Asus Eee PC 1000H Reviewed (Best Eee Yet, Except the Price)

Asus’s Eee PC 1000H is the least Eee-like Eee yet—big, pricey (US$649) and it has a regular ol’ platter hard drive. Laptop Mag says the extra screen real estate makes it the most productive yet, too, even though the colours don’t pop as much as the Wind. And the keyboard: “To say it’s an improvement over the cramped keyboard found on earlier Eee PCs is an understatement.” Performance from Atom and its 1GB RAM is solid, and the move to a HDD from an SSD doesn’t hurt too much, even on startup—battery isn’t hit too hard either, 4 hours and 28 minutes with Wi-Fi. Overall, everything’s gravier than past models, ‘cept the price. [Laptop Mag]