The name EeePC doesn't exactly roll off your tongue, but it's the brand most synonymous with oh-so-popular netbooks. The craze for these diminutive laptops all started with the EeePC 4G, which launched about a year ago, and today ASUS has the most netbook variants—at least nine. The ASUS EeePC 1002HA ($500 street) is yet another twist on the pioneer netbook model. At a time when everyone else is going with either white or a colored frame, the 1002HA now sports a more elegant, gunmetal-hued look. And the meager parts that were used for the EeePC 4G—the 4GB SSD drive and Celeron M processor—have now flowered into a 160GB hard drive and an Intel Atom processor. It's easily one of the top choices for a netbook, although the MSI Wind still has the upper hand.
AsusTek Computer Inc.
http://www.asus.com
- Price as Tested: $499.00 List
- Type: General Purpose, Ultraportable, Value, Netbook
- Operating System: MS Windows XP Home
- Processor Name: Intel Atom N270
- Processor Speed: 1.6 GHz
- RAM: 1 GB
- Weight: 2.7 lb
- Screen Size: 10.2 inches
- Screen Size Type: widescreen
- Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
- Storage Capacity: 160 GB
- Networking Options: 802.11g
- Primary Optical Drive: External
