Asus Eee PC 1000

Review by Julian Prokaza on Mon 21 July 2008

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Summary

Cheapest price
£250.70 from dabs.com
Rating
 5 out of 6
Good
Very long battery life; large keyboard
Bad
A bit big and heavy for a netbook
Verdict
Though perilously close to a normal laptop in terms of size, its outstanding battery life makes the Eee PC 1000 worth considering is prolonged mains-free use is your main concern.
Manufacturer
Asus

Review

Eee PC 1000Although the Eee PC 901 is perfectly proportioned for a netbook, we can’t help but admit that even we find its compact keyboard a little too cramped for day-to-day use. If you don’t mind carrying a slightly larger and heavier laptop around though, Asus now has yet another Eee PC model that addresses this problem – the Eee PC 1000.

The Eee PC 1000 is essentially just a scaled up Eee PC 901 – it has the same case design and a largely similar specification. The two most obvious differences are the larger 10in screen and the bigger keyboard, but there’s one change inside, too. The Windows XP model now comes with an 80Gb hard disk, though you can still opt for a 40Gb SSD (with an 8Gb primary and 32Gb secondary drive) Linux model if you prefer.

Eee PC 1000

The extra size obviously adds to the Eee PC 1000’s weight and although it’s only a bit bigger than the MSI Wind, it’s a few hundred grams heavier. It’s still light for a laptop, of course, but we reckon that this is really the limit for a netbook and if anything bigger or heavier comes along that purports to be a netbook, we think we’ll pitch in with the “Why don’t you just buy a £299 laptop from PC World” camp...

Eee PC 1000

The 10in screen doesn’t make an enormous difference in actual use, since it runs at the same 1024 x 800 resolution as the 8.9in screen on the Eee PC901. Everything on-screen is just that little bit bigger though, so the Eee PC 1000 (like the MSI Wind) is just that little bit more comfortable to use as a result.  

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Asus Eee PC 1000 specification

Processor
Intel Atom N270 (1.6GHz)
Memory
1Gb DDR2
Graphics
Intel GMA950
Hard disk
80Gb (Windows) / 40Gb SSD (Linux)
Optical drive
NA
Floppy drive
NA
Screen
10in (1024 x 800)
Connectivity
3 x USB 2.0, VGA, headphone, mic, 802.11g/n, Bluetooth
Other
SD Card slot
Operating system
Windows XP or Linux
Size
266 x 192 x 38mm
Weight
1.45kg (Windows XP), 1.33kg (Linux)
Battery life
9h 32m light use; 6h 48m heavy use (6600mAh cell)
DVD playback
NA
Warranty
2 year UK C&R

Comments

Comment 1
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Susan 10:21 on 22 Jul 2008

Given that it has the same battery as the 901, but a larger more power hungry screen how come it has longer battery life than a 901 in your tests??Given that the internal hardware + CPU is identical to the 901, how come it performs better in your tests???

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Dave - No bluetooth I see - 11:14 on 22 Jul 2008

:evil: Shame it is not fitted with bluetooth and internal GPS

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anony 11:30 on 22 Jul 2008

why is the windows version cheaper than the linux one when it's actually got a 80gb hard drive??...doesn't make sense...who's making the money here??

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Julian Prokaza | registered | 58 posts 11:45 on 22 Jul 2008

It has Bluetooth Dave -- there was an omission in the specs table.

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Julian Prokaza | registered | 58 posts 11:46 on 22 Jul 2008

SSDs are much more expensive than HDDs at the moment, which is why SSD + Linux costs more than HDD + Windows.

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KoKo 18:12 on 22 Jul 2008

Time for a comparo with the Wind, the only other netbook with a usable keyboard. Same screen size, same hard drive. Different battery, but the Wind is getting a 2x battery in a few months. Is the Wind cheaper in the UK?

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Eee monitor 20:23 on 22 Jul 2008

There has been a recent USD 100 price cut for the Eee 1000 H. It's now $549 on selected sites. Seems the cut is only for US, not Australia and other countries.

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Eats Wombats 10:01 on 23 Jul 2008

It seems I have been waiting for months for a laptop with an Atom processor (decent battery life) and a usable keyboard onto which I could install Ubuntu (hopefully the netbook remix version later). The Advent machine is close-ish, but the lack of palm rest space means it's usable only for a short period. The EEE 1000 could be what I need but it's not available. However, I cannot and will not use a machine with a rubbish keyboard. If the Samsung Q45 wasn't so hot (thermally, thermally that is) I'd have given up waiting for an Atom powered unit. Still waiting

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Kat 15:41 on 2 Aug 2008

well, just saw the 1000 in a local shop, and it looks georgous. typing this message on the advent, which I bought for work. keyboard of the advent is fine, but mousepad irritating when you've been used to the eee pc (got the 900 myself and am kicking myself for jumping in too early). keyboard of 1000 felt better than this one (advent). advent weighs 1200gr, so linux version of the 1000 is another 160 gr on top. don't think i'd mind that....

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Diane 17:48 on 12 Aug 2008

Your video shows the 1000 keyboard flexing quite noticeably in use. Does anyone know whether this has been rectified :?:

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