Asus has introduced its newest Eee PC, the 1000HE. Yes, it’s another netbook, but there are enough differences from the formula to make it interesting.
First, the new Eee uses Intel’s latest Atom chip, the N280 (most other netbooks use the older N270). This ups the clock speed slightly from 1.6GHz to 1.67GHz and uses faster memory. More importantly, it should use less power than the older chip, which brings us to the 1000HE’s headline feature, the battery life.
Asus claims nine hours, and this from a six-cell battery. This will of course be less in the real world, but even five hours wouldn’t be bad. The rest of the specs you already know — three USB ports, SD slot, 160GB hard drive.
There is a final twist, though. The keyboard, usually the weak spot of any netbook, has been tweaked, and now uses chiclet keys like the MacBooks and the Sony Vaio P. We’re not sure yet if it works any better, but it certainly looks prettier. Available soon, $400.
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