Best ASUS Eee PC 1000HE Accessories
So you have finally decided to invest in ASUS Eee PC 1000HE? This netbook is one of the best systems available on the market. It’s lightweight, powerful, and easy to carry. But these netbooks are not perfect. That’s why you can use the below add-ons to protect your machine and enhance its capabilities.
Cases
Netbook cases not only protect your machine but they help you carry your device around more easily. Here are some of the top cases available ASUS Eee 1000 series.
Case Logic LNEO-10 Ultra-portable Neoprene Notebook Sleeve: an affordable case for your netbook that is not only durable but also water-resistant. You can carry your adapters and DVDs as well.
ASUS Eee PC 1000HE 10-Inch Netbook Messenger Bag: a cool messenger bag for your 1000HE netbook. It allows you to carry other goodies with you as well.
ASUS Eee PC 1000HA 10-Inch Netbook Premium Memory Foam Pouch Case with Front Pocket: comes in three styles and help you carry your machine around easily.
Durable Laptop Messenger Bag with Multi-Pockets: a very sturdy case for your netbook which provides you with enough space to take a whole lot of things with you. It’s water resistant too!
Premium Memory Foam Pouch Case: water resistant and shock absorbing. Excellent to protect your netbook from accidents.
ASUS Eee PC 1000HE Laptop Sports Backpack: cool backpack for your netbook. It’s easy to carry and has a lot of space.
Kroo 11273 Cube Case: it’s dust proof, water resistant, high-Impact resistant due to rubber bottom
Kroo 11233 Retro Sleeve for 10-Inch Portable Laptop: highly portable case for your netbook.
Hard Cube Carrying Case for Asus Eee Pc: a tough case for your netbook. Protects your netbook safely.
Executive Case for Asus eee PC 1000: a professional case for those formal events.
Asus Eee PC 1000 10″ Black Melrose Leather Carrying Case: another decent carrying case for your netbook.
Durable Neorpene Sleeve Case: feed your fashion savvy side with these cool sleeves for your netbook.
Asus EEE PC 1000HE Laptop Vertical Messenger: light-weight case for your netbook, perfect for airplanes and trains.
Skin
Protect your netbook against scratches with these skins:
- Radiosity Design Asus Eee PC 1000/ 1000HE Skin Decal Protective Sticker
- Drama Design Asus Eee Skin Decal Protective Sticker
Adapter
Keep your netbook charged at all times with 1000HE auto and wall adapters:
- DC Car Charger Adapter for ASUS Eee PC 1000HE Netbook
- Asus EEE PC 36 Watt Notebook Adapter For 900, 901, 904, 1000H, 1000 Models
- AC Wall-Home Charger Adapter for ASUS Eee PC 1000 Netbook
- Asus EEE PC 36 Watt Notebook Adapter
RAM
ASUS Eee PC 1000HE comes with only 1GB RAM. If you need more, you can always add:
- Crucial 2GB 667 Mhz CT25664AC667 DDR2 200-Pin SODIMM Laptop Memory
- Corsair VS2GSDS667D2 ValueSelect 2 GB PC2-5300 667 MHz 200-PIN DDR2 CL5 SODIMM Laptop Memory
Add-Ons
Here are a few more accessories that let you get more out of your netbook:
Samsung SE-S084B/RSBN External Slim USB DVD-Writer: a very slick DVD writer for your netbook. If you intend to burn DVDs on the go, you’ll need this.
G GSA-E50L Slim 8x DVD±RW DL USB 2.0 Powered External Drive w/Light-Scribe: LightScribe burner for your netbook
ASUS SDRW-08D1S-U External DVDRW Optical Drive: another light-weight, portable burner for netbooks.
Logitech Alto Connect Notebook Stand: if you want to use your netbook more conveniently when you are at home, you should try Alto netbook stand.
Books
If you want to learn how to get the best out of your machine, you should try reading at least one of these books:
HP Mini 1115NR Review
HP Mini 1115NR Netbook is one of many subsidized netbooks on the market (available through Verizon). It’s designed with convenience and portability in mind. If you are a fan of HP products, you are going to be familiar with what you get with 1115 NR. The device weighs only 2.25 and only 1″ thin, making it a super portable laptop solution for those who are constantly on the go.
You get the standard N270 CPU with this netbook. You also get Windows XP, which is the case with most netbooks. The keyboard is nearly full size (92%), so you should have too much trouble adapting to this machine. The screen size is 8.9″ which is a bit small for my taste, but what a lot of people have come to love. You also get 16 GB solid state drive on your laptop which should give you just enough space to take your files with you.
1115 NR also comes with a built-in web-cam. So whether you are at home or in an airport, you can participate in video conferences without too much trouble. You also get wireless G connection on Mini 1115NR which is fast enough to get work done on the go.
Overall, this is a solid netbook and a good choice if you are into HP products. The battery could be better. And I could’ve used wireless N support on this machine. But this is a green netbook and very sleek. I recommend this device to anyone who’s looking for a super portable laptop. It’s cheap too!
HP Mini 1115NR Accessories You Should Consider:
- Case Logic LNEO-10 Ultra-portable Neoprene Notebook Sleeve
- HP NF869AA Mini Notebook Sleeve
- Crucial 2GB 667 Mhz CT25664AC667 DDR2 200-Pin SODIMM Laptop Memory
- HP Care Pack – 2 Year – 9×5 – Maintenance Extended Warranty
Verizon Netbook Coming This Week
We have been pretty harsh on Verizon and other companies that are developing subsidized netbook plans for us consumers. But not every-one’s upset about the release of subsidized netbooks. A lot of business individuals need wireless access on their netbooks and getting a subsidized netbook is a business investment for these folks. If you belong to that group, there is good news. Verizon is finally bringing its subsidized netbooks to the market. You’ll get HP Mini 1151NR for $199.99 plus a two year contract with Verizon.
The contract will cost you at least $40 a month. It has been slightly improved to make it more attractive to laptop owners, but you still end up paying a lot of money on the long run. HP Mini 1115nr costs around $299, so you will be getting a $100 discount (bonus) to sign up for a Verizon wireless contract.
The jury is still out on subsidized netbooks. They are pretty expensive but make it convenient for small businesses to bundle up and save a bit of money on a wireless contract. Of course, if you are a small business and looking to cut costs, you may want to stay away.
Linux Dead In the Netbook Market?
Linux is a wonderful operating system, but it still doesn’t get the respects that it deserves in the PC industry. We have been hearing for the past few months how Windows 7 is going to kill Linux off. Lenovo’s Matt Kohut is the latest analyst to dismiss Linux’s credentials in the netbook market:
You know, there were a lot of netbooks loaded with Linux, which saves $50 or $100 or whatever it happens to be, based on Microsoft’s pricing and, again, from an industry standpoint, there were a lot of returns because people didn’t know what to do with it.
Linux, even if you’ve got a great distribution and you can argue which one is better or not, still requires a lot more hands-on than somebody who is using Windows.
So, we’ve seen overwhelmingly people wanting to stay with Windows because it just makes more sense: you just take it out of the box and it’s ready to go.
I certainly get the point that people have gotten used to Windows over the years, but the younger generation is getting more used to alternative operating systems such as Linux. We have heard about Android coming to netbooks too. So I find Matt’s comments to be disgraceful at the very least. Don’t get me wrong. Windows 7 is a wonderful operating system. But it’s one thing to talk an OS up. It’s another thing to bash the competing solutions to bring them down. In fact, a Microsoft spokesman couldn’t bash Linux better.
A lot of people have argued in the past that Linux is not as user friendly as Windows. That’s simply a myth. If you have been using Windows all your life, it’s going to take time to get used to Linux. Microsoft Windows may have commercial software packages available to it, but that doesn’t mean people won’t know what to do with Linux! I do agree that Linux won’t be a Windows 7 killer in the netbook market. But it certainly won’t be as bad as some analysts want you to believe. So, if you are planning to buy a netbook, you owe it to yourself to try Linux netbooks before going for a Windows netbook. Shopping around is just smart.
Your take: is Linux doomed in the netbook market?
Verizon Wireless Netbook Coming Soon?
We have been hearing a lot about Verizon releasing its own subsidized netbooks for a while now, but it seems we are going to finally see them this week. According to CNET, you’ll get HP 115 NR for $199 with a wireless contract of 2 years which will cost you anywhere in $40-60 range. So we are looking at netbooks being sold for $199 to consumers only to have them part ways for at least $960 extra more for the wireless plan.
I am personally not a fan of subsidized netbook. I am not even sure if the business model works that well. Netbooks are supposed to be super cheap laptops that are highly portable. With these subsidized netbooks, you get an ultra portable laptop but you spend over a thousand dollars to do it. That’s not what you can call affordable. I am sure a lot of business professionals will jump at the opportunity to save some money with these subsidized netbooks but I doubt the average Joe will far for such expensive netbooks.
Your take: would you rather invest $1000 in a subsidized netbook or a decent new laptop?
Netbook Rankings: 5 Top Netbooks April 2009
As you know, our netbook rating system is a great way to find a new netbook fast. You can compare netbooks vertically or horizontally and even customize the engine by giving more weight to those factors that matter to you the most. You have rated our netbooks, and the results are in. Here are the top 5 netbooks (voted by you) for April 2009:
Acer Aspire One AOA150-1784 Netbook: an affordable netbook that weighs only 2.44 lbs. It comes with a 8.9″ screen and Atom N270 CPU. 5.5 hours of battery time helps as well.
Acer Aspire One AOA150-1887 Netbook: another Acer netbook, with a different color. One of the most popular netbooks on the market these days.
HP Mini 1140NR Netbook: HP’s Mini laptop is certainly attractive and very capable. You get a 10.2 inch screen that makes reading documents on this laptop easier. It’s not cheap though.
MSI Wind U100-451US Netbook: an energy efficient mini laptop that weighs only 2.3 lbs and costs about $300. And it comes with a wireless N adapter.
Samsung NC10-11PBK Netbook: one of the most popular netbooks on the market. It’s very well designed and a highly powerful machine. And the battery can go for 9.5 hours! Now that’s what I call a super netbook.
There you have it. If you are looking for a netbook, you can always find a new netbook or customize the netbook rating factors using our netbook rating system. Stay tuned for the next months netbook rankings.
Your take: which of the above is your favorite netbook?
4 Netbooks To Look Out For
The netbook market is growing fast, and it could be tough to keep up with the latest products on the market. Many companies are in the process of releasing new models to the market. We are not talking about small improvements here. It’s nice to see more netbook manufacturers adopt N280 on their new models, but we are seeing companies that are adding fingerprint readers, DVD writers, and … to their netbooks.
If you want to buy a netbook but want to wait till a new model is out, here are a few options that you should look out for:
1. Eee PC 1004DN: not only you get a DVD writer with this Asus Eee, but also a fingerprint reader to keep your info secure. And it does help that you get 120 GB of storage on this device.
2. Gigabyte T1028 TouchNote: Gigabyte T1028 TouchNote comes with a swivel touch screen, N280 CPU and wireless N support. Plus, you get a 160 HDD to get started.
3. Dell Inspiron 13: Dell netbooks are getting larger and larger when it comes to screen size. First it was Mini 12, now it’s Inspiron 13.
4. Samsung NC20: Samsung certainly knows how to make a great netbook. NC10 is still one of the more popular netbooks on the market. With NC20, you get a 12.1 inch screen and a 120 GB hard drive. Plus you get VIA Nano processor and VX800 chipset. No ATOM processor here (which could be a good thing).
It’d be also interesting to see how Lenovo proceeds with its Thinkpad netbook line. One thing is for certain: the consumers are going to have a lot of options to choose from for their netbook.
Your take: which netbook are you most excited about?
Google Android on a Dell Netbook?
Of all the companies that have been associated with releasing an Android netbook in the news, Dell has got to be the most surprising one. For years, Dell has stuck with Microsoft products and built its computers around MS operating systems. But Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Dell may be planning to release an Android netbook soon. Android has been truly liberating for some manufacturers. Not longer do they have to be dependent on Microsoft products, and they can keep their prices low at the same time.
It’d be easy to get carried away with all the new developments in the android world. But Microsoft still dominates the PC market. People have gotten used to Microsoft product, and it will take a drastic development for that to change. The current economic recession has made a lot of PC buyers think about saving money on their operating system by adopting Linux. Android netbooks will also be attractive due to their lower prices. But we are just at the start of the Android era. There is no way to tell how successful Android will be in the netbook market.
Your take: is paying $50 less for an Android netbook (in comparison to its Windows counterpart) a deal maker?
HTC/T-Mobile Netbook Coming?
Almost everyday, we hear about a new partnership and an even newer netbook device coming to the market. The latest rumor involves T-Mobile and HTC joining hands to bring a cheap new netbook to the market. Best of all, it will be an Android netbook. Android netbooks have been talked about a lot in the past few weeks, and it seems they are now closer to reality.
Android has been bashed by a lot of PC experts as not being a viable alternative to Windows on netbooks. But in reality Android netbook manufacturers can lower their prices and target the price sensitive segment of the netbook market. It’s tough to tell how Android netbooks perform, but it’s good for consumers to have some real options when it comes to putting an OS on their netbooks.
Are 12 Inch Netbooks The Future?
For a long time, 10.2 inch netbooks were king in the netbook market. But in the past few months we have seen more companies. Dell has already jumped in the netbook market with its Dell Mini 12 laptops. And Acer and other companies are expected to launch their own 12 inch netbooks in the near future. 8.9 and 10 inch netbooks target a niche market. They are designed for folks who don’t mind smaller screens as long as they get a portable device that they can take with them during their trips. However 12 inch netbooks are getting awfully close to the laptop territory. Can they actually compete with regular laptops?
Netbooks are wonderful devices, but when you start charging close to $600 for them, you are getting into a dangerous territory. Netbooks were designed to be cheap, compact, and powerful at the same time. Some companies don’t really seem to understand the difference between a netbook and a laptop. Will 12 inch netbooks be game changers? I doubt it. There will always be folks who don’t mind paying a bit more to get a larger screen on their netbook, but the question at this point is “how much more?”
Your take: how much more would you be willing to pay for large screen netbooks?
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