ASUS Eee PC 900HA 8.9-Inch Netbook

I recently purchased the Asus Eee 900HA and have assisted a friend who owns the Acer. I was originally planning on purchasing the Acer. I liked every aspect except the following: - the Acer's 3-cell battery did nor provide enough operating time for air travel at 3 hours and the optional 6-cell Acer added weight, cost and length. Also the 6-cell battery extends far enough out that you cannot tilt the screen back like you sometimes need to on a plane. - the Acer's left and right touchpad buttons are difficult to use. I tried getting use to it, but you no longer can use your thumb to click. - upgrading. I can live with 1G of memory and 160G hard drive TODAY, but I know what happens, and in a year I'd wish I could upgrade either of both memory and hard drive. The ASUS is easy, the ACER requires a time consuming and potentially problematic install. I really enjoy the new ASUS. It boots into XP fast, the keyboard is fine, the screen is great, and the two figure scroll controls on the ... Read more

I was looking for an affordable netbook with enough storage space for music and movies. At first I was going to buy from the Dell web site, but I saw that most of the Dell netbooks have very little storage, so I decided to surf various models in Amazon.com and I found this for a smaller price than a Dell Inspiron Mini yet with more hard disk space. As an Ubuntu GNU/Linux user, I was hesitant because this netbook comese pre-loaded with Windows XP and I doubted that it would work effectively with Ubuntu. I made some research in other websites and I found that it has an Intel chipset, so I thought I could just erase MS Windows and install Ubuntu. After the Ubuntu installation, everything worked except the wireless and the integrated microphone, so I looked through the Ubuntu support pages and I found a web site dedicated to Ubuntu users of ASUS Eee PCs: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EeePC The site covers from installing Ubuntu from a USB drive (since this Netbook doesn't have a ... Read more

As a woman with not-so-tiny hands I'm having a little bit of trouble adapting to the cramped keyboard; otherwise I can find no flaws with this adorable little netbook. I think I'll be able to overcome the keyboard. The screen is matte instead of the glossy finish of the Acer Aspire One. The Acer w/same screen size has a slightly bigger keyboard, but not 100% full sized. The battery life of the ASUS is blowing my old full sized laptop out of the water. After a couple hours it still has 40% of the battery life remaining. The speed is good. I love the fact that this one has Windows XP -- something I've found I can't live without is the Windows operating system. This little computer appears to have a sturdy build. It gives the appearance of reliability, but only time will tell.... The only reason I took away one star was because of the cramped keyboard.

First, I ordered this product with free shipping and Amazon (and UPS) got it to me 4 days early....and during the December holiday season. Thanks for the very good service. The machine arrived in such a small box it kinda took me back and when I opened the box it was reminiscent of the little toy laptop that you buy your kids to emulate you and your laptop. HOWEVER, THIS IS NO TOY. Nope, no toy; rather, it is a powerful small PC that is just amazing in power, speed and capability. I took the advice of previous reviewers and purchased the 2GB memory upgrade. Excellent recommendation! In a previous review, one person described the install a little differently than on my machine. There are 4 small (tiny, tiny, tiny) screws to remove and you must remove the battery before you can lift the cover to access the factory-installed 1GB memory module. Then, there are silver-colored spring clips on each side of the existing module that you may want to push to the side before you try ... Read more

Great mini pc/netbook!!! When I first purchased eeepc900ha, my main purpose was to use for basic apps. like internet and e-mail.But after studying my eee, I realized this has so much potential to do more than just that.Unlike many other netbooks on the market you are able to UPGRADE many components to the eee pc. I was able to upgrade the ram to 2gb.(crucial technology ddr2 sodimm available at amazon for under $30).Also I was able to upgrade my internal hd to 320gb. (western digital 2.5" sata internal hd also available at amazon for under $80). Installation was extremely easy just unscrew the bottom and carefully remove the components and replace with upgrades.(GO TO YOUTUBE FIND INFORMATIVE VIDS TO PERFORM UPGRADES). Once completed,I made a already quality performing machine into one that performs just as good or superior with laptops and desktops 2-3 times it size. I'm not finished yet! Keep in mind that eee pc has several usb ports for which you add devices. I was able to accommodat... Read more