Everybody remembers the ASUS Eee PC's when they were first unveiled and remains till date one of the most widely used netbooks worldwide. we know however that ASUS puts out a new version of its much acclaimed EE pc's every couple of months so i admit that its quite 'Eee C' to get lost in the mix! Now what we're looking in this review is its latest version, the new ASUS Eee PC 1005HA which is definitely one of my favorites among the ASUS family so far. Now the ASUS 1005HA inherits quite a number of quality traits from its predecessor the 1008HA which in itself was a fairly good netbook especially in terms of design which was quite revolutionary since it bade farewell to the crude box type design which represented the Eee PCs of the past. The 1005HA however retains the slimmer and stylish looks of the 1008HA which no doubt adds to its 'coolness quotient’. The note book  [...]

If you're buying a netbook, most probably you would be on the lookout for one or two important features that could help determine which exact brand and model you would buy. Granted, brand can be one big consideration, which can help you narrow down your choice to a select few. Some netbook manufacturers like HP have only a few basic models, but with different specs. But some netbook makers like Asus would have different basic form factors, with each having different specs. In some cases, you would have to settle with tradeoffs, and so you need to determine which particular feature is essential to your needs. It boils down to the following: portability, battery life, storage, upgradability. We can even factor in price as part of the considerations. Portability Hands down, portability is probably the biggest reason  [...]

Previously we discussed preferences for notebook sizes. Now it's time for you to tell us which netbook size you are. Netbooks are, of course, those tiny, mini-sized notebook computers that cost a fraction of the price of their bigger siblings, but do pretty much the same. By definition, netbooks are considered devices that are used primarily to run applications on the Cloud, or via the Internet. Having lower-powered specs than full-fledged notebooks, netbooks are mostly used for Web browsing, email and other forms of online activity via the Web browser. But of course, netbook users know that these little gadgets are just as usable and powerful as bigger computers in many aspects. Through the several months that netbooks  [...]

I've been a fan of netbooks since Asus came out with the first generation EeePC, the 701. The week it was released locally, I went to my favorite laptop store and bought myself one. An early Christmas gift, I told myself. And I've been hooked ever since. In the days before the EeePC, subnotebooks ruled the ultraportable market. But they were far different from netbooks as we know them today, especially when you look at the price factor. Subnotebooks used to cost upwards of $2,000. And that's just for the basic models from Toshiba and Fujitsu. Back then, you didn't even have WiFi connectivity! But today, you can snap up a netbook from a multitude of brands for as low as $250 or even less, with tie-ins with telecoms providers. Of course, the argument here is that while they are cheap, they're not as powerful as their full-fledged  [...]