Eee PC 1005HA, 1008HA launched in the Philippines
Asus unveiled two new Eee PC Shell netbooks May 21, 2009 in Manila. The 1005HA is an entry level while the 1008HA is high end. via Yugatech
Eee PC 1008HA Specifications
Genuine Windows
8.9 inch SSD Netbooks Price Drops
As part of inventory sales, netbook makers are dropping the prices for their 8.9 netbooks and apparently for smaller sizes ssd-based. Looks like HDD is getting more practical on netbooks since it has larger storage capacity in lesser costs. SSD as we all know has lesser capacity but the prices are very high considering the estate. Now the only advantage we could see for SSD is the ability to r/w faster than HDD (not all times), and avoid breaking itself with major shocks.
In Taiwan, Acer has dropped their price for the 8GB 8.9 inch Aspire One to NT$6999 ($202 USD), while AsusTek puts a tag price of as low as NT$6500 ($187 USD) for their 7″ netbooks and NT$8999 ($260 USD) on 20GB 8.9″ netbooks.
via Digitimes
Asus Eee PC 900 Impoved for Japan
The original plan for Asus Eee PC 900 in Japan is to have a single MLC 16GB SSD, and it seems to be too slow for the Japanese. So instead of dealing with irate customers coming back and complaining, AsusTek anticipated it with their last minute initiative. The 16GB SSD will be replaced with two 8GB SSD but only one of them will be SLC (faster) type. Despite this, it’s still a big difference in terms of performance and speed.
The difference is huge: 8GB SLC is 35/28 read/write where 16GB MLC is 30/8, according to jkkmobile.com. jkk is the most famous blogger in terms of providing netbook anatomy and hacks.
The launch in Japan market is postponed to September 20.
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 goes Head to Head with Asus Eee PC 900
For some of you who are in doubt about which is better between the 2 netbooks, here are some ideas that might be of help.
Performance wise, Dell Inspiron Mini 9 might outdo the Asus Eee PC 900. Inspiron sports 1.6Ghz Intel Atom while the Eee PC 900 uses 900Mhz Celeron. Since Atom consumes lesser power than Celeron, Inspiron has an advantage on this side as well.
In terms of Graphics, Inspiron has the Intel GMA 950 chipset while the Eee PC 900 has the Intel GMA 900. So it’s clear that Inspiron wins this side as well. Though I guess that it won’t be that BIG issue here.
The Eee PC’s main defense against the Inspiron Mini 9 is definitely the cheaper price, $399 vs $474. Not if you will buy Studio 15, XPS M1530 or XPS M1330 laptop through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 (U.S. only) because the Inspiron will then cost $99.
The Eee PC 900 is a bit lighter and smaller than Inspiron. Just a bit. In terms of other specs, such as the webcam, USB ports, screen sizes, etc… both netbooks almost are very similar.
Source: Stationstops
Orange offers FREE Asus Eee PC 900 @
In UK, Orange is offering a very attractive deal to its customers and here are the key points customers need to consider when planning to avail the offer. It really depends on how much you can spend and how much data transfer you will need.
- The deal includes an Asus Eee PC 900, 8.9″, Windows XP, 16GB SSD, 1GB RAM
- Up to 1.8 Mbps connection speed
- 3GB data transfer limit per month
- Additional 1.46p per MB over 3GB
- 24-month lock-in cotract (totals to
How will Asus make eee pc last a whole day unplugged
I heard about this during the press launch in Manila. Asus 900 series will be capable to stay on for a whole day. And by whole day they mean 8 hrs. But JKK explained very clearly how Asus will do it… And gave ideas how to make eee pc lasts more than 8 hrs too.
I love jkkmobile.
