QUOTE(Maximp @ Jun 20 2009, 02:27 AM)

@havocx
the 32gb ssd = 50% of a new eeepc netbook price, expensive giler

yup agree with you , when i wanted to buy a s101 for myself the dealer said ssd version is very limited in Malaysia market, during that time not much ppl want to buy a small capacity storage, and ssd not yet popular.

Yep SSD is very expensive, they've got good work times but where they REALLY shine is in their seek times. They'll enable your search in Windows for instance to work almost Instantenously. They will be able to run programs faster when launching, they have similar write times ( although just a tad faster ) to that of very very fast HDD's already in the market.

I may be wrong in the SSD prices though, the latest update I got was that you can get the Intel SSD 80gb ( one the biggest and fastest in the planet ) for about RM1300 i think. But yes, they are expensive. Just like Thumbdrives when it first came out, just need to wait till more folks adopt its use to bring prices down, just like how cheap 1TB HDD's are nowadays.

im looking for netbook with long battery life.. i read some review stated that asus eee has the longest battery life.. is it true? how long does the battery last for normal usage eg surf net and listen song only.. can it play majority of the video file without any lagging?

its true, my 1000he last at the minimum 5 hours, if off wifi can last 7 hour, 9 hour probally if you do nothing and brightness turn 2 lowest...
1000he battery life is very good.

QUOTE(coldfission @ Jun 21 2009, 04:09 PM)

im looking for netbook with long battery life.. i read some review stated that asus eee has the longest battery life.. is it true? how long does the battery last for normal usage eg surf net and listen song only.. can it play majority of the video file without any lagging?

Ala..my friend dont like this la...in the thread there is a specific search function for within the thread itself, the questions you ask have been discussed multiple times already in fact if you would have clicked just 2 pages back you would have found some discussion already. Just look at the bottom left and type..ie Battery or Video or Game. Here's a sample of the result, yours would be the highest. But to help you out heres some really short answers.
Question 1 : Yes its true. In short. For details click a few pages back. Its very detailed.
Question 2 : Yes it will. Actually all except for .mkv. For details again perhaps you may want to help yourself out just by clicking a few pages back. Very detailed.
Not that we're not helpful in this portion of the thread but when same questions are asked again and again, typing just gets harder ( not your fault but you could help to contribute by making a search first )

This post has been edited by havocx: Jun 21 2009, 05:16 PM

thx for the reply and sorry for making trouble to u guys.. im new in this thread and not really read through 50 pages of this thread.. anyway thx for clearing my doubt

expensive ~ i think 2gb or 4gb wont be enough for me anyway, my basic application and things took about 6gb in total, not yet including my pictures and games

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Added on June 22, 2009, 11:29 ambtw here is all the comparison of battery time

http://event.asus.com/eeepc/comparison/eeepc_comparison.htm

just reduce 40% of the battery time they written, if you want it to running video, internet, and song non stop
the time they written is under minimal usage, low brightness, no bt, no webcam on

This post has been edited by Maximp: Jun 22 2009, 11:29 AM

QUOTE(Maximp @ Jun 22 2009, 11:24 AM)

expensive ~ i think 2gb or 4gb wont be enough for me anyway, my basic application and things took about 6gb in total, not yet including my pictures and games

Actually it just might. I use HDD space quite a bit.
At home personally I have currently about 9TB worth of files. That also says a whole lot of what I'd have installed on my machines.
ie if personal files can grow to be about that much at least 15% of that should be program files and divided between the machines I have and the various installations flavors they come in you'd find that it would have been very hard for me to run my machines just on 4gb. But run I did and still am. The speediest of the lot that i have with me is still my trusty 701 Celeron EEEPC with 4gb SSD. XP installation on it ? Just 898 Mb. The rest of my installation files goes to my always slotted in 16GB SDHC. In short for the 701 i would then have about 20GB worth of space and flash memory.

im full of files too but about 3TB worth, mostly burn into dvd and kept in external hardisk
but my netbook alone i keep all my stuff , company files, videos, advertising material, and etc~ so ssd without larger alternative wont be enough for me



wonder if the news true or fake..128gb thumb drive..i willing use those if they were cheap and real,

but beware, my network from china brought in several fake 64gb thumbdrive which is fact just 512mb

anyone have any news about 1005ha arrival?

crazy battery life there

Count me in..

Asus eeepC Pearl White.. eeepc900

4 gb Flash Drive + 30 Gb Mini HDD...
2Gb RAM on XP

External Bluetooth dongle..

Hi All..

I'm also looking for this model too!

Not sure how long is the waiting time..............................

rolling out on july, but u wont see it here in malaysia. get one from SG instead

serious? it's never coming to our shores or will just take longer?

long battery life...what about Asus Seashell......slim and elegant...

havocz, my friend coming down from US. Want to ask her to buy me a 1008. Total would be RM1400. But in Msia, its RM1999.

Is it worth the RM600 savings to buy from US? What are the risks involved besides warranty? Do Asus netbooks ever get spoilt?

D|O, make sure you are using the Windows 7 RC (build 7100 or later) and not the beta (7000 and prior). The beta is going to start timing out next month. The RC times out on June 1 of next year, but has a rolling restart every 2 hours starting March 1st of 2010. The lag time when opening folders can be fixed pretty easy. Turn off the thumbnails and it will load folders much faster. Also saves a bit of space and RAM if not using thumbnails.

For thos of you trying to get Windows 7 go get it on TechNet before August 15th. It is free (except the timeouts noted earlier). Grab it over at : http://tinyurl.com/832nco . Since the EEE netbooks don't have CD drive, you can install from a big USB flash drive. Instructions to do that here: http://tinyurl.com/n5383s

confirm never will for 1005HA. only 1008HA will make it here.

yeah ... 1005HA is seashell, so is 1008HA, but too bad 1008HA cannot remove the battery.


it's a great deal. for as long as it carries international warranty, i see no issue in bring the netbook from US.

This post has been edited by d8kd: Jun 26 2009, 01:22 PM

QUOTE(michaeltan1943 @ Jun 26 2009, 12:49 AM)

havocz, my friend coming down from US. Want to ask her to buy me a 1008. Total would be RM1400. But in Msia, its RM1999.

Is it worth the RM600 savings to buy from US? What are the risks involved besides warranty? Do Asus netbooks ever get spoilt?

Yes it is, in fact any savings you can make even if its RM200 makes it worth it. And right you are only Warranty would be a problem as Asus's Netbooks comes with a caveat on its International Warranty as discussed earlier. You'd perhaps be able to get a warranty on the machine the first 3 months while its in Malaysia ie accepted by the Local Asus Royal Club, after which perhaps a service charge will apply when its sent in even if its less than one year.

Risks ? NONE. Laptops will not be taxed by our local customs, since its gonna be hand carried back by your friend theft is not an issue. As usual do not put the laptop in the check in luggage since then that's about the only risk you'll have. Power supply is covered since the built in adapter will do the job. You might wanna get an adapter for the US head or just buy a new charger ( its only RM60 - RM 80 from Asus Royal Club ) if you find its hard to carry an extra head adapter

Do Asus netbooks ever get spoilt ? Oooh too general a question, of course they will. Have i seen one that's spoilt ? Nope. Have I ever owned one that spoilt ? Nope. And i was one of the very first buyers of the 701 model which by now would have been about nearly 1 year and 8 months already and guess what ? Its still going on strong! And im rough!

But of course, folks like Hangy2k have had HDD problems and SSD problems before but in general, ive not heard of the Netbooks breaking down unless you actually mean to break them ie like sitting on them

thanks havocx, that is brilliant advice. But isn't the US adaptor 110volts? How can we use it here even with a plug adaptor? Our 240v would fry the machine?

I think we must get a step down transformer.

This post has been edited by michaeltan1943: Jun 26 2009, 09:40 PM

havocx, can you tell me where is the asus royal club? i kinda wanted to buy an extra charger for my 1002ha...really rm50-rm60 so cheap?