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ASUS Eee PC 1008HA SeaShell: What Everyone has been waiting for

By James • May 12th, 2009 • Category: Laptops

Every computer lover has got his and her eyes fixed on the latest product from the ASUSTek Computer Inc, Eee PC™ SeaShell which to be launched in UK on the 15th May. Everyone is holding the breath and rightly so. A look at the upcoming product is enough to get you hooked on to the Seashell, which does very much resemble the seashells.

But to a tech-savvy person there are many things besides looks that matter. Exploring the specifications of the laptop ensures that the initially generated interest among the buyers would definitely hold good.

The ASUS Eee PC 1008 HA ‘Seashell’ is not just another addition to the Eee PC Series. It actually takes the bar higher and higher. The kind of perfection the designers have targeted becomes quite obvious from the pains they have taken in making the laptop resemble the seashell, i.e. true to the name given.

The laptop weighs only 1.1 kg and has astonishingly small dimensions of 262mm x 178m x 18~25.7 mm making it easiest to carry around wherever you may be. Not just that, the Asus Eee PC 1008HA-WHI012X SeaShell netbook has a 10 inch LED-backlit display screen that gets you 1024×600 pixels and comes with Colour-Shine technology. So you not only get smaller and handy size but you also get the best of technology as well.

The system doesn’t fall short on any front. It is driven by Intel® Atom N280 processor, the very best in its domain. It comes with 1GB DDR2 RAM and impressive hybrid storage of 160 GB SATA HDD and 10 GB Eee storage.

To ensure effective connectivity it comes with WLAN 802.11 b/g/n @ 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 2.1 features. Also it has Mini VGA connector, 2 x USB 2.0, LAN and audio jack for smooth interface and better options for enjoying the laptop.

To make the Seashell a complete product, the Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS has provided 1.3 MP camera. It also comes with stereo speakers and a built-in digital array mike enabling you to get all the desirable multi-media features.

ASUS is bringing out their upcoming offering in various impressive colours including usual ones like white, black and blue and typical ones like pink, sapphire blue and ruby red. There would be something to suit the likes of everyone. It must be accepted without any doubt that the buzz that Seashell Asus netbook has already managed to generate is turning out to be as justifiable as anything can be.

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Yet another Eee PC: ASUS unveils the extra slim Eee PC 1008HA

By James • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: Netbooks

The Eee 1008HA is a newbie which has yet to be launched by Asus. As netbooks are gaining more popularity and are available at a low cost, ASUS has come up with the Eee 1008HA the new netbook which is only 1 inch thick, weighs 1.1kg and is the quintessence of advanced mobile computing. It is one of the lightest weighing Asus netbooks and is also ultra slim. It comes in pearl white case which also lends the computer a captivating and fashionable appearance.

It is featured with a desktop application bar which is called as Eee Docking. It offers a group of software which consists of Eee Sharing and Eee Arena. The Eee sharing software makes synchronizing it with other computes or netbooks for sharing messages, documents and other contents and Eee Arena is used to access various contents and features including radio stations, games, magazines, songs etc. The Eee 1008HA is also featured with a 92% scale unit keyboard which is user friendly and convenient to use with a properly placed right shift key. Essentially, it is considered a follow up to the stylish Asus Eee PC S101 netbook. The 1008HA also includes, a multi touch track pad, 1.3 mega pixel webcam, Digital Array Mic, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and also 3.75G and WiMAX connectivity. It is also equipped with SRS Premium Sound Technology for perfect sound quality. The screen size is 10 to 12 inches.

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