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A red Asus Eee PC 1002HAE video hands-on? You got it
Have your eyes set on a rouge Asus Eee PC 1002HAE? The gang at Portable Monkey got their hands on one straight from Japan. Turns out, it's exactly as you expected -- same setup and specs as the 1002HA with a slightly lighter shell and chiclet keyboard, both of which are welcome additions here. If red netbooks are your bag, boy have we got just the video for you after the break.
ASUS' Eee PC 1002HAE: a faster 1002HA dressed in Eluminum
When you think Eee PC, or netbooks in general, the usual image that comes to mind is thick slab of white plastic. That's certainly true of the Eee PC 1002HA. However, drop the letter "E" into the model number and you've got ASUS' new Eee PC 1002HAE dressed in a swank aluminum skin and 1.6GHz N280 processor within. While the rest of the specs remain unchanged -- 802.11b/g/n, 1GB of memory and 160GB disk, 1.3 megapixel webcam, memory card slot, 3.8-hour Li-Polymer battery, and 10-inch 1,024 x 600 pixel LED backlit display -- the new shell drops the weight from 1.45kg to 1.2kg for a savings of about half a pound. At the moment, this model is either Japanese-only or at least a Japanese-first (unusual for ASUS) with a May 16th launch for the tax inclusive price of ¥49,800 (about $506).[Via Engadget Japanese]
