ASUS Eee PC 1000HE Netbook - A Home and Office Powerhouse?
Table of contents
- 1. Light Weight, Small Footprint, Low Power and Low Cost
- 2. The Keyboard, Touchpad and More
- 3. Configuration
Vendors of small, light and allegedly underpowered netbooks promote them as network browsing tools, best suited for web browsing and email. Well, folks, they’re only partially right. Some of the netbooks available today are ready for business computing prime time. Their functionality, light weight and small size, combined with their low power consumption and cost make them prime candidates for small, medium and even large businesses.
One of the best business-appropriate netbooks is the ASUS Eee PC 1000HE, running Windows XP. I’ve been messing with ASUS Eees since the 701. I own and have been using a 1000HA that is functionally the equivalent of the 1000HE, except for a slightly faster processor, a better designed keyboard, and somewhat different case design. So, what I write below is not simply based on a my hands-on time with the 1000HE.
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Don't you just love Microsoft.
Ironic, isn't it..such machines are geared to conserve as many resources as possible (especially with slower processors). Same for power consumption..and yet they end up running MS operating systems like XP Home which, as we know, are not exactly streamlined and consume considerable system resources. As for Vista..no way. Put Linux on this (rather nice-looking) machine and watch it fly.
Unfortunately, the battery life difference between Windows and Linux is almost non-existant.
Other reviewers are saying that they are reaching between 7-8 hours of battery life on this thing, and it's the same story with Linux.