ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1008HA-MU17-BU 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook - 6 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) | 
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| Brand: Asus
Category: Personal Computer
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 3410
Color: Blue
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Windows 7 Starter
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.66
CPU Type: Intel Atom N280
Processors: 1
System Memory: 1
Memory Type: SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 250
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Display Size: 10.1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7 x 1
MPN: 1008HA-MU17-BU
Model: 1008HA-MU17-BU
UPC: 884840506843
EAN: 0884840506843
ASIN: B002P3KMWG
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| Features:
| • | 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 Processor | | • | 1GB DDR2 RAM, 1 x SODIMM Slot, 2GB Max | | • | 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) | | • | 10.1" WSVGA 1024x600 LCD Display, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n | | • | Windows 7 Starter Operating System (32 Bit), *6 Hours of Battery Life |
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Product Description
ASUS Eee PC 1008HA-MU17-BU Netbook - Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz, 1GB DDR2, 250GB HDD, 10.1, Windows 7 Starter, Blue
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Stop looking, you've found your NETbook. November 1, 2009
Early Adopter (New Jersey, USA)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
I decided to purchase this one because it met and exceeded my requirements for a NETBOOK. The specs on this baby match up better than most. Great keyboard and mouse, keys feel great, wireless n, fast boot, upgradeable from 1GB to 2GB, user friendly ASUS Bios updater interface, Microsoft works, lightweight. You must understand first the context of my statement. I wanted a NETbook. Not a Laptop. I didnt want an "ultimate" or Professional" version of ANYTHING running on this NETbook. I wanted it to be lean and mean. I wanted a small, powerful, convenient AND FAST NETbook for casual surfing and email. If you wanted more, your in the wrong market. I didnt buy this to play games, edit, video, watch TV or DVD's, etc. Like I said I didn't want a Laptop. Windows Starter 32 bit is an excellent match for a NETbook. Think of Windows 7 Starter as just that, the place to start. I figured, if I NEED an "anytime upgrade" Ill get it. At this point, having had used it for a week, I'm not changing a thing. Less is more with a NETbook. Ill save upgrades for my LAPtop and DESKtop. From when I push the power button to my first opening click of Firefox = less than one minute. I removed some preloaded crapware, i.e. ASUS whistles and bells and some preloaded games. Added Norton Internet Security Netbook Edition, and bingo, the perfect NETbook.
 OK, but some things you need to know November 26, 2009
R. Franklin (Roanoke, VA United States)
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
This netbook is lightweight and thin, even by netbook standards. Quick setup after powering on. I did elect to upgrade the OS to Windows 7 Home Premium. It is simply a key code to enter as the program is already loaded on the computer. I have not had any problems so far with the computer or software. I will say that finding anything on ASUS's website requires a bit of searching. A few concerns about the side doors to access ports. They seem very cheap and forsee them breaking off with repeated use.
This is my first netbook so I suffered a learning curve about problems you can encounter. Read the specs very closely. First, this netbook only has 2 USB ports. This can present a problem if you purchase an external DVD/CD drive that is solely USB powered. A lot of these drives require 2 USB ports to operate, leaving you with no other port. You cannot power these devices off of a hub. One seriously misleading spec is that the netbook is upgradable to 2 GB. Well yes it is, but not by the user unless you are very techinically capable of computer repair and want to void your warranty. So don't buy that 2 GB memory upgrade that pops up as a suggested additional purchase from Amazon.
If I had this to do over, I think I would have gone with Acer or HP. Both seem to be a little sturdier in their construction. I don't have a lot of faith that the body of the ASUS is going to hold up.
Asus is great! June 5, 2010
Ben Sholtes
It works much better than I expected. I thought it would run slower and not be able to perform with many windows open, but it actually keeps up with me fine. It is slower than other laptops, but surprise, surprise, it's a lot smaller! It serves it's purpose, which is basic net surfing and my work needs.
Best netbook. February 19, 2010
Cameron Neil (LONG BEACH, CA, US)
This is a wonderful netbook. I bought this cause I needed to do work when I am stuck at school and didn't want to drive back home waste gas. It does everything I need it to: surf the web, write documents, email, and it's portable. I use this laptop as a means to do work at school since I didn't want to buy a regular laptop. I already have a desktop at home, so I use this netbook as a means of doing SMALL AMOUNTS of works while at school.
Because it's a netbook I know not to expect it to work like a Macbook or any other fast-pace, high-capacity laptop. It's not meant for that type of functionality.
Bottom line: This is an awesome laptop if you are looking for something to do your work at a coffee shop like read and write documents and emailing.
It is not for those of you who tend to have more than 3+ programs running. Here's a quick analogy: netbooks are like little kids, if you ask them to carry an item for you they will only probably carry one or two items no more than 5 pounds. Regular laptops are adults who can carry about 5+ items about 50 pounds (depending on the adult) and not have a problem.
The processor (Intel Atom) on this netbook will not match up to regular processors like Core 2 Duos.
Do not buy this laptop if it's going to be your ONLY laptop. Buy it for convenience and portability.
 ASUS wireless won't work February 16, 2010
M. Small (Waikoloa, Hawaii USA)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought the ASUS eePC 1 1/2 years ago. I left right away for Europe. When I got there the wireless worked intermittenly. I discovered that it would only work with unsecured wireless networks. If I had to use a password it wouldn't work. When I got home I tested it at my son's house and mine by securing then unsecuring the networks. The computer reacted the same as in Europe. I sent the computer to ASUS to remedy the problem. They kept it for a long time and sent it back programed in Chinese. No one could help me over the phone to change it back to English (the choice was no longer available on the computer) so I had to send it back to the factory. This time it came back after my warrantly had expired. It now spoke English but the problem with the wireless had not been repaired. Every time I call ASUS I get a different reason as to why it acted like that. The latest technician told me that it was the servers fault, nevermind that I had the same problem with multiple servers in multiple countries. I have unsecured my home network so I can use this computer but it is worthless for the purpose I bought it for which was to travel with it. ASUS has responded poorly to this problem and I would not recommend their products to anyone.
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