Comments on: Asus Eee PC 1000HE Sets a New Bar in Features and Price on Netbooks http://notebooks.com/2009/02/13/asus-eee-pc-1000he-sets-a-new-bar-in-features-and-price-on-netbooks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=asus-eee-pc-1000he-sets-a-new-bar-in-features-and-price-on-netbooks Notebooks and Laptops News, Deals and Reviews Thu, 17 May 2012 19:06:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Technology for Mortals » Asus Eee PC 1000HE netbook review http://notebooks.com/2009/02/13/asus-eee-pc-1000he-sets-a-new-bar-in-features-and-price-on-netbooks/#comment-12079 Technology for Mortals » Asus Eee PC 1000HE netbook review Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:45:49 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=3284#comment-12079 [...] previously called the Asus 1000HE netbook one of the best values in the netbook market in terms of bang per buck but I had to try it out myself to see if it actually lives up to my [...] [...] previously called the Asus 1000HE netbook one of the best values in the netbook market in terms of bang per buck but I had to try it out myself to see if it actually lives up to my [...]

]]> By: George Ou http://notebooks.com/2009/02/13/asus-eee-pc-1000he-sets-a-new-bar-in-features-and-price-on-netbooks/#comment-12078 George Ou Wed, 20 May 2009 03:24:47 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=3284#comment-12078 Brett, You don't need a DVD optical drive to watch DVDs. You put them on SDHC flash card or transfer it to the internal 160 GB hard disk drive. You can also convert your DVDs to DivX/XviD (MPEG4-ASP) or H.264. Netbooks are very useful and popular for watching videos. In my tests, I measured 6.8 hours for XviD playback which is good for 4 full movies. That's plenty to keep you and the kids entertained on a flight. I agree with you that for business purposes, square aspect ratio displays are more useful. However, they're completely impractical on airplanes. Some of those seat trays can literally catch the LCD display and snap them in half if the guy sitting in front of you suddenly lays back. So the only way you can get more screen real estate is to offer more horizontally rather than vertically. Brett,

You don’t need a DVD optical drive to watch DVDs. You put them on SDHC flash card or transfer it to the internal 160 GB hard disk drive. You can also convert your DVDs to DivX/XviD (MPEG4-ASP) or H.264. Netbooks are very useful and popular for watching videos. In my tests, I measured 6.8 hours for XviD playback which is good for 4 full movies. That’s plenty to keep you and the kids entertained on a flight.

I agree with you that for business purposes, square aspect ratio displays are more useful. However, they’re completely impractical on airplanes. Some of those seat trays can literally catch the LCD display and snap them in half if the guy sitting in front of you suddenly lays back. So the only way you can get more screen real estate is to offer more horizontally rather than vertically.

]]> By: George Ou http://notebooks.com/2009/02/13/asus-eee-pc-1000he-sets-a-new-bar-in-features-and-price-on-netbooks/#comment-12088 George Ou Wed, 20 May 2009 03:24:00 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=3284#comment-12088 Brett, You don't need a DVD optical drive to watch DVDs. You put them on SDHC flash card or transfer it to the internal 160 GB hard disk drive. You can also convert your DVDs to DivX/XviD (MPEG4-ASP) or H.264. Netbooks are very useful and popular for watching videos. In my tests, I measured 6.8 hours for XviD playback which is good for 4 full movies. That's plenty to keep you and the kids entertained on a flight. I agree with you that for business purposes, square aspect ratio displays are more useful. However, they're completely impractical on airplanes. Some of those seat trays can literally catch the LCD display and snap them in half if the guy sitting in front of you suddenly lays back. So the only way you can get more screen real estate is to offer more horizontally rather than vertically. Brett,

You don’t need a DVD optical drive to watch DVDs. You put them on SDHC flash card or transfer it to the internal 160 GB hard disk drive. You can also convert your DVDs to DivX/XviD (MPEG4-ASP) or H.264. Netbooks are very useful and popular for watching videos. In my tests, I measured 6.8 hours for XviD playback which is good for 4 full movies. That’s plenty to keep you and the kids entertained on a flight.

I agree with you that for business purposes, square aspect ratio displays are more useful. However, they’re completely impractical on airplanes. Some of those seat trays can literally catch the LCD display and snap them in half if the guy sitting in front of you suddenly lays back. So the only way you can get more screen real estate is to offer more horizontally rather than vertically.

]]> By: Brett Glass http://notebooks.com/2009/02/13/asus-eee-pc-1000he-sets-a-new-bar-in-features-and-price-on-netbooks/#comment-12077 Brett Glass Wed, 20 May 2009 03:13:20 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=3284#comment-12077 The 1000HE was my choice when I purchased a Netbook. My biggest complaints: no keyboard skin available; also, the 5:3 aspect ratio might be great for movies (which you'll rarely watch on a Netbook because it has no DVD drive) but is terrible for Web browsing. If a machine is really to be a "Netbook," it should have a squarer aspect ratio if not a portrait format. The 1000HE was my choice when I purchased a Netbook. My biggest complaints: no keyboard skin available; also, the 5:3 aspect ratio might be great for movies (which you’ll rarely watch on a Netbook because it has no DVD drive) but is terrible for Web browsing. If a machine is really to be a “Netbook,” it should have a squarer aspect ratio if not a portrait format.

]]> By: Brett Glass http://notebooks.com/2009/02/13/asus-eee-pc-1000he-sets-a-new-bar-in-features-and-price-on-netbooks/#comment-12087 Brett Glass Wed, 20 May 2009 03:13:00 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=3284#comment-12087 The 1000HE was my choice when I purchased a Netbook. My biggest complaints: no keyboard skin available; also, the 5:3 aspect ratio might be great for movies (which you'll rarely watch on a Netbook because it has no DVD drive) but is terrible for Web browsing. If a machine is really to be a "Netbook," it should have a squarer aspect ratio if not a portrait format. The 1000HE was my choice when I purchased a Netbook. My biggest complaints: no keyboard skin available; also, the 5:3 aspect ratio might be great for movies (which you’ll rarely watch on a Netbook because it has no DVD drive) but is terrible for Web browsing. If a machine is really to be a “Netbook,” it should have a squarer aspect ratio if not a portrait format.

]]> By: Review: Asus Eee PC 1000HE Netbook | Notebooks.com http://notebooks.com/2009/02/13/asus-eee-pc-1000he-sets-a-new-bar-in-features-and-price-on-netbooks/#comment-12076 Review: Asus Eee PC 1000HE Netbook | Notebooks.com Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:51:30 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=3284#comment-12076 [...] previously called the Asus 1000HE netbook one of the best values in the netbook market in terms of bang per buck but I had to try it out myself to see if it actually lives up to my [...] [...] previously called the Asus 1000HE netbook one of the best values in the netbook market in terms of bang per buck but I had to try it out myself to see if it actually lives up to my [...]

]]> By: Michael http://notebooks.com/2009/02/13/asus-eee-pc-1000he-sets-a-new-bar-in-features-and-price-on-netbooks/#comment-12075 Michael Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:43:50 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=3284#comment-12075 That's true, higher resolution on 10-inch netbooks really does cost more. However, it would be nice to have a better resolution, scrolling can be really annoying after some time. So, hopefully the resolution will go up soon on more affordable models. That’s true, higher resolution on 10-inch netbooks really does cost more. However, it would be nice to have a better resolution, scrolling can be really annoying after some time.

So, hopefully the resolution will go up soon on more affordable models.

]]> By: Michael http://notebooks.com/2009/02/13/asus-eee-pc-1000he-sets-a-new-bar-in-features-and-price-on-netbooks/#comment-12086 Michael Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:43:00 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=3284#comment-12086 That's true, higher resolution on 10-inch netbooks really does cost more. However, it would be nice to have a better resolution, scrolling can be really annoying after some time. So, hopefully the resolution will go up soon on more affordable models. That’s true, higher resolution on 10-inch netbooks really does cost more. However, it would be nice to have a better resolution, scrolling can be really annoying after some time.

So, hopefully the resolution will go up soon on more affordable models.

]]> By: George Ou http://notebooks.com/2009/02/13/asus-eee-pc-1000he-sets-a-new-bar-in-features-and-price-on-netbooks/#comment-12074 George Ou Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:10:39 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=3284#comment-12074 That's pretty much the standard resolution for 10" LCD displays unless you're willing to pay a really exotic price like the Sony netbook. Either that or you go to a 12" model like the Dell Mini 12 or Lenovo's upcoming rumored 12" netbook. That’s pretty much the standard resolution for 10″ LCD displays unless you’re willing to pay a really exotic price like the Sony netbook. Either that or you go to a 12″ model like the Dell Mini 12 or Lenovo’s upcoming rumored 12″ netbook.

]]> By: George Ou http://notebooks.com/2009/02/13/asus-eee-pc-1000he-sets-a-new-bar-in-features-and-price-on-netbooks/#comment-12085 George Ou Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:10:00 +0000 http://www.notebooks.com/?p=3284#comment-12085 That's pretty much the standard resolution for 10" LCD displays unless you're willing to pay a really exotic price like the Sony netbook. Either that or you go to a 12" model like the Dell Mini 12 or Lenovo's upcoming rumored 12" netbook. That’s pretty much the standard resolution for 10″ LCD displays unless you’re willing to pay a really exotic price like the Sony netbook. Either that or you go to a 12″ model like the Dell Mini 12 or Lenovo’s upcoming rumored 12″ netbook.

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