66-GHz Intel Atom N280 processor
is rated slightly faster than the 1.6-GHz Intel Atom
N270 CPU found in its rivals, but on our benchmark
tests I saw little speed difference. The new CPU
allows for a bigger battery, however, and the 1000HE
did excel on battery life, turning in a score of 6 hours
36 minutes and 7:26 with the Power Saving settings.
All of these enhancements wouldn’t mean a thing
if the price weren’t right. The 1000HE makes fewer
compromises than other netbooks, and the value you
get with design, typing experience, and battery life is
tough to beat.—Cisco Cheng
Specs: 1.66-GHz Intel Atom N280; 1GB DDR2 SDRAM;
160GB, 5,400-rpm hard drive; Intel Graphics Media
Accelerator 950; 10.1-inch, 1,024-by-600 LED widescreen;
3.2 pounds; three USB ports; 63-Wh, 8.6-Ah, lithium ion
battery; Windows XP Home Edition.
PErForMAnCE TEsTs
L High scores are best.
M Low scores are best.
Bold type denotes first place.
MoBiLeMark
2007 L
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SYSMark 2007
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ASUS EeePC 1000HE 6:36 35 4:24
Acer Aspire One (10-inch) 8:46 n/a 4:34
MSI Wind 2:24 40 5:00
Samsung NC10-14GB 5:50 41 5:02
reD denotes editors’ choice. n/a: not applicable—The product could not complete the test, or the test was not compatible.
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