After trying out several netbooks, finally, I have found the one and it is the Asus EEEPC 1005HA. It is a great combination of features and performance at a reasonable price.
Some of these great features are a nice keyboard, long lasting battery life, a 10 inch display and an integrated Bluetooth.
You can expect Intel Atom N280 at 1.66 GHz, a 160 GB hard drive and a 1GB RAM. It features an integrated 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n wireless besides Bluetooth. A simple sequence of the function key will change the Bluetooth and wireless on or off individually, thereby saving battery life.
ASUS (1005HA-VU1X-BK) Netbook
Video conferencing becomes easier with the webcam having 1.3 mp resolution just above your screen. The 6 cell 63 WHr battery runs as long as about five to ten hours. However, some models come with a 6 cell 48 WHr battery or even a 3 cell one and that has a shorter run time. Therefore, watch out what you buy.
The layout is simply sleek and cool. The lightweight makes it even better. The front gets slimmer. The look is very clean owing to absence of even a latch. However, the exposed ports do nothing to add to the clean look. Nonetheless they are easier to reach.
You will find the microphone and headphone slots, slot for the multi reader card, 3 USB ports, VGA, security lock and power. All this are in the left and right, the back is left for the battery. Although there is a 6 cell battery provided, you will not find any bulge underneath or even behind it, thanks to great engineering.
You will find great cool blue power, HDD, battery, caps lock and wireless indicators near to the front edge. If you get rid of those useless stickers then you will see the clean wrist rest area.
The hinge on the screen now allows you to move it down and back so that you can align it better with your keyboard. This is a welcome change from the predecessor EEEPC netbooks.
Screen resolution is 1024 x 600 and it bright and good, wide enough to not require any horizontal scroll. If you hide the taskbar for Windows and do not use many toolbars on your web browser then you will find that its vertical resolution is good enough.
You can do well with using Windows XP Home. It will boot and run well. However, avoid loading Vista here, or on any other netbook for that matter. Although I assume that it will run good enough with Windows 7. However, I cannot say that for sure.
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