Eee 1000HE:Much Better Revamped of Eee1000H; Preorder At Amazon

According to the test done by Laptop Magazine, this netbook comes equipped with the old Intel 945GSE graphics with a 950GMA chip. However. If you plug one of MSI Wind U120 or Eee PC 1000H to a 32-inch external monitor with1360×768 resolution through VGA port, you will be able to watch 720p video.
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Asus Eee PC 1000HE first appeared in Asus website for pre-order and after few days it hit Taiwan with the price tag of $565 US. Right Now this netbook is available for pre-order at Amazon with the price tag of $374. Although Amazon has not mentioned the shipping date, it is clear that the laptop netbook will be available in the US within next few days. Valentine shopping is a nice opportunity for Asus to sell a number of its new Eee PC 1000HE netbook especially its rival Aspire One D150 is available for pre-order at Amazon and J&R pricing at $350.

Asus Eee PC 1000HE is a find revamped variant of Eee PC 1000H. The Advantages of Eee PC 1000HE over Eee 1000 are 4 important Features:

- The chiclet keyboard with better panel and responsive better positioned keys.

- A new chipset with slightly faster CPU with fast FSB (667MHz) that includes better integrated graphics to support 720p HD video content.

- Longer battery life lasting up to 9.5 Hours

- costing cheaper than current Eee PC 1000H

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Laptop Magazine evaluated this new netbook and is satisfied with the new keyboard and its firm panel and revamp of the shift key (repositioning from the right side to the up left side of the arrow).

“We were able to score 83 words per minute on the Ten Thumbs online typing test with the 1000HE (we scored 75 words per minute when we took the same test on our desktop computer).”

(You can watch a brief review of this netbook in a video in Laptop magazine)

As you see, Asus has tried to go two or three steps forward and revamp its successful 10-in Eee PC 1000H with key factors.

However, the new Eee PC 1000HE retains the same chassis, display and . This netbook is a little bit larger and heavier than the current Eee 1000H.

The black Asus Eee PC 1000HE available at Amazon.com comes with 10-inch LED Backlit WSVGA display (1024 x 600 pixels), 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N280 Processor (, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive (, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery lasting up to 9.5 hours and Built-in camera.

Additionally, The netbook features 10/100Mbps LAN Stereo Speakers Memory Card Slot - MultiMedia Card (MMC), Secure Digital (SD) Card, SDHC Connections - 3 x USB, VGA, Headphone, Microphone, and RJ-45 (LAN).

In Taiwan, Asus has launched Asus Eee PC 1000HG with price tag of NT $18,980 or about $565 USD which is much more expensive than the 1000HE netbook available at Amazon. Well there is a nice reason for this extra cost:

Not only does Eee PC 1000HG come with Bluetooth, but it also comes with a built in 3.5G modem connecting through HSDPA and HSUPA networks. However, this Taiwanese model lacks Wireless-n and comes with Atom N270 CPU rather than the faster N280.