A 10-Incher for Christmas – Asus EEE PC 1005HA

The Asus EEE PC 1005HA Netbook comes well equipped to last long working hours, and to accompany you wherever you go. If you’ve been planning to buy a light-weight laptop, with a long battery life, which is affordable too, this Christmas, then the Asus EEE PC 1005HA can be a prospective candidate in your shortlist.

The features and specifications of this netbook are quite ordinary, which you would find in most other netbooks. This is a 10” screen device with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. The processor employed is the Intel Atom N270 which has been clocked at 1.6GHz. The RAM has a 1GB capacity and the hard drive housed within is 160GB spacious. The RAM can be upgraded to up to 2GB as well. Graphics processing is performed by the Intel GMA 950 processor. This netbook featured the Windows XP OS during its initial days of release. However, currently, the newer models ship with Windows 7.

This highly portable machine weighs just 1.28kg. The battery life promised is about 8 hours. Therefore, it can last you a day at your work place or during travel. Surf the internet, check your emails, socialize with people who matter, over the internet either with a wired Ethernet connection or with WiFi at hotspots. When you want a break to relax from the hectic schedules, you can even download and watch videos or listen to music. This netbook is equipped with high definition speakers too. A headphone socket is present in this device also.

There are 3 USB ports all at your disposal, for interfacing with other gadgets. A VGA port is present as well, for connecting to an external monitor. A microphone jack sits along the right hand side of this machine. A card reader is available for memory expansion and data sharing. Video chatting can be done using the 0.3MP web camera that comes built within.

Coming to the most interesting aspect – the price – the Asus EEE PC 1005HA 10” Netbook deals cost just about £269.