Asus Eee PC 1005

Smart, elegant design, Good working speed, Robust case, Generously sized keyboard, Matt screen, Long battery life, Low power consumption, The smart, elegant and timeless design with two choices of colour, as well as the good workmanship and matt screen

No HDMI port or multi-format card reader, Lid hinges do not seem robust, Mediocre viewing angles, Poor sound quality

The Asus Eee PC 1005HA-M with Windows 7 Starter operating system stood up well to our testing. The long battery life and low energy consumption are highlights , and at 9 hours 13 minutes the battery life even exceeded the manufacturer's claims. The...

Sleek, attractive design, Lower price, Amazing battery

Thicker and heavier than the previous model, Still near the upper end of the netbook price range

Windows 7, keyboard, battery life

Not really much to hate, though the small size isn't for everyone

Great price, faster CPU and wireless., Great features for the price, attractive, solid external build, fast and power-frugal Intel Atom N280 and WiFi 802.11n

Difficult to upgrade hard drive., It's nasty business upgrading the hard drive. WiFi 802.11n is 2.4GHz-only, not great if you're running a dual band WiFi router

Take the Eee PC 1005HA-P for a test drive and it's easy to understand why ASUS is still at the top of the market. The low price for a feature-rich (if one can say that about a netbook) machine, fantastic keyboard, fast performance, good driver support...