ASUS have released a new netbook, based on Intel’s new N450 Pineview processor, called the 1005PE Seashell which claims to have a battery life of up to 11 hours.
Previously we have reviewed the 1005HA which you can remind yourself about by clicking here: https://moviesgamesandtech.com/2009/08/09/review-of-the-asus-eee-pc-1005ha-netbook/
Netbooks are probably the most popular type of computer at the moment. They are not laptop or desktop replacements but they are to be used in addition to them. If you want to know more about netbooks, including how to get the most out of them, why not buy my new Netbooks in Easy Steps book 🙂 Ok, plug over, onto the review!
The 1005PE comes in both black and white, and for the review I am using the black one.
SPECIFICATIONS
The specifications for the 1005PE are as follows:
| Operating System | Genuine Windows® 7 Starter |
| Display | Anti-glare 10.1″ WSVGA(1024×600) |
| Intel CPU & Chipset | Intel® Atom™ N450 1.66G |
| Memory | 1GB, DDR2 |
| Wireless Data Network | WiFi 802.11n Bluetooth |
| Hybrid Storage | 250GB HDD 500GB ASUS WebStorage* *May vary by SKU and country. |
| Camera | 0.3 Mega Pixel Video camera |
| Audio | Hi-Definition audio CODEC Built-in stereo speaker Built-in microphone |
| Input / Output | 3x USB 2.0 1x VGA 1x SD/MMC card reader(SDHC) 1x Audio in 1x Audio out |
| Battery | up to 11 hrs* (6 cells 4400mAh 48/h) *Subject to system configuration and usage |
| Dimensions | 262mm(W) x 178mm(D) x 25.9~36.5mm(H) |
| Weight | 1.27kg |
| Color | Black, White |
You will notice that the power supply is very small – this makes carrying it with you, if you really need to, a lot less stressful than other power supplies!
To deal with the finger prints car wax helps. I ended up putting a skin on mine. WHS will not restore a backup directly on an EEE netbook. Even with the correct network drivers I can not restore. I ended up putting the drive in another computer and restoring to it, then moving the drive back to the EEE. With the 1005 you have to take the netbook apart to access the drive. Really a pain in the ___.
thanks for the tip Kevin – I cant say I tried to do a restore.
next one I get I will give it a go. i seem to remember something in the bios you might need to change first?
Andrew
HI Andrew,
You know what struck me as funny? A DVD with software for a machine that doesn't have an optical drive 🙂 Yes I know that netbooks are supposed to be companion system but not everyone has that. I helped a friend buy a netbook and it is the only system she owns. She simply uses a the netbook as it was designed for, internet, email and so on.
On to my questions. What is on this DVD, the OS and or just crapware? Speaking of crapware is there any of value or just a lot of it? Lastly how much would have cost Asus to put this software on a flash drive? Seems like the smart way to go to me.
fasthair
hey buddy
Yep, that is funny, i was going to make a comment in the review but decided not to bother.
Whenever I use my netbook, I just copy any files over the network or via USB, and it works for me.
As for the DVD, it is a Windows 7 Starter Edition resource DVD. I didnt bother to look at it before I sent it back to Asus because usually these DVDs are of little to no value.
I agree, it would have been so much better to have included a flash drive in the box!
To be honest, whenever I get a new laptop, notebook, desktop, whatever, the first thing I do is to format the drive and install a clean OS on it – only way to be sure to get rid of the crapware.
Andrew