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Asus Eee 1000H – Too big to be small, yet too small to be big - Physical aspects - Continued

Wednesday, 29 October 2008 09:03 Nikolaj Grundtvig

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Article Index
Asus Eee 1000H – Too big to be small, yet too small to be big
Specifications
Package contents
Physical aspects
Physical aspects - Continued
Benchmark
Benchmark - Continued
3DMark, PcMark05
Gaming
Conclusion
All Pages

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The right side:

From the right, there’s the port for the power supply, then the VGA port, two out of a total of three USB ports, an antennae port not included in the final edition and doesn’t have a hardware function in the tested model, and finally a card reader...

The Eee 1000H comes with a 160GB hard drive, more than enough for normal network use – the hard drive is a 5400rpm hard drive, so there’s lots of performance. Should you need more, you can always expand via flash RAM and USB hard drives.

The left side:

From the left, there’s a slot for a Kensingtion lock, then an RJ-45 Ethernet port. Next, there’s the Eee 1000H’s last USB port, making for a decent total on a netbook of this size. You can never get enough USB ports...Last are the ports for microphone in and headphones out.

The Eee 1000H has lots of possibilities for expansion via the USB ports. Some might miss an HDMI or DVI port, but the picture quality on, for example, a 24” display is quite good via the VGA port. Now some of you are probably asking yourselves, “That’s all very well, but what about my installation media?” The majority of programs anyone would ever need on a netbook can be downloaded, and I installed WOW on the laptop via a shared DVD drive. In other words, you can easily do without an optical drive. Alternatively, there are plenty of slim products on the market that would suit the Eee products just fine.

Diodes and buttons:

At the front, there are four diodes showing the status of the Eee, battery, hard drive, and wireless.

At the right side, there’s a power button.

The buttons at the left side are for more interesting. The first from the left is an on/off button for the display.

The other button from the left adjusts the display’s resolution between 800x600, 1024x600, and 1024x768. The latter is an oversize format that
expands the display beyond the physical size of the screen.

The third button from the left is for Powermode, allowing you to adjust the performance of the Eee 1000H and thereby match your needs for battery optimization versus performance in games and such.

Keyboard and touchpad:

The keyboard has some lovely keys, but you can forget all about full-size. The keys are comfortable to type with though, and somewhat resistant to grimy fingers. The keys make comfortable sounds when you use them, and even I – with my big fingers – got used to typing with them.   

The touchpad works flawlessly and so do the buttons.

Display:

The display is dull and relatively light-strong.

The 10” display has a really large angle of view so you can see what’s on the screen even if you aren’t sitting directly in front of the laptop.

At the top of the display there’s a webcam coupled with no less than two integrated microphones at the bottom of the display. Both work without a hitch, and the built-in webcam is fully functional and delivers a decent picture for a 1.3MP webcam. Netbooks are obvious candidates for video conferences, and the Eee 1000H is recommended in this regard.

Noise, heat, and power usage:

The Eee 1000H uses up 38W at full load, which is impressive and bodes well for the battery’s performance (which we test below).

The power supply is compact.

I mention the power cable included because I’m a little disappointed that Asus only gives half a meter of cable; the Eee 1000H might be a netbook, but the distance to a power outlet is the same...

I would describe the noise level from the Eee 1000H’s coolers as low, even during gaming or running more demanding programs.
It’s time to look at how the insides of the Eee 1000H perform – we examine the performance of the processor, display adapter, RAM, hard drive, and battery in the benchmark section.