The Asus Netbook - Eee PC 1005PE - Powered by New Atom N450

Asus Eee PC 1005PE ($379) is the first netbook or mini-laptop powered by Intel’s new Atom N450 1.66-GHz processor to hit the market. Code named Pine Trail, the processor promises a 20 percent decrease in average power consumption. The new Asus netbook’s battery lasts over 10.5 hours on a charge.

• CPU: 1.66-GHz Intel Atom N450; RAM: 1GB (expandable to 2GB); HDD: 250GB, 5,400 rpm; Graphics/Video Memory: Intel GMA 3150/128MB shared; Display: 10.1-inch, 1024x600-pixel LED-backlit display.
• OS: Windows 7 Starter Edition.
• Ports: On the left side, there are a USB and VGA ports, and on the right side are a-3-in-1 memory card reader, an Ethernet port, two USB ports, headphone and microphone jacks. Above the display is 1.3-mega pixel webcam.
• Performance: On PCMark05 test, the new Asus netbook score is 1.410, which is about 90 points below the category average. On Geekbench, the score is 918, which is 85 points higher than the netbook average. The score on 3DMark06 is 155, which is in line with the category average. The Intel GMA 3150 integrated graphics chip play back high-definition 720p video clip smoothly with no hiccups.
• Design: Better keyboard, easy and comfortable to type on. The touchpad measures 2.5x1.5-inch with a single mouse button, supports multitouch gestures. The 1005PE is one of the member of ASUS’ Seashell family. It measures 10.2x6.9x1.4 inches, 2.8-pound.

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The Best (Buy) Netbooks or Mini-Laptops

If you plan to buy a netbook or mini-laptop, whether for gift or yourself, here are the best netbooks listed by LaptopMag.com, CNet.com, and PCWorld.com.


LaptopMag.com has listed the five best netbooks:

1. Toshiba NB205-N330BL (best designed netbook, 250GB hard drive, nearly 9 hours battery life, Windows 7)

2. HP Mini 311 (nVidia Ion graphics card, 3G wireless, Windows 7)

3. HP Mini 5101 (attractive design, good performance)

4. Lenovo IdeaPad S12 (12-inch netbook, excellent keyboard, 6 hours battery life)

5. Asus Eee PC 1005HA (nine hours battery life, Windows XP)


CNet.com have selected the best five netbooks:

1. Asus Eee PC 1005HA

2. HP Mini 5101

3. HP Mini 311

4. Dell Inspiron Mini 10v

5. Samsung Go N310


PCWorld.com has 10 best netbooks:

1. Toshiba NB205-310 (fantastic features, long battery life)

2. Samsung Go (stylish, potentially kid-friendly)

3. Samsung N120 (better keys, better performance)

4. Asus Eee PC 1005HA (slim, good price)

5. Lenovo IdeaPad S12 (larger than average netbook)

6. HP Mini 5101 (business netbook)

7. Asus Eee PC 1008HA (smart design, great battery life)

8. Acer Aspire One 751h (good-sized netbook, miserable mouse button)

9. Samsung NP-NC20 1000MHz (wider screen, goog battery life)

10. Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (decent design)

As you see on the lists above, HP Mini 5101 and Asus Eee PC 1005HA are on the three lists. Mean while, Toshiba NB205 (LaptopMag.com and PCWorld.com, each has different type), HP Mini 311, and Lenovo IdeaPad S12 are on the two lists.

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Mini-Laptop: Samsung N140

Specs: 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280, 1GB (expandable to 2GB) RAM, 250GB/5,400 rpm HDD.

Design: . The keyboard of the 10.3x7.3x1.2 inches NC140 is 93 percent of full size, it’s comfortable enough to type on. The 2.5x1.4-inch touchpad is wide enough. And a single mouse bar sits below the touchpad.

Battery: The six-cell battery lasted 6 hours and 32 minutes.

Screen: The NC140’s screen size is 10.1-inch, with resolution of 1024x600-pixel WSVGA.

Ports: The ports on the left side are Ethernet VGA, headphone, mic, and an USB. The USB is provided with power - you can charge a device on it even when the N140 is off. Users can deactivate the feature. The 3-in-1 memory card reader is located at the front of the unit. On the right side you’ll find 2 USB ports and a power port.

Performance: On Geekbench test, the N140 delivered a score of 887. This is 50 points above the average mini-laptop. Its boot time is 54 seconds, which is 3 seconds faster than the mini-laptop average.

Software: The N140 run Windows 7 Starter Edition. Applications and utilities: CyberLink You Cam (create special effect for videos and images/photos); Chargeable USB (deactivate power on one of USB ports); management utilities for resolution, display, networks, and power profiles. There are also sharewares or trialwares such as McAfee Internet Security, FailSafe, Microsoft Office 2007, and AnyPC (for remote access).

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Mini-Laptop: Acer Ferrari One 200

Is it a mini-laptop? The Acer Ferrari One 200 is not powering by Intel processor. Instead, the cool design product is using AMD Athlon X2 L310 (dual-core, 1.2GHz) processor. It specs are “higher” than most of the mini-laptops. But, indeed, the Ferrari One 200 is a mini-laptop. Acer groups it as a mini-laptop. Here are the differences (comparing to “mainstream mini-laptops“):


- Display: 11.6 inches, 1366x768 pixels (the most of mini-laptops have 1024x600 resolution).

- Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 3200

- RAM: 4GB (DDR, 4GB max)

- HDD: 320GB

- Ports: ATI XGP connector, HDMI

- Sound system: Dolby Sound, 3G Dolby Home Theatre, stereo speaker

As the other mainstream mini-laptops, the Ferrari also features 6-cell battery, 0.3 mega pixel webcam, 3x USB ports, 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, and operates Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

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