But for you who still has the Eee PC 1000H who wants to upgrade your system to Windows 7, are in luck as Asus has release a guide on how to do so.

Before upgrading your Eee PC 1000H’s OS to Windows 7, you need to upgrade its BIOS first and also upgrade a set of drivers.  You might also want to partition your hard drive to make it a dual booting machine. Why? Because upgrading from XP to Windows 7 is actually a fresh install. So it’s like starting anew with your netbook – meaning your system data settings will not be imported.

Sounds scary? It is definitely not for the weak of heart. But hey, it’s Windows 7 so don’t expect it to be an easy way in.

Now, I’ve got a better suggestion. Google Chrome OS is rumored to come out in a week’s time, you might want to wait for it and install it instead on your Eee PC 1000H.

via Liliputing

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Windows 7 Upgrade Guide for Eee PC 1000H

Have you downloaded the Windows 7 Installer for Netbooks from Microsoft? If you did, well you’re in luck because the said tool was temporarily pulled down from the Microsoft site after a Windows blogger pointed out that it may be violating open-source code standard.

Explaining via a post in his blog, Rafael River said that Microsoft seems to be using a code from ImageMaster which is licensed under the GPLv2 open-source license. This code, while free to be used contain its own set of terms and conditions. These conditions include sharing any modifications to the code.

Microsoft is now looking into the issue  aside from temporarily pulling the Windows 7 download tool.

via News.com

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Microsoft Takes Down Windows 7 Download Tool for Netbooks

The W12S1E features pretty much the same specs as the previous model with a couple of changes. The new model will run Windows 7 Starter instead of Windows XP but, the main change and probably the reason for the new model number, is the hard drive size. The W12S1E will feature a 250GB HDD instead of 160GB. The extra hard drive space and newer operating system will cost you an extra £70 though. The netbook is available to pre-order for £399 in white, tan and pink. Release date is November 10th.

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Sony offer up new VAIO W model

Look what we have here, after plummeting on top of the Amazon bestsellers lists, Windows 7  Eee PCs have been suddenly pushed down by a non-Windows 7 Eee PC. And guess what it is? – the Eee PC 1005HA running Windows XP instead.

Did that surprise you a bit? The Eee PC 1005HA running on Windows XP sells for $358.89 while the model with Windows 7 sells for around $376.99. It’s around $18 difference in price and you’d already have a faster Eee PC with better specs and features and yet the inferior model is still preferred by users?

What could be the reason then? Users still not convinced that Windows 7 is better than Windows XP? Users still want to buy some time before upgrading to Windows 7? Price is certainly not an issue since the price difference is not that much.

Let’s see if this trend continues as more and more reviews of Windows 7-powered netbooks come out. In the meantime go check out Amazon’s bestsellers and find out if your netbook is among them.

via I4U

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Windows XP Eee PC Still Tops Amazon’s Bestsellers

Canonical chairman, Mark Shuttleworth said that he is looking forward to another head-to-head battle with Microsoft especially in the netbook department. If you have been following the development of netbooks, you’d remember that the Linux OS was first used in earlier netbooks. But this was completely overshadowed by Microsoft when it starts offering Windows XP to netbook manufacturers. In a way, Microsoft’s entry to the netbook market paved the way for its popularity.

Although he admitted the fact that Windows 7 is a credible release, Shuttleworth however calls Windows 7 as still proprietary and expensive. Windows 7 Starter Edition which is suited for netbooks are both pricey and restrictive of what it would allow users to do, said Shuttleworth.

Ubuntu 9.10 on the other hand promises to support all 25 different netbooks and will offer them with an OS that has simpler interface, faster booth and log-in time, better audio framework and improved 3G connectivity.

via PC World

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Ubuntu 9.10 Prepares for Battle vs Windows 7

While it isn’t available to purchase yet from Best Buy, over at Engadget they’ve got photos of the netbook being unboxed and shown with Windows 7. The netbook comes with the starter edition of Windows 7, which as Engadget note, only includes one wallpaper, the one shown but, I’m sure many will use their own photos anyway, or find other Windows 7 wallpapers from other sources. This is the first demo unit to arrive at Best Buy. You can view the photos of the unboxing after the jump.

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Nokia Booklet 3G with Windows 7 unboxed

The netbooks show in the video are the Ferrari Acer One, HP DM1, the EeePC 1008HA, the Gigabyte M1022 and T1028, the special HP Mini Edition 110 Tord Boontje. Some nettops were also shown running Windows 7 including – the Acer AspireRevo, EeeBox EB150 as well as other less known machines.

via Netbook News IT

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Video: A Plethora of Netbooks Running Windows 7

But aside from these two major U.S. carriers, other mobile companies in Europe are also said to be set to release their own Windows 7 netbook packages. These include T-Mobile, O2, Vodafone and Telia Sonera.

Germany’s O2 is also offering the Nokia 3G Booklet ahead of AT&T in the U.S. O2 is offering the said netbook for around $522 with a monthly rate of around $30 for two years.

T-Mobile will also sell the Dell Mini 10V and Verizon will also sell the Samsung N140 and Toshiba 200. All these netbooks will be running Windows 7 as well.

Finally in Sweden, Telia Sonera has also committed to bring Windows 7 to consumers via various netbooks from all major OEMs.

Of course what these all mean is that the netbook phenonmenon leaves on. Making netbooks available through various mobile data plans bring consumers more options and make the netbooks more affordable for them.

Via The Register

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More Wireless Carriers Commit to Offer Windows 7 Netbooks

Obviously the reason why Verizon added these netbooks is to join the Windows 7 netbook craze that is just starting to heat up right now. Although only the HP Mini 311 has the Windows 7 installed, the HP Mini 110 could still be a good choice.

Anyway, here are the published specs of the HP Mini 311:

• Genuine Windows(®) 7 Home Premium
• 11.6″-diagonal HD LED BrightView widescreen display (1366 x 768)
• 16:9 aspect ratio for full-screen HD content playback
• Altec Lansing speakers
• NVIDIA ION for Windows 7
• Intel Atom(TM) Processor N270 1.60 GHz
• 2 GB RAM
• 160 GB
• CDMA/1X/EV-DO Revision A: 800/1900 MHz; UMTS/HSPA: 850/1900/2100 MHz; GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n
• HP Webcam with integrated digital microphone
• Integrated 5-in-1 digital media reader for SD, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
• 3 USB 2.0; 1 HDMI; 1 RJ-45 (LAN); 1 VGA (15-pin)
• 6-cell lithium-ion battery (usage up to 6.25 hours with Windows 7)

Pricing starts at $249.99 after $100 mail-in rebate and comes with a two-year customer agreement on Mobile Broadband plan.

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Verizon Offers the HP Mini 311 with Windows 7

And guess what? The Windows 7-powered Eee PC 1008 lasted for 7 hours 7 minutes and 30 seconds. While the one running Windows XP was able to last only for 5 hours, 3 minuteds and 18 seconds.

Both netbooks were at maximum power with the following settings – full brightness, Wireless LAN and Bluetooth both ON and under the super performance mode.

The new Eee PC 1008HA with Windows 7 sells for $464 while the old model sells for $379.

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

Eee PC 1008 Runs Faster and More Energy Efficient with Windows 7