ASUS Eee PC 900HA 8.9-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel ATOM N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home) Black | 
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| Brand: Asus
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $329.99
Buy New: $319.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 3
Color: Shiny Black
Media: Personal Computers
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.6
CPU Type: Intel Atom
Processors: 1
System Memory: 1000
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 160
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Modem: None
Display Size: 8.9
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.7 x 0.8
nv:Condition: New
Startup Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP
Platform: Netbook
PS/2 Mouse Connectors: N/A
PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: N/A
Serial Communication Ports: N/A
Parallel Ports: N/A
USB Ports: 3
FireWire Ports: N/A
Fast Infrared Ports (FIR): N/A
LAN Ports: 1
Modem Ports: N/A
Audio Out Jacks: 1
Line In Jacks: N/A
Microphone Jacks: 1
VGA Ports: 1
S-Video Connectors: N/A
DVI Video: N/A
Port Replicator/Connector: N/A
Processor Brand: Intel
Processor Class: AtomTM processor N270
MPN: EPC900HA-BLK006X
Model: EPC900HA-BLK006X
UPC: 884840342342
EAN: 0884840342342
ASIN: B001GIPSAM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | XP-Preloaded with 160G large HDD. | | • | ASUS Super Hybrid Engine and 4 cell high density battery pack allow for longer battery lifespan. Super Hybrid Engine offers a choice of performance and power consumption modes for easy adjustments according to various needs. | | • | High Speed Connectivity Anywhere with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g. | | • | Exclusive 10GB Eee Storage with easy accessibility anywhere online. | | • | Free 1 YR Warranty (6 month for battery, 30 day ZBD Guaranteed) |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The new Eee PC 900HA offers you more options for your mobile computing needs, providing the power of a full-sized laptop--with the latest Intel mobile processor and a 160 GB hard drive--in a compact body with an 8.9-inch screen. Designed specifically for mobile devices, the 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor uses a brand new design structure new hafnium-infused circuitry--which reduces electrical current leakage in transistors--to conserve energy, giving you more time away from the wall outlet. Coupled with the ASUS exclusive Super Hybrid Engine, you'll also enjoy up to 5 hours of battery life with this Windows-powered laptop. 
The Asus Eee PC 900's 8.9-inch screen is easier on the eyes, and the integrated webcam makes video chats a snap. |  | Much more compact than a standard-sized notebook and weighing just 2.5 pounds, the Eee PC 900HA is perfect for students toting to school or road warriors packing away to Wi-Fi hotspots. In addition to the 160 GB hard disk drive (HDD), the Eee PC 900HA also features 1 GB of RAM, VGA-resolution webcam integrated into the bezel above the LCD, 54g Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), multiple USB ports, SD memory card slot, a VGA output for connecting to a monitor, and up to 10 GB of online storage (complimentary for 18 months). It comes preinstalled with the Microsoft Windows XP Home operating system, which offers more experienced users an enhanced and innovative experience that incorporates Windows Live features like Windows Live Messenger for instant messaging and Windows Live Mail for consolidated email accounts on your desktop. Complementing this is Microsoft Works, which equips the user with numerous office applications to work efficiently. For journalists, photographers and other professionals who need to use a computer in the field to create, to communicate and to collaborate with other colleagues, the Eee PC's combination of power, extreme portability and rugged build makes it the ideal computing solution. The keyboard is 95 percent the size of standard notebooks, making it more comfortable to type for larger hands. It's also a great choice for young students, with a built-in Dictionary that's great for homework, and it includes two modes of intuitive graphic user interface design to accommodate both experienced and inexperienced PC users. The Eee PC also handles your digital images, movies, and music as well as Internet radio. Nicely light at just 40 ounces (2.5 pounds), the Eee PC 900HA has an 8.9-inch wide TFT LCD with a 1024 x 600-pixel resolution (WXGA)--making it more comfortable on eyes than its predecessor. In addition to its 54g wireless LAN (802.11b/g), it also offers wired Fast Ethernet (10/100) connectivity and a 56K modem. You get three USB 2.0 ports, a VGA output for connecting to external monitors, headphone and microphone jacks, and a Secure Digital (SD) memory card slot (compatible with MMC memory cards). It's equipped with a 0.3-megapixel webcam (placed in the bezel above the LCD) and integrated microphone, allowing you to snap still photos of yourself while on the go for sending via email or join video chats with friends and family. Battery-Sipping Processor
The Intel Atom processor uses a brand new design structure that packs in 47 million transistors into a single chip sized at just 22mm (0.87 inches), and it uses just 2.5 watts of power--less than 1/10 of the 35 watts used by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor--for excellent battery management. This 1.6 GHz Atom N270 processor also includes a power-optimized front side bus of 533 MHz for faster data transfer on demanding mobile applications and a 512 KB L2 cache (which temporarily stores data). Together with the exclusive ASUS Super Hybrid Engine, you'll enjoy a longer battery lifespan of up to 7 hours, allowing you to stay in touch and be connected for a longer period of time while on-the-go. It offers a choice of performance and power consumption modes for easy adjustments according to your computing needs. The Super Hybrid Engine toggles between the following three modes: - High Performance Mode (high performance with some power savings)
- Super Performance Mode (maximum performance)
- Power Saving Mode (maximum power savings and minimum noise)
Online Storage from ASUS
With this Eee PC, ASUS also provides 10 GB of online storage (easily accessible via a desktop icon), which enables you to download up to 5 GB of data per day. It also provides secure file encryption and accessibility from both Windows and Linux platforms. Whether you want to share images with friends and family or store big business presentations, you can now access your data with ease and not worry about space constraints. The Eee Storage service is complimentary for the first 18 months, and it must be registered within the first 6 months after date of purchase. Specifications
- Operating system: Windows XP Home
- Internal memory: 160 GB hard disk drive (HDD)
- RAM: 1 GB DDR2
- Processor: 1.6 GHz Intel Atom
- Memory expansion: Slot for MMC/SD(SDHC) cards
- LCD: 8.9 inches, 1024 x 600 pixels
- Networking: 54g Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), 10/100 Fast Ethernet
- Peripheral connectivity: Three USB 2.0
- External video: One VGA
- External audio: One headphone and one microphone port
- Webcamera: Yes, 0.3 megapixels (VGA)
- Battery life: up to 5 hours
- Weight: 2.5 pounds (40 ounces)
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.7 x 1.33 inches
What's in the Box
ASUS Eee PC 900HA, AC adapter, printed operating instructions. It's backed by a 1-year warranty on parts and labor. ZBD from ASUS
All Eee PC’s come with ASUS’s ZBD (Zero Bright Dot) guarantee. If the purchaser discovers one bright dot within 30 days of purchase, ASUS will replace the panel without cost to the purchaser.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Great for the Price - Smal - Light - Looks Good November 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have owned many notebooks including the older version of the EEE, "A big bang for the buck" is what I got with this one. Does as much as most notebooks worth more money. While the pro's are well known, I think it's important to point out some minor con's.
1) Battery life is not 5 hours, no matter how you use it. Best case 3+ hours.
2) The Touch pad comes with additional software, when activated has nice features (to use multi finger motion) but does not work as good on browsers other than IE.
3) Wireless: New networks are beter detected and activated if you use the software utility from hardware manufacture Atheros or Asus.
I would still recomend this Little work horse for is Price design and very minor problems. Good Luck
 Truly a mobile Windows computer! November 11, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
After some online research, I got hooked and bought the Asus. It arrived in 4 days. It's the same price as the Acer but is slightly smaller, has a 160G hard drive instead of 120G and has a 4 cell battery instead of 3 cell, giving 5 hours instead of 3 hours of battery life (tested). Other features over the other brands are a matte, not glossy, display, system recovery tools, and a slipcase. Wireless connectivity is transparent and solid. I updated to IE 7 and found that tab browsing is particularly useful on this platform. I have 7 home tabs that open on startup and they load practically immediately. One downside from the Acer is that the webcam is 0.3Mpixels instead of 1.3Mpixels but live video with this is adequate. Should be no problem making a YouTube video with this.
This comes with Windows XP Home which runs about as good as my HP full size laptop. The one noticable performance thing is a slight delay in screen update when quickly scrolling a long, busy web page, due to non-dedicated graphics memory.
I installed some developer tools (not VS yet) and a virtual machine (VirtualBox) with Linux installed as a guest OS. Concurrently running a few of these things has so far not shown any issues. Launching programs is as fast as any other system I use. I've never been a touchpad fan but on this small platform I found that it works pretty well, moving around the smaller screen faster than other platforms.
Overall, I find this thing to be great fun, especially for the price!
You will love it...or hate it! November 11, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm not new to netbooks. I started with the Asus 701 just before Thanksgiving 2007. I liked that machine a lot except for two things: the screen, not because of its size but because of its 800x480 resolution, and measley 4GB solid state drive. Asus has the habit of releasing a new model every other week (literally!), but I knew what I wanted, and so I waited. The 900 30G with its 9" screen (8.9" really, as are all 9" netbooks; it's easier to call them 9" than 8.9") and 30 GB hard drive was released early this summer but never reached the U.S. Instead, a few months later, we have the 900HA with its 160 GB hard drive and faster processor. It was worth the wait.
Do you want a 900HA? Maybe, maybe not. There are basically three things to consider: weight, the size of the keyboard, and the configuration of the keyboard.
(1) weight: The 701 weighed about 2lbs. The 900HA weighs about 2lbs 7oz. The 1000H, the next step up, weighs about 3lbs 2oz. I find 2 lbs to be the limit where I don't care if I'm carrying it. Above 2lbs I start to notice it. By 3lbs, it's just a small laptop. If weight is not a major consideration, don't get a 9" netbook. Get a 10", not because of the screen size, but because of...
(2) size of the keyboard: the 900HA's keyboard is tiny! You can find the actual specs on the web. Many people take an instant dislike to it. Many have trouble typing on it. The keyboards on the 10" netbooks are slightly smaller than standard, but not noticeably so. If weight weren't a major consideration, I'd have opted for a 10" machine. To be honest, if I don't adjust within the next week, I may abandon the 900HA for a 1000H.
(3) the configuration of the keyboard: This is subtle but can drive you crazy if you use more than one notebook. In part because they have no dedicated keypad, notebooks have a Function (Fn) key which works as a second shift key to allow keypad functions to be assigned to other keys and some control functions (brighten screen, mute, toggle wireless,...) to be assigned to the function (F1-F12) keys. Some companies (Asus and Dell) order the bottom row of keys from the left as Ctrl, Fn, Windows, Alt,... Other companies (MSI, Lenovo) swap the Ctrl and Fn keys so that the order is Fn, Ctrl, Windows, Alt,... The Fn key is configured in the BIOS, so key swapping utilities are no use here. If you are used to one type of keyboard (in my case, I've been using Dells ever since there were laptops), using the other type occasionally can be maddening. When I'm asked for a netbook recommendation, the first thing I ask is what kind of keyboard the person might be accustomed to. (Forget the Dell Mini Inspiron! Even F1-F10 do not have dedicated keys! They've been mapped to other keys through the Fn key. F11 [toggle to maximize your Firefox panel by eliminating menu bars] and F12 are missing completely!)
So, there you have it. Choose a 10" netbook unless weight is an issue and pick the manufacturer and model depending on how you might want your keyboard configured.
Other 900HA fun facts!
(1) There have been a lot of complaints about the space bar failing to record keystrokes. For that reason, this is my second 900HA. The first one missed spaces. This one seems better, but not perfect. There appears to be no rhyme or reason to it as both of my 900HAs came from the same dealer within 2 days of each other so, presumably, were from the same lot. If your space bar seems flaky, it's probably not you.
(2) There are no lights to indicate the status of CapsLock, NumLock, and ScrLock. Many (including me) have downloaded and installed the Microsoft keyboard driver. The Wireless 2000 configuration seems to be the model of choice. It causes a status balloon to appear for a few seconds when one of the keys is pressed.
(3) The 900HA is shipped with its 160 GB drive partitioned into two 80GB drivess (C: and D:). This is easily remedied with the free partition manager from Easus (no relation to Asus from what I can tell). Simply delete the D partition and drag the graphic representing the C partition to take up the freed up space. DO NOT DELETE any partition other than D as the others contain the system restore software! When I had to return my first 900HA, system restore reformatted everything, which was comforting because I had entered a bit of personal information into some applications before realizing the problem was with the computer and not my typing!
(4) The Elantech touchpad uses multifinger control. Scrolling, for example, is accomplished not by dragging a single finger on the edge of the trackpad but by dragging two fingers vertically anywhere on the trackpad. It doesn't scroll well in Firefox. The trick is to go into Elantech/Options/Tapping and uncheck the "Disable while typing" box. Then, it will work fine. You may even want to slow the speed! I find that I have a hard time stopping if I drag, but everything works the way it should if I rock my fingers vertically instead.
I'm giving the 900HA 5 stars because its problems appear to be inherent in a small keyboard. However, if a small keyboard is not for you, you will give the 900HA ZERO stars and be miserable. If time is not an issue, the ideal solution may be to wait for the next wave of netbooks that promise to get 10" machines down to the weight of the current 9"ers.
Great for my needs November 8, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I actually bought this product to take to school as I'm a graduate student. I was looking for something that would allow internet access and word processing. This fulfills both requirements. I thought the keyboard was going to be a little small, but I haven't had any troubles typing on it. Definitely worth the price.
900HA, Wind, Aspire One November 6, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I pre-ordered this 900HA [...] with Amazon.com about a month ago and it arrived a few days ago. Some lucky guys and gals could get them with a lot less price on with [...] I tried that route and luck never stroke me. I could get it cheaper with free shipping on other on-line stores, but Amazon.com has good return policy and I did not bother with [...]
My 1st netbook is MSI wind pre-ordered with MSI in July @ just below [...] and arrived around mid - September. 1st impression was good, complete silent running, then, within a week, the infamous fan noise came up. I sent an e-mail to MSI about that and got no reply. So, this is my last MSI product! Other minor glitches are: Touch pad cursor jumping around screen when drag and drop is performed, accidentally swith it off when you hold it with one hand and lying in bed do some internet surfing or reading. I am still keeping this Wind and recently upgraded to 2GB RAM and 320GB HDD, installed OSX just for curiosity, I don't use OSX.
My 2nd netbook was Acer Aspire One. The reason that I bought this one was it had 2 SDHC card slots, bigger HDD, cheaper and weighed less as I liked lying in bed to do my internet surfing with one hand holding it without slip. Again, the fan was always on and noise was a problem. I installed a software to cut down the fan on and it seemed cured the fan noise problem. Touch pad was very stiff. When a USB device was attached, the USB device became very hot. Maybe this is a feature of Acer laptops which have 2 models experienced exact hot problems. The Aspire One died within 3 days and I returned it with my own postages. I was considering the newer Aspire One with 160GB HDD, HSDPA and 6 cell battery but when Asus announced that 900HA is coming with [...], I gave up Aspire One totally.
This 900HA comes with surprise. Whilst everyone was saying that the display is 1024 x 600, my 900HA display is natively 1024 x 768 which is perfect for my use. You will notice with all those tool bars and task bars usable screen area is very limited with 1024 x 600 and you get good usable screen areas with 1024 x 768, well done Asus! Another surprise was that my 900HA came without a charge, while plugge it ina nearby wall socket with the adaptor hanging in the air, the adaptor became very hot, I thought my goodness, its going to heat up on carpets and catch fire. Its potentially a house fire lighter. Luckily, perhaps, after the battery was fully charged that the adaptor cooled down. I always plug in so future adaptor heating up is not an issue with me but those who drain battery to the last drop should be warned not to charge their battery on carpet nor on bed, or else you may have a house fire!
900HA is bulkier than Wind and Aspire One and is the heaviest among them. Other than that, the keyboard is the best, the keypad is the best though cheap looking, no need to open up the case to upgrade the HDD or upgrade the RAM module. I am keeping this and will replace my Acer laptop in my kitchen area.
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