Love this laptop. Serves its purpose.
594954
This laptop is very convenient and does what it has to do. It looks and feels classy and work grade. I use it for school, work, and home, but mostly school and work. No flaws from a technical standpoint. It works just like its price range is going for.

BUT! There are a couple severe flaws, and this is where it really hits the fan. The trackpad is GOD AWFUL. It registers presses so poorly that half the time will be spent fidgeting around trying move the cursor. It is not smooth at all, and most of the time it will stop dead in its tracks even if you continue moving your finger. This is because the trackpad is somehow registering two or more presses. I can prove this because it will show arrows indicating you are either scrolling or zooming on a page. I have had cheaper laptops with better trackpads, and trust me, this is nowhere near what I have experienced. For me, its not very convenient carrying around a mouse as I rather prefer using the trackpad more.

Another thing to talk about is how it sleeps. You would assume that once you close the display the probook goes into hibernation, which it does ... half the time. When it doesn't, it only turns off the display but keeps the computer on. There will be times I stuff my fully charged probook in my case, and come back to it several hours later burning so hot I could cook an egg on it, not to mention with a near dead battery. I fear that the battery will be short lived and so will my probook.

And on a side note, upgrade the RAM. 4 gbs is just not enough. Fingerprint scanner works but is not very efficient half the time. How this probook is $750 on Amazon is beyond me. You can find it at any retail store for around half the price.

Final verdict: Good laptop, but expect flaws and buy it somewhere else.
3619723
I so love this laptop. My laptop is busy, between work and kids homework. I actually get to have time for netflix on it too. The screen is fantastic and although it took some getting used to, I am fine with windows 8.1. This laptop came with 8, however through the windows site, upgrade to 8.1 was free.  I don't have one down side to this laptop, after a busy month of usage so far!
1577005
Purchased via Amazon presale and it was a great buy for the specs. It is not the most powerful laptop, but for checking emails, browsing the internet and occasional videos, this laptop has more than enough horsepower for the average user. In addition, this laptop is slim and light for easy transport if you plan to travel with it.
398024
This laptop is a dream.  It is super light-weight, and thin, and a good value for this price point.  Shut-down and boot-up take 1-3 seconds and graphics on the screen are bright and crisp.  Keyboard is good and responsive.  Laptop is silent, no sound at all .  Multiple internet tabs are not a problem.  I use it to surf the web and for home admin work, and it works great for that.  I researched a lot of laptops and was looking for very low weight, portability, decent computing power and low price.  This laptop meets my requirements and I am happy that I purchased it.

Drawbacks are that it shows fingerprints and sometimes heats up after long usage (3-4 hrs).  It comes pre-installed with Windows 8, which as mentioned boots, very quickly.  I have found that one update seemed to freeze the machine on boot-up.  After downloading the update, boot-up would show "Configuring Windows features, 100% complete" and continue showing this for 30+ minutes.  I used the link below to solve the problem, which seemed to appear on a lot of Asus Windows 8 laptops.  The update that seemed to cause the problem  was "Security Update for Windows 8 for x64-based".  I solved the problem by doing multiple hard reboots of the laptop.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-system/asus-transformer-t100t-tabletlaptop-stuck-on/2a099e22-4edf-42fd-bfab-375161b6bd73

Someone earlier commented that the delete and power buttons are close to each other and sometimes lead to the user turning off the laptop by accident.  I have noticed this key placement too, but so far it has not been a problem.

All-in-all, I recommend this laptop.  If the laptop didn't show fingerprints, heat up, and didn't have that windows update glitch I would rate a 5.
1533096
This laptop is not a powerhouse, nor was it designed to be. The default installation of Windows 8 (later upgraded to 8.1) is horrible, with all of the associated cr*pware bloat that is installed by default. Performing a fresh installation of Windows 7 (allowed by the Windows 8 license) completely changed my mind on this system - by far more stable and easier to use!

(With Windows 7): Boots relatively fast, stable networking and average hard disk speed, it get's the job done when heavy lifting is not required. You're not going to produce a full-length feature film on it by any means, but it gets the job more than done for most tasks. It is confusing to see the people complaining about it not being an Intel i7 64gb RAM SSD powerhouse but that's not what it was meant to be in the first place - get an AlienWare laptop for serious gaming or heavy use!

This is a Basic Laptop with an excellent screen, chicklet-style keyboard (with full numeric pad on the side, a big +) and will serve it's purpose as a mobile workstation or streaming video laptop. With Win 7 I would rate it as perfectly acceptable for a moderate user or a college student, plus the price is right.

Only downsides I can see for this price point is the somewhat plasticky feel of the case (some sharp edges around the screen) and the lack of a Hard Disk Drive activity indicator, other than that, serves it's role perfectly in my daily use.
2864725
Its a laptop to do the basics. Not for heavy work and downloading. As long as you keep that in mind, it's a great buy. Wish it had a tad more memory though.
3023752
This laptop has remained fast and very useful over the past two years of use. I've had some issues with stability but I think it may be due to the RAM I installed upon first buying it.

It is a workhorse and I use it for 6-10 hours a day for everything from business to entertainment.
152637
I've had this netbook for close to a year now and I have not been disappointed. I primarily use my ASUS for browsing the internet, watching movies and managing my library of music, photos and eBooks. For people looking to play graphic-intense PC games, edit digital video and audio or cannot live without a built-in optical drive: this is not the computer for you. The 1008ha-PU17 has a 1.66 GHz processor and 2GB RAM, so while it isn't the fastest machine out there, it still wins in terms of being super lightweight with an aesthetically pleasing design and the functionality to keep the average laptop user entertained.

Battery life is excellent. I previously had a Toshiba Satellite which I could only use for about 2 hours before I needed to plug in the adapter to recharge it. The ASUS does not have this problem as I was able to browse the internet (via my Wi-Fi connection) and watch an entire movie while only burning through a couple hours with at least 3 more to spare. I'd say it has at least 6 hours total of use on the "Balanced" power setting.

There are only a few things I was not pleased with in regards to this netbook. The screen is super glossy making it nearly impossible to use outside on a very sunny day. Also, the speakers are not some of the best even compared to other laptops. At times, I had to turn the volume up to the very maximum just to hear things comfortably. I purchased this particular netbook in white, which looks fantastic, but if you aren't careful it will get scuffed easily.

All in all, no real complaints. I love the 1008HA for all my day to day computer needs. It weighs next to nothing so I take it everywhere. For the price and the functionality, I'd say this netbook is one of the best.
4857862
Honestly it's a decent laptop for its price. It's a simple laptop, mine didn't come with much bloatware and it actually performs decent. I do recommend if your trying to replace a broken laptop. Coming from a i7, 8gb ram, back-lit keyboard laptop it's a step down but it does what I need it to do. Don't get much stuttering from it. This will be my laptop till I upgrade.
2482954
EXCELLENY BUY. tHIS LAPTOP SHOULD MEET eVERBODY'S NEEDS.
1571975
This is probably the best laptop purchase I have ever made, and I've owned five laptops prior to this one. Here are some things I absolutely love about this machine

* It has an extended keyboard. I'm not sure why it took years before laptop manufactures discovered that wider screens mean that there is now room for the number pad.

* Easily upgraded! There is a panel underneath where you can access the hard drive and memory. So if you want to swap the hard drive out for an SSD, then no problem! One of the first things I did was max out the RAM when I got it. It's a cheap upgrade and really adds a ton of performance.

* Good battery life. I'm not saying excellent or spectacular.. but good. The battery will last about 3-4 hours depending on what you're doing. My previous laptop's battery would only last about one hour when it was new, so this is something I really like

* I don't play a ton of computer games, but there are occasions when a friend will have me over to play some. The graphics accelerator on this laptop is nice. It could certainly be used as a gaming laptop.

* The machine is very quiet, cool and thin. It certainly doesn't feel like you've got a monster on your lap.

* built in webcam and mic, for video conferencing.

* The processor is fast (it's a quad core). It's advertised to run at 1.4GHz, but I've read that this particular CPU jumps to 2.3GHz for some processing operations. I'm not entirely sure if it does that or not on this particular machine, but it certainly feels fast enough that it might.

A few of the cons (note none of these are major, and I'm still giving this laptop 5 stars!)

* The display quality is mediocre. Though the brightness is good.

* The skin of the laptop is a glossy plastic that accumulates smudges in the worst way.

* If you're used to hitting the spacebar key with your right thumb, sometimes the angle is a little weird, just because the home keys are off-center to make room for the number pad. It's something to get used to.

When I bought this machine Amazon had it on sale for $425. I was floored that I got all of this at that price! Competing laptops are still in the $800 range. I had this laptop within 18 hours of when I ordered it. I'm incredibly pleased with this purchase!
3635055
I really like this laptop, is not that fancy and power but has the necessary to have a great experience, watching videos surfing the web and even doing a little of coding.
340495
The laptop has worked beautifully so far. I changed the hard drive for an ssd and it has met all my expectations. The display is a little bit dim during the day but you need to be out in the open to really notice it.

the keyboard has a very nice feeling to it, I really like it.

It is not as fast as I expected it to be but has worked well within the limits.

The only problem it has shown concerns the display driver, which has given me trouble and I have not yet been able to fix it. The screen suddenly and unadvertenly goes black for a few seconds until a window appears telling me that the display adapter stopped functioning but that it got reinstated.

The power button is not very well placed and it is too sensible, many times I have gone into hybernation mode because when I grab the computer from the side, as I try to put it into tablet mode, I press the button accidentally.

Battery life is better than I expected. It can go for several hours without needing charge (is it because it is new??? maybe)
2648823
I have no complaints about this laptop. It was an amazing price and the computer meets all of my needs. Plus it looks expensive and it's not;)
390341
This laptop is at a great price regarding of its configuration. It is an ideal machine for both productive computing and entertainment. I like the design of chiclet-style keyboard with 10-keys pad since it allows the me to type and input the number more easily and quickly. The 500 GB hard drive is enough space for me also. The screen is bright and clear. I am a basic user so I really like this laptop, which basically meets all my need at a cheap price and relatively good quality.
129983
This laptop is exactly what I was looking for. It's perfectly capable of doing everything I'd want from a laptop such as browsing the web and using microsoft word. The battery is pretty good with it lasting between 6 and 8 hours depending on what I'm doing. The biggest issue I find myself facing is the storage space. For a computer 32gb isn't much and after updates you'll only have about 18 left. I highly recommend utilizing the micro sd card slot to expand your storage. On the subject of specs this will not handle very many games. With only 2gb of RAM and 1.33ghz processor with integrated graphics it's fine with stuff like candy crush or some of the other mobile game ports on the windows store, but that's about it. That aside, this is an excellent computer for the price.
909269
Fantastic laptop. Works just as I would expect it to. I use it on an everyday basis just about and have not encountered any issues. I enjoy the features and its light weight. Very grateful that this particular laptop doesn't have the extra weight of a removable battery. I absolutely enjoy this laptop and would most certainly recommend this to others.