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ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA-PU17-BU 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook - 10.5 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)
$399.00
First, I acknowledge that I actually own the ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU17-BK with Windows 7 Starter; This is not the model that includes Win XP, which has different hardware specs.

After over a week of owning and actively using the 1005-PU17-BK, I wish to share the following points:

- Reading the reviews of the 1005HA Win XP model, I was hesitant to purchase any Eee netbook model, fearing issues with the power adapter. Upon vigorous daily use, I have had no issues with the power adapter at all.

- The keyboard layout is comfortable and the keys are a manageable size, with the exception of the UP/Down arrow keys. I like to scroll through web pages using the arrow keys; both keys are small for my average sized fingers.

- The netbook's performance is more than adequate for my needs, which includes word processing, web surfing, email, and watching video files. Note that if you are considering this model to watch high def video (1080p), this is not for you. Refer to an ION based netbook, like the HP Mini 311 or the Eee PC 1201N.

- Compared to the advertised battery life of 10.5 hours, my battery usage ranged at approximately 8 hours, using a "balanced" power scheme.

I am satisfied with the purchase of the 1005HA-PU17. Before making my decision on this model, I was considering the HP Mini 311. Although the Mini 311 featured the ION based video hardware, the Eee PC model included a 802.11n wireless NIC. Since my needs weighed more towards productivity than entertainment, I went for the extra wireless throughput.

NEW Radians Pro-Amp Electronic Adjustable Headband Dual Microphone With 3 AAA Batteries
$99.99
A full function electronic earmuff with an affordable price. Automatically compresses harmful impulse and continuous noises to a safe hearing range below 85 dB while still allowing normal sounds to be heard without clipping or cutting.

Acer AOD250-1584 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook - Up to 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)
$379.99
This is the first netbook I have acquired. Purchased it on Amazon and was extremely pleased with the price and super fast free shipping. I have two othe Acer pc s but this was the first one where I ran into a problem, which was my own fault. At startup with Windows 7 starter, you are asked to type in a password of your choice. Since the keyboard is very small, I must have typed the wrong keys and since the box displays only dots and no characters I could not confirm that I entered the desired password. After completing setup I restarted the computer and Windows would not accept the password I thought I had typed.

I decided to call for help, but to my surprise I could not find a help desk phone number in any of the documentation that came with the netbook. Went to the Acer website and still could not find a number. Did a google search and found a number which was a foreign call center with a service rep who had an Asian accent and spoke English very fast. Had to ask her to slow down several times.

Since I had a "password problem" she stated I would have to send the pc to Acer service at a cost of $99.00!!!!!! Explained that this was unacceptable and I expected Acer to honor their warranty and provide better service. She finally explained how I could get to the restore window from startup by holding the alt key and tapping F 10. Netbooks have no disc drives or recovery discs. I did a complete restore which took over an hour and started all over again, this time using one finger to type my desired password. Success!!!!

The netbook is now working fine and I love it! Since Acer support was soooo lousy I can only give the product three stars. But for more computer savy folks, it's a great buy.

ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - 10.5 Hour Battery Life
$389.99
We only had one laptop in our house, and my wife and I were finding it harder and harder to deal with such limited access to the internet. I mostly needed to check email, buy stuff online, pay bills on my bank's website and so forth from the couch. The ASUS works great for what I need. It's very light, the battery life is amazing (10 hours or so), never gets too hot, and is comfortable to have on your lap. It is definitely low powered, especially with video. On some video sites, the video stutters, and even videos playing from the computer can get out of synch if you full-screen it. That would be my only complaint, but I think this would be true of any Atom processor netbook.