ASUS EEEPc 1005HA

[Jesterarts]

Hey guys,

I am looking to buy a little netbook for my trip to europe later this year.

I have been looking to import a 1000HE form the USA but learnt that the warranty is only valid in the country of purchase, which makes is useless as a travel laptop since if it goes wrong, I will be netbookless for the remainded of my trip.

SO, my focus has now shifted to the 1005HA which DOES come with a global warranty.

Has anyone played with one of these? Experiences?

Thanks in advance!

[TVR-190]

not exact model but i had a 1st gen eee 700 and although it was basic as anything i never had a problem with it in the year and a bit that i owned it. apart from it being too small.

[pow3rslave]

i got a first gen eee700, i sold it to a mate and bought a 900 with a 30gig HDD, first thing i did was pull the HDD and put in a solid state replacement, it's a bit faster and uses less power.
the 900 has a 900mhz processor but the 1000/1005 have the 1.6ghz atom cpu which should be fine for what you'll be doing. mine greys out firefox on heavy pages.
i'd stick with xp on it, or even linux if you get it going fine before leaving, there are custom distros tailored to it.
if you do use xp, nlite it to cut down on useless bits, i got mine down to about 300mb and it installed to about 3 gig of disk space.
i wouldn't use it for typing a massive essay, but for browsing, uploading,mailing it's sweet.
this site's got model reviews, a wiki and forums, so it's a good starting block
EeeUser.com ? The Eee PC Community

the custom distro i use is eeebuntu, comes with everything you need out of the box.
Eeebuntu Official Site - Main

[Devils_Thunder]

i have a eeepc 701sd, i took it to the uk in may and june and dont really use it any more.
i'm probably going to put it on ebay soon if you are interested.

[Jesterarts]

Thanks for the info guys,

Devils_Thunder, thanks for the heads up but the main reason I'm looking at the 1005HA is the 10.5 hour battery life.

pow3rslave, very useful thanks. I have to look into this nlite some more.

[pow3rslave]

here's a good tute that explains what you can and can't do away with
Slimming Down Windows XP Professional Using nLite [EeeUser Eee PC Wiki]

[Juztin]

I have been looking to import a 1000HE form the USA

I'm pretty sure we were selling those a little while back / maybe still are at officeworks

[Jesterarts]

Oh brilliant! Thanks powerslave!

Juztin, yeah I have found the 1000HE is a few spots here... only difference is here they are about 800 bux and I could get it from the states for 550 after shipping! lol

Same deal with the 1005HA.