ASUS’s Eee PC 1002HA Netbook Hits Market

Posted by max On December - 2 - 2008

ASUS have officially announced the Eee PC 1002HA, which was first spotted back in October. If Asus’s original Eee models feel too cheap for your tastes and the upscale S101 comes too close to regular notebook territory with its $699 price tag for your liking, then Eee PC 1002HA might just be the happy middle ground.

Featuring a redesigned chassis with a brushed aluminum LCD cover and palm rest, the 1002HA is a sophisticated, lightweight, easy to use netbook that brings a touch of elegance to every day computing.

The 1002HA measures 1-inch thick and weighs around 2.6lbs. Under the hood there’s the usual 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard-drive. The brushed aluminum cladding on the lid, giving it more professional look that Asus hopes will be a hit with business users.

Connectivity includes WiFi draft-N, Bluetooth 2.0, a VGA port, three USB 2.0 ports and ethernet. There’s also audio in/out, a 1.3-megapixel webcam and a 4-in-1 memory card reader. ASUS claim you’ll get around 5hrs runtime in Windows XP from the two-cell 4,200mAh battery.

To accomplish good and fast access to internet, it features the latest wireless technology, including support for Bluetooth and blazing-fast 80211.n Wi-Fi, which is six times faster than standard 80211.g speeds.

A netbook definately needs good battery backup, and for this, it uses a custom-made, polymer battery that boasts two high-capacity cells offering 4200mAh for up to five hours of unplugged computing time.

You can find the Eee PC 1002HA listed on Amazon, Buy.com, ZipZoomFly, and other online resellers, though only for preorder at the moment. It will also be available through ASUS’s global network resellers from today, priced from $499.