same as 1001p-pu17? Other than the outer finish (glossy vs. texturized), keboard style ("chiclet" vs. standard), and screen (color-shine vs. matte), is this netbook any different than the Asus 1001P-PU17 (available for pre-order but not yet released)? Both models seems to share same price, same battery life, same processor, same memory, etc. same as 1001p-pu17? Other than the outer finish (glossy vs. texturized), keboard style ("chiclet" vs. standard), and screen (color-shine vs. matte), is this netbook any different than the... » Read More same as 1001p-pu17? Other than the outer finish (glossy vs. texturized), keboard style ("chiclet" vs. standard), and screen (color-shine vs. matte), is this netbook any different than the Asus 1001P-PU17 (available for pre-order but not yet released)? Both models seems to share same price, same battery life, same processor, same memory, etc. « Show Less
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AJB, you are correct that they are not the same, they are indeed quite different. You hit on almost all of the differences, here are the other two:- the 1005PE-MU17 has 802.11 b/g/n whereas the 1001P-PU17 has 802.11 b/g- the 1001P-PU17 has Bluetooth and the 1005PE-MU17 does not
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What would I need bluetooth for? I just ordered the PE and I hope I ordered the right model! there are so many!
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Asus EEE PC 1005HA-V. there are a few versions of the 1005HA. the V is matte. best Danny
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b640 is exclusive to bestbuy. there isnt a chin on the b640 and it also has charcoal-greyish touch of color instead of the red. also, the b640 has an ultraclear screen while the b630 has a semi-matte screen. matte is better for high amounts of light in a room while i think ultraclear provides better color and contrast. some think ultraclear has too much glare, others disagree so it really depends on you.
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Rich, Thanks for the reply. Let me know what you see popping onto the market. Only 3 cells on this one, I wonder why. Good enough for me tho. This one is more full featured than those other little ones. They are too limited and small. This one has a good price. I know, for a little more I could get a regular laptop. I just like the toy feeling of it. And it doesn't take a lot of power to stay on for hours. Shipping is 3 to 5 weeks! So there's time to cancel if another one looks good. Nice to have a little thread here to check while I wait. Thanks.
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i have a 17 inch Macbook Pro(think its the 2nd most recent generation) & a new 15.4 inch Macbook Pro. (i dont need both so my neice gets the older one for school). I love them both! The main difference (to me at least) is the new one has a much brighter crisper display. A problem tho is a little reflection from the illuminated keyboard on the glossy screen. Not a dealbreak but annoying. Still not sure if i prefer the new b/w design or the old all silver. Well thats personal taste of course. Oh & the keyboard is softer(thats good!) to the touch onthe newer one. I think youll be happy with either&(as Macs are so pricey) maybe go with the older if you get a good deal! hope this helps, jon i have a 17 inch Macbook Pro(think its the 2nd most recent generation) & a new 15.4 inch Macbook Pro. (i dont need both so my neice gets the older one for school). I love them both! The main difference (to me at least) is the new one has a much brighter crisper display. A problem tho is a little reflection from the illuminated keyboard on the glossy screen. Not a dealbreak but annoying. Still not sure if i prefer the new b/w design or the old all silver. Well thats personal taste of course. Oh & the keyboard is softer(thats good!) to the touch onthe newer one. I think youll be happy with... » Read More i have a 17 inch Macbook Pro(think its the 2nd most recent generation) & a new 15.4 inch Macbook Pro. (i dont need both so my neice gets the older one for school). I love them both! The main difference (to me at least) is the new one has a much brighter crisper display. A problem tho is a little reflection from the illuminated keyboard on the glossy screen. Not a dealbreak but annoying. Still not sure if i prefer the new b/w design or the old all silver. Well thats personal taste of course. Oh & the keyboard is softer(thats good!) to the touch onthe newer one. I think youll be happy with either&(as Macs are so pricey) maybe go with the older if you get a good deal! hope this helps, jon « Show Less
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I think ASUS just added some changes to their 900....The new 16gb SSD is also showning up on Newegg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220362), ExcaliberPC (http://www.excaliberpc.com/587715/asus-eee-pc-900-16g.html). It's interesting to see that newegg has it in stock while amazon and excaliberpc have it on pre-order.So I think the 16GB is correct. As for Amazon listing this 900 with the new Atom chipset, it may be incorrect as other sites only list it as "Intel Processor".
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I did my homework and these were the two I came down to as well. Honestly, I think you'll be pleased with either. I haven't had the Asus in hand; I went with the Toshiba, as that's where my heart kept going back to. They're very close, feature/spec-wise. (I trust you're not expecting 720p+ video, because that does not play well on most netbooks.) Asus should have longer battery life, and it has built-in bluetooth. (Bluetooth USB adapter runs $20-25 otherwise.) The Toshiba is downright beautiful, and its texture won't pick up fingerprints. I don't know what the Asus screen is like; the Toshiba screen is excellent. I can vouch for Toshiba's multi-taskability, though I don't doubt Asus' capability at the same. I really think they'll both be loveable; what does your heart say?
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We bought one today 1/23/2011 at Fry's Electronics in Oxnard, CAI've had no experience with netbooks so can't compare. However it is equipped sufficiently to fill our needs. We mostly wanted a decent webcam for Skype video calls. It has a 1.3Mp which looks great. The keys are flat so it will take some time to get used to it. The mouse pad works well and even though the mouse buttons are one big button it isn't bad, besides we bought a wireless mouse so we don't care about the pad too much. The screen is very bright, and the volume could be better. It seems like a nice computer. The top is a fingerprint magnet; I wonder why PC manufacturers insist on a shiny surface? We bought one today 1/23/2011 at Fry's Electronics in Oxnard, CAI've had no experience with netbooks so can't compare. However it is equipped sufficiently to fill our needs. We mostly wanted a decent webcam for Skype video calls. It has a 1.3Mp which looks great. The keys are flat so it will take some time to get used to it. The mouse pad works well and even though the mouse buttons are one big button it isn't bad, besides we bought a wireless mouse so we don't care about the pad too much. The screen is very bright, and the volume could be better. It seems like a nice computer.... » Read More We bought one today 1/23/2011 at Fry's Electronics in Oxnard, CAI've had no experience with netbooks so can't compare. However it is equipped sufficiently to fill our needs. We mostly wanted a decent webcam for Skype video calls. It has a 1.3Mp which looks great. The keys are flat so it will take some time to get used to it. The mouse pad works well and even though the mouse buttons are one big button it isn't bad, besides we bought a wireless mouse so we don't care about the pad too much. The screen is very bright, and the volume could be better. It seems like a nice computer. The top is a fingerprint magnet; I wonder why PC manufacturers insist on a shiny surface? « Show Less
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Thanks! I appreciate the information. I'll probably buy the U100 (aren't lower numbers usually cheaper?), or maybe the Acer equivalent or even the Asus, though that seems to be a bit heavier. (I'd welcome opinions on the relative merits of these computers.)
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Sounds like the HE is the one to get. Have any of you had any experience taking one to Europe? If so, were there any issues I should know about? I'll be going to France in May and would like to take this netbook with me.Thanks.
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I was going to buy a prime in January, but then started reading about all the problems with WiFi and GPS. Figured I'd wait for the 700, and meanwhile checked out all the competition. I still have an ASUS 1000HE netbook that has been flawless for five years so really wanted to try ASUS again. When the 300 showed up months ahead of the 700 I figured why not? I've had mine less than a week but I'm delighted with it and glad I didn't wait. I can't see how any of the functionality promised by the 700 (or the Prime, for that matter) would make any difference in how I use the 300. It does everything I need and does it well (so far). I was going to buy a prime in January, but then started reading about all the problems with WiFi and GPS. Figured I'd wait for the 700, and meanwhile checked out all the competition. I still have an ASUS 1000HE netbook that has been flawless for five years so really wanted to try ASUS again. When the 300 showed up months ahead of the 700 I figured why not? I've had mine less than a week but I'm delighted with it and glad I didn't wait. I can't see how any of the functionality promised by the 700 (or the Prime, for that matter) would make any difference in how I use the 300. It does... » Read More I was going to buy a prime in January, but then started reading about all the problems with WiFi and GPS. Figured I'd wait for the 700, and meanwhile checked out all the competition. I still have an ASUS 1000HE netbook that has been flawless for five years so really wanted to try ASUS again. When the 300 showed up months ahead of the 700 I figured why not? I've had mine less than a week but I'm delighted with it and glad I didn't wait. I can't see how any of the functionality promised by the 700 (or the Prime, for that matter) would make any difference in how I use the 300. It does everything I need and does it well (so far). « Show Less
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I have no idea. I bought one and it never worked. Sent it back and received another one. It lasted two weeks and it stopped working. I slammed it against a wall and went out and bought my granddaughter an ASUS netbook and she loves it.
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I have the same question. From everything I have read it is basically the same thing except for the red line on the N110 and possibly the screen is more glossy then the NC10 SE. Hope it's the same :) I'm getting my SE tomorrow!
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There appears to be conflicting opinions as to whether 2Gigs of memory will improve performance with this netbook. I was just about ready to order the upgrade until reading these comments.Has anyone here upgraded and if so can you say for sure that it has sped things up at all? I actually just called Acer tech support and was told that the Acer Aspire One A0532h-2588, cannot be upgraded to 2GB. So I don't know what to believe now.
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the samsung nc-20 is glossy unfortunately. i dont know why the glossy screen is the majority of netbooks? how stupid can companies be. these are for TRAVELING!! Not only glare is a problem but privacy as well. i dont need the person next to me on a plane watching everything i do.
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The US and CA models of the 1005pe mu17 only come with the white asus that has the black lcd frame. The models you see on youtube were from countries other than the United States and Canada, and their model contains the white lcd screen. I bought the white asus 1005pe myself and I own the black lcd screen. To be honest, /i like this design. it's a great contrast to the glossy white and the outside is all white just like the models you saw in youtube.
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Since you have a fundamental question, I think you will likely want to stick with your Netbook: it's cheap and it has exactly what you already have. Sure, it may not be powerful or particularly capable, but if it gets the job done, you're all set.If you really love those classic PC products, no tablet from any manufacturer is going to give you the same classic experience with a Tablet - as Tablets are fundamentally different than a PC. A tablet is a fundamentally different computing platform, and even Microsoft's own tablets are simply "different", which will lead to compatibility issues. You want a Windows XP machine running Office 2003 - or something very similar. Since you have a fundamental question, I think you will likely want to stick with your Netbook: it's cheap and it has exactly what you already have. Sure, it may not be powerful or particularly capable, but if it gets the job done, you're all set.If you really love those classic PC products, no tablet from any manufacturer is going to give you the same classic experience with a Tablet - as Tablets are fundamentally different than a PC. A tablet is a fundamentally different computing platform, and even Microsoft's own tablets are simply "different", which will lead to... » Read More Since you have a fundamental question, I think you will likely want to stick with your Netbook: it's cheap and it has exactly what you already have. Sure, it may not be powerful or particularly capable, but if it gets the job done, you're all set.If you really love those classic PC products, no tablet from any manufacturer is going to give you the same classic experience with a Tablet - as Tablets are fundamentally different than a PC. A tablet is a fundamentally different computing platform, and even Microsoft's own tablets are simply "different", which will lead to compatibility issues. You want a Windows XP machine running Office 2003 - or something very similar. « Show Less