1000HA vs 1000HE Thanks for your ideas - appreciate your help and contributions.Decided to buy Asus netbook - being on a budget I would like to know if and why I should purchase HE versus HA model?Plan on using basics - internet, word processing, small spreadsheets, Picassa for photo editing, and Windows Movie Maker. I will be using a wireless mouse.With these apps. do I need the 2gb of ram upgrade?I would like to watch movies ocassionally if I can figure out how without a DVD player - I am reading those threads - seems complicated. I am only basic computer user. 1000HA vs 1000HE Thanks for your ideas - appreciate your help and contributions.Decided to buy Asus netbook - being on a budget I would like to know if and why I should purchase HE versus HA... » Read More 1000HA vs 1000HE Thanks for your ideas - appreciate your help and contributions.Decided to buy Asus netbook - being on a budget I would like to know if and why I should purchase HE versus HA model?Plan on using basics - internet, word processing, small spreadsheets, Picassa for photo editing, and Windows Movie Maker. I will be using a wireless mouse.With these apps. do I need the 2gb of ram upgrade?I would like to watch movies ocassionally if I can figure out how without a DVD player - I am reading those threads - seems complicated. I am only basic computer user. « Show Less
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Thanks so much Gadget -very helpful comments. I did not realize the keyboard was different in the HE model and had heard some negative about the HA keyboard. I hadn't given the Bluetooth any consideration so that was good to know.I went ahead and purchased the HE this afternoon - bottom line, you were exactly such little difference in price no need not to get the new model. Not to mention the increased battery life is very good.Anxiously awaiting my new 1000HE.Best Regards - EvelynPS - these Amazon forums sure are helpful. Nice service.
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I'd be wary of the 'chiclet' keyboard on the HE. I have never used a chiclet keyboard that I preferred over a conventional individually sprung keyboard. Though I havent used the keyboard on the HE.
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The Bluetooth really put this over the edge for me. I love my Bluetooth Mouse, and not having a wireless USB dongle for a wireless mouse is great, especially with such a small laptop.
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Can anyone please recommend a wireless mouse to use with the HE model? Thank you for the help
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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'm curious to know the difference between these two models in terms of Internet access. Is the HE wi-fi only or does it have the same wireless cabability of a cell phone meaning anywhere there is a cell tower, there should be available access? If the HE is wi-fi only, wouldn't it be better to have the HA knowing that Internet access availability would be greater? Please advise. Thanks.
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I just received my Netbook and I am not really a "computer whiz", so I'm not sure what all the talk is about the rebate or DVD drive. What do I need to do to take advantage of the offer? Also, does upgrading to 2gb have anything to do with the speed of the computer or just additional memory?
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No one appreciates forward thinking more than I do, but consider that this model already sports a dual-core processor. It also has nearly 4 Gb of RAM (enough for one of the two 64-bit cores) and a relatively small screen. My point is this: for $300.00 it is an outstanding value. I use my quad-core machine with 16 Gb (RAM) desktop to do the heavy processing in my life - this machine is perfect for the periphery work that I do whenever I'm not at home. Can the processor be upgraded? Perhaps - but with much difficulty. And yes it is soldered in but that isn't the main issue here. Quad core, Hex core, and everything on up would require a RAM upgrade to utilize those processors effectively - otherwise one may be throwing $$$s and time out of the window when it may be more cost and time efficient to simply buy a more powerful netbook, laptop, etc. with the power-user features already baked in. I hope this helps.
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Curious. Why wouldn't you be looking at the ASUS Eee 1000HA? Its battery life is virtually identical to the Samsung and is available on Amazon for $399. ASUS is a very big name in both laptops and netbooks.
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I tried the HS 20 not once, but twice -- because I thought the first had to be a bad copy. It wasn't. Both provided a nightmarish experience, leaving me with the feeling that anything would be better than the HS20. In that context, I'd opt for the 7000. But in the broader, more realistic context of the year 2014, you should rule out both the 10-year-old 7000 AND the HS20. Immediately, and irreversibly. Even if they cost you nothing, you'd still be wasting time, energy, and precious moments.
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Ok, thanks for all these infos, but I know nothing much about computers except to use them, so I bought a msi u120 because I need to use it for personal office work and web browsing as well as msn chat. I'd also like to install a genealogy program on it. Can anyone tell me if its power will be enough for that. Don't laugh, but I'm pretty lost and I didn't even receive the beast yet. probably sometimes next week. so any advice before I start it and its capacities will be welcome. Don't laugh again, it's the first time in years that I buy myself a computer and my first laptop too.
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I'm a med student myself, actually already an MD here in my country, but plan in taking my step 1 this june... anyways, I have to recomend ASUS, the laptop has 5 stars build quality as well as performance! I actually bought the ASUS UL80vt, and fits perfectly to my lifestyle, and just so you know, that 12 hr battery thing is for real!!! you should get the ul80vt instead, its quite faster and better at multitasking than the ul30A-x5 since it has turboboos technology, also the screen is 14.1 and comes with DVD drive, which you may not use as much, but I prefer to have it than not.... BTW, go with the Silver model, it looks nicer!!! happy shopping!, let me know what you went for! I'm a med student myself, actually already an MD here in my country, but plan in taking my step 1 this june... anyways, I have to recomend ASUS, the laptop has 5 stars build quality as well as performance! I actually bought the ASUS UL80vt, and fits perfectly to my lifestyle, and just so you know, that 12 hr battery thing is for real!!! you should get the ul80vt instead, its quite faster and better at multitasking than the ul30A-x5 since it has turboboos technology, also the screen is 14.1 and comes with DVD drive, which you may not use as much, but I prefer to have it than not.... BTW, go... » Read More I'm a med student myself, actually already an MD here in my country, but plan in taking my step 1 this june... anyways, I have to recomend ASUS, the laptop has 5 stars build quality as well as performance! I actually bought the ASUS UL80vt, and fits perfectly to my lifestyle, and just so you know, that 12 hr battery thing is for real!!! you should get the ul80vt instead, its quite faster and better at multitasking than the ul30A-x5 since it has turboboos technology, also the screen is 14.1 and comes with DVD drive, which you may not use as much, but I prefer to have it than not.... BTW, go with the Silver model, it looks nicer!!! happy shopping!, let me know what you went for! « Show Less
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I looked this up on Tiger Direct. Tiger says this netbook supports only 1GB of RAM, which, according to them is what the unit ships with. You should probably check the specs on Acer's web site also, since I see that another responder says that it supports 2GB.
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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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For those of you interested in the successor model, the Acer Aspire One AO756 with Celeron processor has the same slide-forward, easy-off bottom panel for acces to RAM and hard drive for easy RAM upgrade and HD to SSD conversion. I just purchased the 2gb RAM, 320FB HD edition for $279 from Best Buy and added a second 2gb RAM module - lo and behold I discovered the mobo has 2 RAM slots! Didn't try going beyond 4 Gb though
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I've owned the 500GB model since August. I bought it as a travel machine, but it has become my main machine. Have had no troubles. I also have a Lenovo 15". The Asus screen is so great; the size so compact, the RAID0 fast start so responsive, is it is what I am on almost all the time. Looking for improvements -- I would like 16GB of memory for big files and a 10 keypad for numeric entry. I'm happy with this -- but watching for Asus to add those feature and I will buy Asus again. My first Asus laptop, but by comparison HP and Lenovo are appliances.
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Good Morning, As I am not framilar with the ASUS netbook, I do not know what type memory modules are used The manual should be available should be available on-line and will tell you which type of memory modules are used. Sorry could not be more helpful. Andy
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Thanks for your reply. I think I'll spend the extra $ for the larger hard drive (and better warrenty even though Asus had the best reliability rating of most other laptops so probably won't need it). I am replacing my ancient Toshiba Satellite and think the Asus is a better value.
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Rember that this netbook has only 2 gb ram max. I upgraded my ram and I can stream video but this is also dependent on the speed of the ethernet or wifi hardware in the computer. I have recently upgraded my netbook with a 500 gb SSD drive, although this does not affect streaming and I love this comptuer. My favorite reasons for loving this machine is it's reliability, portability and long battery life.
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Anyone have ideas? I'm looking at either the newer 810 or last year's 1000 as well. Specs looks similar.Thanks.
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I bought NB505-N508BL 7 days back. Nice Piece! If you just want to surf internet, check emails, watch movie and listen to music there is no need to upgrade the memory. For better performance one can upgrade the memory to 2gig (DDR3 for new models and DDR2 for older ones). I upgraded to windows 7 pro and 2 gigs memory. My netbook works as good as a laptop. Note: Please don't order memory before you start using the machine, 1 GB DDR3 should be sufficient for basic users.
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I intend to purchase the ASUS 1000HE, and I want to upgrade to a 2GB memory module. The Crucial module that Amazon pairs with the ASUS 1000HE is 667 Mhz (CT25664AC667). I have seen discussions which argue in favor of the 800 Mhz. Will someone advise me on this. And if you recommend the 800Mhz, will you also tell me which Crucial that would be. And I thank you very much.