Current Netbooks.

2 x EEEPc 701 - SSD 4GB - 2GB Ram, 16gb AData SDHC
2 x EEEPc 900 - SSD 8 GB - 2GB Ram, 16gb AData SDHC

Interchangeable Bluetooth Receiver, GPS Transmitter, 77whr Battery with the EEEPC 701

1 x EEEPc 901 - HDD 30Gb
1 x EEEPc 1000H - HDD 80 Gb

I went with the EEEPC's for their lightweight and design and more importantly the SSD's. Now most Ultra Mobiles will pit SSD's ( which are small ) vs their larger capacity HDD's within. Even the 901 which I have uses the 1.8" Sata HDD which gives a space of 30gb vs the others which are all SSD's the largest being 12gb and the smallest being 4gb. Believe me, SSD's are the only way to go. Nothing beats that.

For size comparisons, from what I see the EEEPC takes about the smallest footprint as compared to its similar competitor of the same capacity and size. That being said, yes Im a fan of the EEEPC but not to say Ive nothing good to say about the rest. But if you are going for size, you will see that most the time the EEEPC will be much sleeker than the others. Have you seen how huge in comparison HP 2133 Mini Notebook is ? Or how fat MSI Wind is in comparison to the EEEPC ?

Design wise though I like the look of the Aspire One from Acer. That's just new but those lights at the side and the gloss they go really well together EEEPC has gloss too on the 901 and 1001 but I still prefer the Aspire One look. Perhaps I may trade in one of the Laptops that I have for the Aspire One

Earlier when purchasing my requirements were :

Running on / Can install Windows XP SP2 - Most if not all support that. In fact all my EEEPC's are running a small Modified version of XP SP3 which is taking only about 400mb in install footprint!

Net Surfing, (thus need Wifi and Ethernet support ) - The very essence of an Ultra Mobile PC, we can safely say for both requirements above any UMPC will fit that need.

Watch Movies, ( RMVB, Avi , moderate bitrate, maybe sometimes 720HD or 1080HD, rarely but possible) -
For this part yes most UMPC will be able to fulfill your needs but having the latest Atom Processor EEEPC in the 1001 I can play all movies except sadly for the movies running on 1080HD and 720HD, well they play but not often smooth. So yes they play but you wont get proper playback. Best stick to normal divx at the normal high resolution and not the super high ones.

Play Games, (old school game, Counter-strike 1.6 ) - Playing Warcraft 3 on my old skool EEEPC 701 with 512mb Ram ( All the other ones have been upgraded to 2gb Ram ), Warcraft 3 runs fine on it so safe to say you'd be fine, though playing CS on it may need you to squint a little
Running Diablo 2 on mine now too.

Office works ( MS office) - This goes without saying In Fact MS Office 2007.

Running Garmin GPS on 2 of the UMPC's now. I have Ultra Big Screen GPS for cheap!
All my EEEPC's are running WinXP SP3 fine without problems. Speed is essential and other than my 901 which runs on 30gb SATA HDD all I can say about all of the UMPC that I have is that they run blazing fast.

QUOTE(hangy2k @ Nov 28 2008, 09:02 AM)

i got it in singapore, at S$898.

the sim card slot is under the battery, the 3G connection so far so good..

Ooh might get me one of those next Was considering the Dell, but to me the price doesnt justify it
I prefer if the 3.5G was in the 904 or 900 series though. Did you see any like that ?

You see reason i like the 700, 900 and 904 ( and yes reason is a bit lame ).
All of them fit into my Khaki Pants. Into the pocket.

Now the 901 and 1000H is a little different make, battery is different and all that and they Dont fit in my pants.
For me Netbook, can fit in my pants pocket Which is why I stuck with EEEPC.
Also I have a lot of spares for the 700 and 900 but i also now feel that I need 3G in them.
No more of those Pods of Maxis and Celcoms that im using.

Any particular shop did you get them from mate ?

This post has been edited by havocx: Nov 28 2008, 11:18 AM

Hey guys and gals, is this model available in Malaysia's market? Estimated price?

ASUS Eee PC 900HA Specifications:
# Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor
# 160GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive (Seagate Momentus 5400.4)
# 1GB of DDR2 RAM (667MHz)
# Windows XP Home Edition Operating System
# 9" WSVGA LED-Backlit 1024 x 600 LCD
# Ports: Three USB 2.0, 1 VGA monitor out, headphone jack, microphone input, SD card reader (SDHC compatible), Kensington lock slot, Ethernet 10/100
# Webcam (.3 MP)
# Battery: 7.4v 5200mAh 4-cell battery (39Wh)
# Wireless: 802.11b/g (Atheros AR5007EG)
# One-year warranty
# Size: 8.86 (W) x 6.69 (D) x .79 ~ 1.33 (H)
# Weight: 2 lbs 7 oz

QUOTE(new in IT @ Nov 28 2008, 10:49 AM)

Hey guys and gals, is this model available in Malaysia's market? Estimated price?

ASUS Eee PC 900HA Specifications:
# Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor
# 160GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive (Seagate Momentus 5400.4)
# 1GB of DDR2 RAM (667MHz)
# Windows XP Home Edition Operating System
# 9" WSVGA LED-Backlit 1024 x 600 LCD
# Ports: Three USB 2.0, 1 VGA monitor out, headphone jack, microphone input, SD card reader (SDHC compatible), Kensington lock slot, Ethernet 10/100
# Webcam (.3 MP)
# Battery: 7.4v 5200mAh 4-cell battery (39Wh)
# Wireless: 802.11b/g (Atheros AR5007EG)
# One-year warranty
# Size: 8.86 (W) x 6.69 (D) x .79 ~ 1.33 (H)
# Weight: 2 lbs 7 oz

Ive seen this model before. But its not called 900HA here.
Its called the EEEPC 904. Retails at RM1399 in Midvalley IT Center, saw it last Thursday.
Exact complete same specs.
Having my eyes on it because this too fits into my side pocket

This post has been edited by havocx: Nov 28 2008, 11:20 AM

Guys, need your inputs. Does 1000H comes standard with 5600mAh or 6600mAh battery? I'm abit confused as some are with either but same price. Response appreciated, thx.

1000h with 80gb will come with 6600mah but with 160gb will only come with 5600mah..but 80gb is quite hard to find in the market i heard...

yea, 901 is slightly bigger, maybe you should consider buying bigger pant?

for the 901 3.5G version, you can get it in all singtel shop in singapore. it is exclusive to singtel only.

if thats the case, i'll stick with my connect-to-phone-via-bluetooth-and-use-it-as-modem method, as I dont like to be tied down with one provider.

QUOTE(hangy2k @ Nov 28 2008, 01:51 PM)

yea, 901 is slightly bigger, maybe you should consider buying bigger pant?

for the 901 3.5G version, you can get it in all singtel shop in singapore. it is exclusive to singtel only. 

Whoa hangy2k,
Im planning to buy it and use in Msia. Is it locked only to Singtel ?
From what I read the EEEPC's 3.5G modem is not supposed to be locked to a Service Provider.
At the price I would be purchasing ( ie your price at S898 ) would I also be signing up to a broadband deal like how Maxis is doing with its Inspiron Mini 9's ?

Bigger pants ? Waa kenot loo...my pants already so huge.

singtel doesn't lock the set, you can use it with other provider. i plan to use it with celcom when i am at malaysia.

price S$898 is the retail price without signing any plan, but if you want to sign a 24 month plan for 2mbps, it is S$598

QUOTE(hangy2k @ Nov 28 2008, 02:43 PM)

singtel doesn't lock the set, you can use it with other provider. i plan to use it with celcom when i am at malaysia.

price S$898 is the retail price without signing any plan, but if you want to sign a 24 month plan for 2mbps, it is S$598

Schweet, does it require you to be a Singaporean PR or something funny like Iphone needs its buyers to be on their plan. Hmm 24month plan means ill be paying extra everymonth for something i dont use though the savings are about S$300.

Hmm interesting option this. Better yet that I am planning to go to Singapore soon for some shopping.
Ishk like this confirm cannot buy bigger pants liaw, the money im gonna spend for the EEEPC means ill be patching my current worn out ones leh

Thanks for your info hangy2k

Just my luck.. anyone knows who has stock? If not any big difference between the two battery capacity?

anyone can buy, as long as you have money

QUOTE(alvinddm @ Nov 28 2008, 04:18 PM)

Just my luck.. anyone knows who has stock? If not any big difference between the two battery capacity?

Here you go mate. Check it out for a WHOLE FULL BLOWN comparison reports on ALL the EEEPC's ever! ( Ever for now.. )
Also from reports, the smaller capacity battery also apparently juts out a little more than the bigger capacity ones.

QUOTE(hangy2k @ Nov 28 2008, 04:31 PM)

anyone can buy, as long as you have money

Right then, since itll be only after PC Fair that Ill be dropping by SG, perhaps ill see how hard it hits the pocket in our
local shores first, that is, if it does hit

This post has been edited by havocx: Nov 28 2008, 06:08 PM

Please elaborate

QUOTE(alvinddm @ Nov 28 2008, 06:45 PM)

Please elaborate 

Okie day..
Here's the picture of the current 160GB EEEPC 1000H with 5600mah Batteries



Here's the one from the original 80GB EEEPC 1000H with 6600mah Batteries.



Lower capacity batteries but juts out ? Shouldnt it be the other way around ? Cuz on my 10400mah batteries they REALLY jut out !

battery 6600mah (5hours) or 8700mah ? coz 901GO got 8700mah already, battery can use for more than 7hours....

OMG that 5600mAh battery looks fugly!! Haizzz... guess i wont be buying it then..

QUOTE(tnghian @ Nov 28 2008, 07:48 PM)

battery 6600mah (5hours) or 8700mah ? coz 901GO got 8700mah already, battery can use for more than 7hours....

Actually i guess it depends on the processor as well ?
My 10400mah lasts me 6 hours full music and video on the 701 but thats running WinXP on the original Celeron batteries.
The original 5200mah batteries run me about 2 hours on music and video.

But the 6600mah batteries run for 5 hours on the 901's so yeah it should run very VERY much longer on the newer Atom chips.
Would like to know also hangy2k

By the way in case anyone is wondering how much the 10400mah batteries juts out from the 701 AND 900 I have, here's some samples.





Also quoted from hangy2k's last posts







This post has been edited by havocx: Nov 28 2008, 08:04 PM

it is 6600mAh, but i havent really test the battery yet..

Interestingly, Tesco is offering Asus 904HD for only RM1,199. And you can enjoy cash rebate with the StanChart Saadiq debit card or the Hong Leong Bank credit card.