ASUS Eee PC 1000HV resurfaces with Atom N280, HD 3450

Another day, another entrant in the mile-long list of Eee PC netbooks. This one, however, is a curious add. You see, the Eee PC 1000HV originally came to light way back in July of 2008, when no fewer than 23 Eee model names were casually leaked out. Since that day, we've heard not a peep from the machine... until now, obviously. In a few locations overseas, the 1000HV has emerged for order, packing a 10.1-inch 1,024 x 600 display, a 1.66GHz Atom N280 CPU, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, VGA output, the standard assortment of ports and a mildly attractive AMD HD 3450 graphics set -- the same one that ASUS recently shoved in its HD-minded Eee Box 206. We can't help but applaud the choice to slip in a real (or quasi-real, anyway) GPU here, but until this pup heads stateside, we're still figuring this is all just a figment of our imagination.

[Via Slashgear]

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[deepfriedpirate Posted May 22nd 2009 4:52AM]

Closer, but needs a few more improvements like upping the resolution. I guess I need to keep waiting.

[EnGadGetz Posted May 22nd 2009 5:02AM]

YES!!!
MICOSOFTRULEZZZ!!!APPLESUX!!!

[diamondsw Posted May 22nd 2009 10:52AM]

Dumbass.

I mean, I know you're an ignorant troll, who has nothing better to do than post that inane worthless comment, but still.

[Julius Posted May 22nd 2009 5:08AM]

As someone said in another thread.

WE GET IT ASUS... you can make alot of netbooks. All of them slightly different. You're the bringer of netbooks. Can we please stop now? Or at least up the resolution.

[DRHouse Posted May 22nd 2009 5:09AM]

Can someone tells me whats the point of that strong GPU in such a netbook?
will it play HD videos from youtube for example or does that depends on cpu?

[EnGadGetz Posted May 22nd 2009 5:14AM]

thismayhelp.
google.com

[JeremyBenthem Posted May 22nd 2009 6:04AM]

yes, also it can play games
check out the current N10J with the similar 9300M GS, its not a gaming laptop by far but at a netbook's low native resolution and lowered settings it can certain hold up

[fourthletter Posted May 22nd 2009 6:14AM]

Flash = CPU
Silverlight = GPU
DivX,Xvid,MKV (with Core AVC) = GPU


Why all the foaming at the mouth for Ion (Nvidia 9400) and a total lack of respect for AMD (ATi) 3450 ? You do remember AMD don't you they are the company that didn't make all those faulty GPUs over the last few years.

[Unnecessary Posted May 22nd 2009 12:36PM]

Are you sure you're on the right website? Asus is offering a more powerful gadget with more features and you're saying no thanks. Do you not want better gadgets gizmos and electronics?

[uncola Posted May 22nd 2009 5:38AM]

no hdmi port???'

[fourthletter Posted May 22nd 2009 6:16AM]

Next time you actually notice a difference between HDMI and VGA let me know, I run my HTPC over VGA because it looks alot better than HDMI and it will show the actual resolution of the screen (1360x768) instead of being stuck with 1280x768.

[ilh Posted May 22nd 2009 8:49AM]

Hmm, it's the other way round for my PC hooked up to my TV. With VGA I can only get up to 1280x768, with DVI-HDMI I can get 1360x768.

[bebop Posted May 22nd 2009 8:51AM]

If you want to output to a TV though, you'll find you can only get the full panel resolution through an HDMI or DVI connection.

[cowgaR Posted May 22nd 2009 5:35AM]

too bad MS isn't shooting its "netbook hunters" commercials here...would be great on EEE PC front, this one has...wow, and this one is...(kids like it)...and this one in purple...

I had a chat the other day with a guy woking in TV and he re-assured me no TV commercial spot can be an hour long, so maybe that's why :)

[DRHouse Posted May 22nd 2009 5:35AM]

Just say that you do not know the answer instead of playing smart on us lol

I cant find info about atom+that card but i can find info about the card itself alone with strong CPUS
you cant play decent games on it that's for sure with such a weak cpu/gpu combo
The screen of the netbook is not even HD so whats the point of hardware accelerator of the card?
Windows aero? nope most netbooks comes with XP which doesnt support it and it gonna be a little choppy under Win 7 beta with this card

I'm trying to find a use of that GPU here other than extra heat and less battery life
I would say a GPU like this is useful for a netbook with a resolution of 1360x768 not low 1024x600

[pretol Posted May 22nd 2009 5:50AM]

atom and radeon 3450 will easily pull off some simple gaming duty. Yes you might have to turn down the specs a little on the latest.

But you'll be playing counterstrike:source @ bazzilion frames per second.

And I don't see what resolution you run has to do with this, it'll run 1024x600 just as well (in fact, even better) as 1360x768 (1280x720 would have been a better resolution to quote). Although, netbooks desperately need better screens, but that's unrelated to what vidcard you're running.

[kineticarl Posted May 22nd 2009 8:56PM]

No, Aero in Win7 will not at all be choppy with this card, seeing as it performs perfectly well on netbooks with GMA graphics. Things get a little choppy with full screen video on hulu or netflix though. I wouldn't say no to a little extra horsepower for that. And if it could game at low settings, all the better for a short diversion on the go.

[(Unverified) Posted May 23rd 2009 4:45PM]

Wikipedia:

"The GMA 950 shares the same architectural weakness as the GMA 900: no hardware geometry processing. Neither basic (DX7) hardware transform and lighting,[2] nor more advanced vertex shaders (DX8 and later) are handled in the GMA hardware."

The above is the standard GPU for netbooks these days. It should be obvious why this new offering is a very good thing. It's not about resolution--it's about "hardware geometry processing...transform and lighting."

[apairofdocs Posted May 22nd 2009 6:17AM]

Really, how hard is it to get a semi-decent video card in a laptop that doesn't look like crap? If any netbook company actually wants to take the lead they don't need to introduce a crap load of netbooks, but just one good one. That's how Acer did so well with the one and that is why they are still a fairly impressive competitor.

Recipe to win the netbook war: Netbook 1: A 10 inch screen that is thin, light, good keyboard, cheap ($350?) and has good style without any amazing specs other than battery life. Netbook 2: A 12 inch (Or 10, or whatever you can fit a 720p screen in) with a 720p screen with ion or some other dedicated graphics, HDMI, options for solid state or not, long battery life, good keyboard, good looks and preferably costs about $100 dollars more than netbook 1. (For a total of $450?)

Work that miracle and you will be the most popular manufacturer.

[diamondsw Posted May 22nd 2009 10:54AM]

Meh, you can already pretty much do the 12" option - but that's getting too large to be a netbook for most people (including Microsoft, who won't sell XP for a laptop with a screen beyond 10.1 inches).

However, higher resolution screens, real GPU's, and someday a dual-core Atom would all be quite welcome, as long as battery life and price don't suffer significantly.

[(Unverified) Posted May 22nd 2009 7:21AM]

well, Moblity Radeon HD 3450 can decode blu-ray in hardware, so ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Video_Decoder
and play games like half-life 2 at around ~40fps

intel 940 graphics dont stand a chance in hell on decoding blu-ray :P or playing games at ~40fps

@major4play
Flash = CPU
Silverlight = CPU
MKV x264 (with CoreAVC) = CPU
MKV x264 @ Level 4.1 = DXVA using GPU
Blu-Ray Disc = DXVA using GPU

CUDA enabled CoreAVC is just disguised DXVA

DXVA = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX_Video_Acceleration

[(Unverified) Posted May 22nd 2009 11:07AM]

This EEE is 100% hackintosh compatible, checked myself. 3450 works!

[JoePalma Posted May 22nd 2009 11:35AM]

Did you check mobility hd3450? Last i checked (about 2 weeks ago) the mobility chipsets weren't working yet.

[(Unverified) Posted May 22nd 2009 12:25PM]

whoops, I guess your right. Whatever, there is a nvidia netbook that is already out.

[(Unverified) Posted May 22nd 2009 4:58PM]

Good news for someone like me, waiting for a netbook that can play back HD content more flawlessly, but I would have to see how this affects battery life, and I imagine the answer to that would be "significantly." Also, the Atom processor, itself, is the underlying problem with most netbooks, for those looking to use the modern internet with all of its flash based, cpu intensive content.