ASUS Eee PC 1000HE (EPC1000HE-BLK005X) Netbook

Pros: Very portable. No heat. Excellent battery life. Bright, clear screen.
Cons: PGDN/PGUP/Home/End are not dedicated keys. Touchpad very sensitive. Two hotkeys' functions cant be changed.

I bought this PC because my main laptop is an HP dv9500t, an 8+ pound, 17" behemoth, and lugging it back and forth from the library was not only a burden because of all my books but packing it up was a pain as well.  This new ASUS EeePC solves that ...

Pros: Diminutive size, keyboard layout, relatively light weight, good screen size, smart price
Cons: Small keyboard and touchpad, but only for people with large hands

I won't bore you with too many of the specifications on this machine, but will instead focus on its featers and usability.I obtained if from Amazon.com for the price of $374.00 and there were no shipping charges. It comes loaded with the Windows ...

Pros: Portability, price, battery life, great screen, decent keyboard
Cons: prone to smudges, laggy touchpad

Introduction After putting together my desktop last winter, I realized there was little point in keeping my old laptop, an Acer Aspire 5672. That model was designed to be a 'desktop replacement'. Although it was a good value at the time ...

Pros: Excellent performance and battery life in the most usable Netbook yet!
Cons: Low audio volume, dropped frames in HD playback.

The Netbook market has really taken off in ways many thought unlikely. The presumption that users wouldn't flock to low-cost, moderate performance ultra portables because there had never been a market for such systems before has clearly been affected by ...

Pros: Good value and performance.
Cons: Nothing significant.

We bought this netbook mostly for surfing the web and checking e-mail from the sofa or kitchen.  Our workhorse laptop is just a bit too heafty and power-hungry, so it was always plugged in.The 1000HE is really incredible - we can run it for ...

Pros: 'Chicklet' keys, battery life (9-hours), speed, easily upgradable RAM, weight, size.
Cons: Native resolution of 1024x600 (you have to change resolutions when attaching external monitor).

I live in Mississauga, Ontario (burb of Toronto) and in Canada, we tend to have a little less selection when it comes to electronics. We have a good selection, but sometimes it's not great.I had gone in to buy a MSI Wind, mostly because I'm a ...

Pros: Price, size, hard drive
Cons: Not for everyone, might have looked a little bit better

An excellent choice for those, who want to carry their laptop everywhere. Of course, this is a not replacement for your desktop. The performance is comparable to those with much higher prices. I have tested the previous versions, Intel Atom 280 ...

Pros: 3 usb slots, bluetooth, big keyboard, impressive battery, Surprisingly powerful processor, Multimedia card slot
Cons: Intergrated graphics limit the video quality that can be played smoothly

The Asus EEE 1000he would seem like a weak, overrated comp uter by today's standards of technology with its only 1.66ghz processor and GMA 450 integrated graph ics, but it is much more than that. Although the 1000he features only...

Pros: Small. Adequately powerful. Great battery life.
Cons: Not the best for power-apps.

The 1000HE has similar performance as almost all other netbooks using the Atom processor. It's advantage lies in it's battery life and it's price. I find the battery to last an honest six hours which is a few hours longer than the laptops I've owned. The performance is sufficient for light tasks but this is not a great computer for power users; the processor just is not fast enough for crunching huge spreadsheets for instance. Web surfing, email, and othe light-duty stuff (i.e. 95% of what most people do) are tackled quite well. The price (about $375) is affordable by most. 

Pros: light, powerfull, long long battery life, ultra portible, web cam, decent range with WiFi
Cons: no cd or dvd drive

edit: 1000HEB  (not the 1000HE)
excellent buy on sale for $350.  make sure you dont get fooled by the same box with a different processor.  make sure u get the Intel Atom processor.  i almost bought a 2nd computer advertised on target on sale for 319.99 and some one wrote a review that warned of a different, significantly slower processor.  WiFi has decent range (i can get 2 bars from router in basement on the 2nd floor).

i got it primarily for Skype for the kids and grandparents to free up my 17 laptop.  however, i fell in love with it and am looking for another one for me.