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Asus Eee PC 1002HA

Asus — Elias on February 28, 2009 at 7:39 pm

The Asus Eee PC 1002HA is powered by a 1.6GHz N270 Atom CPU, boasts 1GB of RAM and has a 160GB hard drive. However, this feature set and lightweight netbook form factor come at a price: battery life. The Asus Eee PC 1002HA measures 264×181×276mm and weighs 1.2kg, but has only a two-cell 4200mAh battery.

Key Features

* 10″ LED Backlight LCD (1024×600)
* 1.6Hgz Intel Atom N270 CPU
* 160GB HDD
* 1GB DDR2 RAM
* 802.11b/g/n WiFi
* Brushed Aluminum Finish
* Bluetooth V2.0
* 3x USB 2.0 Ports, 4-in-1 MMC
* 1.2 KG
* 264 mm (W) x 181 mm (D) x 27.6 mm (H)

The Asus EEE PC 1002HA sports a stylish and sleek design, nicely improved over the slightly bulky design of the Asus EEE PC 1000. It is much slimmer than the Asus EEE PC 1000H, just about 1.1 cm in thickness. At dimensions of 10.4 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches and a weight of just 2.6 lbs, it is more in line with the fashion conscious Asus EEE PC S101, than the consumer oriented EEE PC 1000H. It is amongst the slimmest and lightest in 10 inch netbooks and very portable. Coming back to the design, the EEE PC 1002HA sports a brushed aluminium lid and looks quite sleek. Composed mainly of aluminium and plastic, it has nice overall build quality and feels quite sturdy. It is one of the best looking netbooks in my opinion and sports a simple, non flashy, yet stylish look. The left side sports 2 USB ports, the right has one more USB port with the microphone and headphone jacks. The back of the notebook hosts the VGA out, Ethernet port and the 4 in 1 card reader.

The Asus EEE PC 1002HA is a very nice netbook with a nice stylish design, great performance and comes at a reasonable price of around $500. It is a good option but we would rather choose the Samsung NC10, mainly due to its superb battery life with same performance at the same price level. This is about Php 26,000, more with add-ons and upgrades.

MSI Megabook S260

General — Elias on February 26, 2009 at 7:09 pm

The new MSI Megabook S260 is small, black and it offers high performance thanks to the latest Intel Centrino technology. Megabook S260 may be the optimal companion for work and maintenance on the way, both for office and home use.

The shine-strong 12.1 inch WXGA display, in the 16:10 format, with a maximum resolution of 1280×800 pixels offers a clear and sharp picture, ideal for work and play. The graphic support is based on Xtreme Graphics 2 engine (Intel GMA900), integrated in the Intel i915GM “Alviso” Chipset.

AMD Turion 64 Processor MT-30
12.1″ WXGA TFT
256MB (upgrade to 1GB)
8-Cell Li-Ion Battery Pack
60 GB Hard Disk Drive
ATI Mobility Radeon X200
DVD±RW Drive
SD/MMC/MS Card Reader
Price: Php69,900 (plus upgrade to 1GB)

The core of the Megabook S260 is formed by Intel Centrino technology with the Intel Pentium M “Dothan” processor and 533 MHz FSB (Front Side Bus). The new platform was developed under the code name “Sonoma” and the
features it offers for notebooks were reserved until now only to computers, such as PCI express, DDR2, S-ATA, 533 MHz FSB and 6-Channel-Sound.

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