wth is everybody talking about "no performance improvements"? even the next post, although the benches there show a 15% cpu and 50% gpu improvement in comparison to a n280 diamondville plattform.
also ion isnt gonna cut it either. yes, the gfx is (far) better than all of intels igps, but as you can see with the ion-eee 1201, price and especially runtime just arent right. in this case a thin and light a la timeline often is the better choice
nice review, im astonished how fast you got a test unit!
though i cant share your love for the touchpad. my gf ha a 1005hah and ive always got problems "finding" it blindly. especially because the scroll-area is on the right edge. but also when draggin and dropping you can easily get over the borders without noticing.
the chiclet-keyboard is an improvement for me, i find them quite comfy and think they are lookong better, too.
as for your statement, that the gfx-power hasnt improved much, i have to ask you: isnt a 50+% improvement (according to your benchmarks: 157 vs 102) quite good for a plattform which even uses 20% less power? agreed, i dont think you will notice the 15% better cpu speed, but 50% gfx-improvement should be kinda notable.
also, i cant understand why youtube hd is choppy with this machine, at least at my gfs 1005hah its quite a breeze, even fullscreen.
im also quite happy they ditched the childish eee-logo.
as for the battery, i reaaly dig the direction where netbooks, ans asus especially, are heading. the 1005hah has 10,5h stated battery life which is a realistic number under light wireless browsing with dimmed screen. so the 1005pe's 14h should really last half an eternity.
this aint bad, although im not a big fan of win7starter. my gf has a 1005hah wich lasts up to 10+ hours. this one has faster gfx (3150>950) and even better runtime -> great! hopefully the price isnt that much over the 300-mark
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