ASUS’ newest netbook,  Eee PC 1008HA,

 features  an all-new chassis inspired

 by the natural curves of a seashell.

 ASUS has created some nice-looking

 netbooks, including its Swarovski-

studded Eee PC S101, but the Eee PC

1008HA takes a more subtle approach.

 The system overall sports a sharp and

 clean design, largely a result of the

 curved panels that extend over its

edges and hide the ports.  The glossy

 black lid (also available in white;

blue and pink will come later this

year) is covered in a new Infusion

finish that allows the 1008HA to be

scratch resistant; but it’s far from

 fingerprint resistant. The 1008HA is

 thinner than most other laptops in

 its class measuring 10.3 x 7 x 1.0

 inches. All of the ports on the

1008HA are covered with plastic tabs,

 giving this netbook its uniform look

. Despite its size and dimensions it

 packs a comfortable and spacious

 keyboard. Unlike the island keyboard

 of the 1000HE, there are no spaces

between the raised black matte keys

which was found to be pretty flat.

ASUS keeps the correctly placed keys

 it mended with the ASUS Eee PC 1000HE.

 The right Shift key is full size and

directly below the Enter key. A Wi-Fi

and touchpad on/off buttons sits above

 the keyboard. The trackpad on this

netbook is pretty different from the

 rest. Blending in with system’s deck,

the 2.5 x 1.5-inch pad is covered with

 small braille-like dots. Unlike most

netbooks, the pad had very little

 friction, and navigating the desktop

 didn’t require much backtracking. As

 with other Eee PCs, the touchpad also

 supports multitouch gestures; using

two fingers to pinch the pad and zoom

 in on a picture was easy, and the

image quickly rendered in its new size.

 The single mouse button was comfortable

 for making selections, although we

prefer the 1000HE’s dedicated right and

 left buttons. The screen is pretty

 impressive with the 10.1-inch,

1024 x 600-pixel resolution backlit LED

 display and thus it allows the web pages

 and windows to fit to size on the screen.

 From afar, the inch-thick glossy black

bezel looked as if the screen was flush

with the frame, though on a closer

inspection one can easily notice the

upright frame. Above the display, a 1.3

-megapixel Webcam provided extremely clear

 images in a Skype video chat. The speakers

 located at the bottom front edge of the

 system allowed us to hear his voice loud

 and clear from across the room.  As far

 as performance is concerned   with the

same 1.66-GHz Intel Atom N280 processor,

 1GB of RAM, and Windows XP as the ASUS

Eee PC 1000HE, not much of a change in

everyday performance or benchmarks on the

 1008HA Seashell can be seen.

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Brad Linder has posted up news of a “Pre-Black Friday” deal involving the Eee Box – the desktop equivalent of the Eee PC netbook.

If you are quick – the deal only runs for one day – J&R Music and Computer World are selling the Eee Box on Amazon.com for $269.99 which is a good saving of between $20 and $50 on the usual selling price of the PC.

Here is a quick rundown of the features and specs of the Asus Eee Box on offer:

• Full-powered desktop PC in tiny package–perfect for de-cluttering desk or adding to HDTV as media hub
• Energy-efficient 1.6 GHZ Intel Atom processor helps reduce electric bill and carbon footprint
• Boots up as quickly as 7 seconds, mounts on back of a VESA-compatible HDTV
• 80 GB hard drive, 1 GB RAM, Draft-N Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), Gigabit Ethernet, four USB ports, DVI video output
• Pre-installed with Windows XP Home; includes Microsoft Works for word processing and spreadsheets

So, if you are in the market for an Eee PC that stays at home or in the office, this could be an enticing offer for you or, you could wait until Black Friday and try your luck with the deals on offer then. Decisions, decisions.

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SingTel are bringing the new Asus Eee PC 901 HSUPA 3.5G, also known as the 901 Go, to Singapore.

Based on the Eee PC 901 model, the 901 Go has the addition of an internal 3.5G HSUPA modem plus a slot for reading sim cards. Connectivity is what the ‘Go’ is about, letting it live up to it’s name as a netbook.

Between the 18th of October and the 14th of November, subscribers to SingTel’s mobile broadband plan can pick up the Eee PC 901 Go at S$498, discounted from the S$898 it will cost without the service.

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For our friends in the U.S. who have been eagerly anticipating the release of the Asus Eee PC 900, you have more reason to rejoice. Crave has the scoop and the confirmation from their Asus contacts. Mark the date, May 12, 2008. The Asus Eee PC 900 is finally US bound. And the most important part of all, how much will it cost? A whooping $549!

That price may be a lot as compared to the Eee PC 701 but hey, you’ll get stuff such as 1GB RAM, 1024×600 screen resolution, and either a 12Gb or 20GB SSD, plus more.

The question now is, has the Eee PC established enough loyal American users who have purchased and loved the Eee PC 701 to make them buy the Eee PC 900 as well? That is despite the price increase? That would be interesting to find out.

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