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Asus Eee 1005HA - lasts all day long - Benchmark

Monday, 05 October 2009 12:54 Laptopfreak

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Article Index
Asus Eee 1005HA - lasts all day long
Specifications
Package contents
Construction & Design
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Benchmark

Asus have launched quite a few Eee models to date, but few improvements have been made when it comes to specifications. The 1005HA we are reviewing is not much of an exception in this regard, so we have opted to skip the majority of our benchmarks as the results would likely mimic those we have seen before. However, we will still be testing boot and standby times, as well as battery life. If you want to learn more about performance, check out our review of the Asus Eee 1000H; it has almost the same specifications and can be found here:
http://www.laptop-review.eu

The above model will in all likelihood paint an accurate picture of the performance of the 1005HA. Do note that there might be minor differences though, due to driver and software optimisations and the like. Also note this model sports a better battery life.

You can see a comparison of all the Asus Eee models here:
http://event.asus.com/

The computer has four different power profiles that you can browse through and toggle in a small program, minimised to the system tray at the bottom right corner of the desktop:
-    Super Performance Mode: 1680 MHz
-    High Performance Mode: 1600 MHz
-    Power Saving Mode: 1280 MHz
-    Auto Mode

Benchmarks run on AC have used Super Performance Mode while benchmarks running on battery or idle have used Power Saving Mode.

Boot & out of standby times

Boot and out of standby times are measured from when the power button is pressed and the Windows desktop appears.

As can be seen, the computer starts up blazing fast, taking only 23 seconds. This is an extremely short time when you consider most laptops take about a minute or more. The OS has clearly been optimized to run fast and smooth.

Battery life

Idle test settings: Maximum clock frequency of 1280 MHz, brightness of 1/16, hard drive standby after 10 minutes and WiFi & webcam deactivated.
Classic test settings: Maximum clock frequency of 1680 MHz, brightness of 16/16, hard drive standby after 10 minutes and WiFi & webcam activated.

The Asus Eee 1005HA has been given quite a boost in the right direction when it comes to battery life. It can run for 8.5 hours which is rather impressive. However note that it is with WiFi off and minimum brightness, so if you are not prepared to make that sacrifice you will get a battery life of about four hours – at full performance, mind you. If you restrict usage to the Office package and a bit of surfing on the web, it should last a quite a bit more than that.

Microsoft Office Load

The programs are started up individually after a reboot as they load quicker after having been opened at least once. The Office package is fairly quick to start up and it runs very smoothly. The computer comes with a 60 day trial version if you want to try it out before buying.

Gaming
Since all the computer has is an onboard GPU of 8Mb, you should not expect too much of it when it comes to gaming. It should be able to run online flash games though.