Asus 1000H Eee PC Review

[DevineSeeker]

Would u recommend Windows 7 Starter or Ultimate ?

[jnhprk]

No more Asus!!! I have two EEE PC that's enough!!

[dudemandude3]

lol. You screwed up your 701 by taking linux off and putting windows on it. And now your putting vista on your computer... :p When do people ever learn?

[mikecoscia]

@dudemandude3 How did I screw up when its more useful to me? I now have Windows 7 on it and it runs better than the stock linux did.

[thobbus]

I collect netbooks, and I cant wait getting a used 701 in mint condition :)

[BrianXD16]

dont install vista on the asus eee pc 1000h vista sucks on those netbooks

[mikecoscia]

@BrianXD16 I have windows 7 on it and it runs beautifully, way better than linux or XP. To knock it till you try it.

[kittenlover11catstoo]

can you use cds on it ?

[TankaFrank]

Nope, unless you have an external player

[mikecoscia]

@kittenlover11catstoo If you have an external drive.

[cleftboywonder]

im was wondering about the  ASUS Eee PC 1000H 10-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) Fine Ebony

and if i had to buy any thing to use the internet or could i just use the internet as soon as i get it

[EaStxVaNxiNc]

u could if u could get the signal problems my charger gets very very hot wen im useing it my wireless broke never new how to use the bluetooth but it broke sum how

[computergeek836]

T_T....i can't decide between 1000H , The Samsung N310 and a Compaq Mini -.-

Right now i got a Compaq Mini and this is my last chance to change it if i want :O

Which one should i get -.-'

[EaStxVaNxiNc]

this is a good lil computer and is very easy to do the 2gb upgrade i like it only thing my charger gets HOT!

[EaStxVaNxiNc]

mine is a white 1000h

[Benjbradshaw]

BAD ASS with windows 7... just saying...

[mikecoscia]

Yes....yes it is. When I made this video the Win7 trial was not available, however I installed it as soon as it was. It runs leaps and bounds better than Vista on this netbook, acutally prob on any netbook.

[AusBOXX]

I got the 1000H and I love it heaps.

Great portability and battery life.

[gvermonter]

450?? i payed 389 on amazon. he sad chas is not chasee

[mikecoscia]

That's because it has been out for almost a year now, price inevitably drops :).

[Monzyboy]

I actually won EEE 1000h with 160 gig on The Gathering 2009 =)

But im wondering.. is it worth it to buy one more gig of RAM?

How much does it cost?

How do i do it?

[haugisen]

Koster ca 3500 på Siba;)

[t3hsniper]

lucky...i want a netbook but cant see spending the money for a computer that just surfs the web pretty much. But 2 gigs would probably be worth it. It will allow you to multitask some more as per price it shouldn't be too expensive sorry i don't know the speed of the ram needed for it so =/

[Monzyboy]

tanks :D

Yeah, found out which ram im getting and its not too expensive either ^^,

Well, the only thing you cant rly do on a netbook is gaming.. except flashgames wich runs completely fine.

[pjj1020]

i got a 2gb crucial soddim ram for like $20 on ebay, and my 1000ha runs great. I got mine for only like 320 during christmas time because i got 25% cashback on ebay :P.

anyways, i suggest get 1000he and buy the 2gb ram upgrade.

[Gekyon]

Excellent Work

[mikecoscia]

Thanks!

[H3lloSE]

Can you play HD content?

[Koman92040]

There The Same One's Just it's big brother, LOL!

[SteveHatchfield]

Thanks for posting this, I found it very helpful. I went with the 1000he which runs everything i need flawlessly including video games and some other heavy software. The thing I like most is how quiet mine is, I can be playing games all night while having other apps open and this thing is quiet as a mouse. I recommend this netbook to anyone. My only question: Why would you want to install Vista when it comes with XP?? XP is sooo much better and eats less resources too!

[TerrawindX2]

Windows 98 is sooo much better and eats less resources too!

:P

I laugh at the irony of how people say XP is the best when it was criticised years ago.

[Hikayuhuy]

same here . people bitching toooo much . move on already .

but , i respectively disagree that 98 is better . it doesnt bring out the best of SSD and DDR2 ram . plus , it's a pain in the ass when you're trying to go to the internet . just plain painful .

[TerrawindX2]

People bitched about the new OSes because when something is a tad bit unfamiliar, they bitch and moan. If the new OS was EXACTLY like the OS they were using, they will still bitch and moan about how it lacks "variety" and is "backwards".

So basically, no matter how good the new OS is, people will still find something to bitch and moan about. Its like going to a new school. Bitch and moan because they are too stupid to get used to it.

But Vista does eat up your ram like hell though. XD

[felixkharst]

TerrawindX2

/agree

I am probably the only person on this big blue sphere that actually likes Vista (alot). and before you say "oh ur stupid u know shit its slower", so what if it is ? My computer can handly it pretty well and i would trash it before installing xp on it anytime. It's just BORING and UGLY. Even if i have to loose 2fps on WoW.. which i don't play :)

[EnhancedNightmare]

I love search function on start menu in vista. Blew my mind x)

[rhysthomas789]

Hey there, I own both the eeepc 701 & 1000h, both great laptops, personally prefer the 1000h for it not crashing as much but the 701 has more portability. Also like the larger keys and touchpad, plus 10 inch screen.

[gotrice415510]

do u think that the Eee 1000h, Eee 1000ha, or Eee 1000he could be used as a primary computer?

[mikecoscia]

Depends on what you are doing with it, if just browsing the net and some word processing, than sure. If you plan on playing games and doing image/video processing, no way.

[gotrice415510]

i surf the web mainly as well use itunes and watch the occasional movie.

[steven9607]

Buy a laptop.

[obertje12345]

Have owned 1000ha for about a week. VERY unstable. Multiple restarts required. Touchpad loses functionality in firefox. Keys easily repeat strokes. The LCD has several stuck/broken pixels. AFTER 1 WEEK! Minimally functional as a computer. Finish a fingerprint magnet. A toy at best, not reliable or functional enough for serious business/school use. It's not all bad, but for MSRP of $400, you certainly expect better. My 9 year old homebuild is more reliable than this!

[mikecoscia]

No issues with mine and I have had it awhile now. I suggest you exchange it for another, sounds like you got a lemon.

[markii63]

really sounds like a lemon

[edwardorito]

"eat this puppy up" XD

[dave00075ie]

why would anyone in there right mind install vista over xp!!

[mikecoscia]

Because XP is horribly dated. Most who have issues with Vista are those who do not have the correct hardware to run it. Never had a single BSOD with Vista. XP was much worse out the door.

[dave00075ie]

dude!!! you need 2 gigs of ram for vista just to run it probably why do you think there scraping it. windows seven is coming out soon im using windows 7 beta 7000 right now. its not even finished and it works with way less memory and looks better you can run it with just 500 mbs of ram, not as good as xp so far but better then vista.

[mikecoscia]

Any serious computer user would have more than 2GBs of ram. Most newer machines come with 4GB and Vista runs beautifully on them. Ram is so cheap why would you not load up on it?

[mikecoscia]

My older Athlon rig only has 2GBs and I have no issues with Vista, so not sure what programs you are running but they must be real memory intensive, which brings me back to the orginal quesiton, why would you only run 2GBs?

[mikecoscia]

I have 12GB in my new rig and its running Vista x64. System flies, however I have Win7 on a few other machines and can't wait for it. I agree that it is what Vista should have been. However saying that Vista still is a great OS and is better than XP was during this point in its lifespan.

[dave00075ie]

dude if you like vista thats your own thing some people do.. i hate it!!

[dave00075ie]

but why have more when you only need less, im also a fan of linux and mac osx  and one of the nicest things about them is there nice and light to run.

[mikecoscia]

With that logic why bother upgrading anything? Why not keep your old floppy drive or stick with single core chips. Because tech changes and software changes to take advantage of it. Tons of apps will benefit from having over 2GBs of ram. Unless you are building some low end internet box for grandma, sure 2GBs is fine, but for anything more it limits you.

[dave00075ie]

im just saying vista sucks and its not just me a lot of people dont like it thay sold more copys of xp when vista was out, thay even started making computers with no drivers for xp so more people would stick to vista... and not go back to xp. but it didint really work because people started buying mac's and using linux!!

[mikecoscia]

Well unless you can come up with logical reasons why you hate it, stop being a troll.

[bluplr]

I have 2gbs of 2000mhz ddr3 ram which cost around $200, not saying anything about your little argument, but it's not always the amount of ram that matters..

But I do agree with you, xp is far too dated and vista has run everything I threw at it with 2gbs of ram (and I run alot of stuff). So to dave0075, no, you don't need 2gigs of ram to run it properly, don't be a pundit.

[manmari333]

where did u get it

[pyschosocial666]

great video i got my Asus Eee pc 1000h yesterday so far its great

[sighlentgirl]

Very nice review! I got my Asus eee 1000H a couple months ago... And I love it.

[mikecoscia]

Thanks for the comment!

[megamanxu]

boot time should be the same

[mikecoscia]

Don't be too sure about that, the 1000h has beefier hardware. I have since installed Vista and it actually booted quicker and battery life was a little better.

[GarbageState]

1000h tiny vista ultimate sp1, optimized, lcd < 30% bright, bt off, wlan on, 2gb/160 battery life < 3 hrs

what do you get?

[MTistheshiz]

would this, or any other netbook for example, be able to run microsoft word, itunes and the internet at the same time? or would it be extremely slow and shitty.

I'm trying to decide between a notebook and a netbook. All i will be using it for is school work, internet, IM and music

[mikecoscia]

Well I usually have word and a browser window open with a few tabs and it runs fine. Don't have iTunes installed but I am sure the atom can manage it. It does have hyper threading after all. Will it be as fast as a larger notebook? Prob not. Than again iTunes runs like crap in windows anyway...lol.

[kanehi]

I have the 1000h with a 160gb HD and upgraded it to 2gb RAM and loaded Vista Ultimate x32. There's now a 4gb RAM and was wondering if it will be recognized by the motherboard. Battery life on balance mode with mid screen brightness and internet surfing with videos = 4.5 to 5 hours. Should last a litte bit longer on power saver mode. Also bought a 2gb SD card for Readyboost. Life is sweet.

[mikecoscia]

I believe it will not run a 4gb stick, its 2gb max.  I def need to upgrade my HDD and add a ready boost stick. Doesn't Vista run great :).

[Fuchsmitx]

are u able to watch videos with it?

[mikecoscia]

Youtube yes. DVDs, never tried.

[Joaozeco]

That's a great comment, on any context!

[calibrada]

You can watch DVDs with it. you can even watch 720p HD movies smoothly with the help of some codecs...

[ProManual]

Hi mike i have a Question can you do me a big favoure and take a picture of the ( eee pc 1000h) on top of a peice of A4 paper !? please, if so please reply and ill sort out how ucan send it to me :D tyvm !!!!

[ilovecrisscroker]

i have the asus

[gunkydood]

i was wondering, how powerful is the processor, and how long does the 6 cell battery last?

[mikecoscia]

Powerful enough for all your office applications, internet browsing, and really light, light, light gaming. The atom does have two threads so it can do some light multi-tasking also.

My battery lasts 3-4 hours depending on the mode you set it (high performance, balanced, etc)

[ProManual]

i can say it will play: world of warcraft, guild wars, quake and of course runescape :D !

[bigcountry4life5]

you can get the 120g model now for 380 at best buy

[mikecoscia]

Yah they put 120's in all of them now. I need to upgrade mine my 80 is getting a bit cramped. Time for a 320 7200rpm drive :).

[Bernasx]

It's a very nice laptop..Light weight

[leetftw]

Nice review man. I want the 1000H now. I hate carrying my 6 lbs laptop for college.

[mikecoscia]

Thanks. Yah it really is nice carrying it around to work. Especially running Vista I don't feel like I am missing out as much when I am away from my desktop. Well I take that back I do miss having a dedicated graphics card. Although this is not a gaming laptop so I shouldn't complain!

[narvyla]

lol, now I want the Asus 1000H Eee PC realy bad! xD

[drdremos]

Good review. Nicely planned out. I'm planning on getting one and upgrading the RAM to 2GB however I've heard you have to do something to the bios to get it to work? I guess by now you have probably upgraded the RAM. Did you have any problems?

[mikecoscia]

Thanks for the kind comments :). Yes I have upgraded the ram already. I had no issues after installing. Everything worked fine on boot. However if you are having issues all you have to do is enter bios and when you hit exit hit save. Yes you did not change anything but for some reason sometimes you need to enter bios and exit for it to pick up the extra ram.  Good luck!!!

[manyama254]

mikecoscia checkout lenovo ideapad s10..it looks really good at it will bring competition to this asus 1000H.its small great features i mean its amazing....i sure will get one/i was thinking of 1000h but now its lenovo...

[toutaaaaaaa]

so should i get this one or the hp 2133 mini note, cuz i think the mini note is smaller. so could you plz tell me if there is a big difference between the size and weight between the asus 1000h and the hp 2133 mini note. thnx

[mikecoscia]

I can't really give you an answer since I have never seen the HP Mininote in person.

[bigcountry4life5]

why not look at the asus eee pc 901

[ghabhg]

congrats on your purchase. Do u know if the wireless card on the 1000h is compatibly with backtrack 3(linux)?

THANX IN ADVANCE

[Mexicanu90]

Do you lose your waranty if you open your laptop for upgrade?

[mikecoscia]

Nope you can upgrade everything under that cover without worrying. It's not like the 701 that had that little sticker (Asus ignored that anyway).

[technologyadventures]

thanks for the review...I want that 1000h...keep saving...

[mikecoscia]

Thanks for watching :).

[MaRmARk0]

Thanks for reviewing.

[mikecoscia]

Thanks for the comment man. Yeah the keyboard is larger than the 901. I can type comfortably on just like full size keyboard. Keys feel good and there is no flex in the board like on some cheap laptops.

[aznguyen316]

good review thanks! So can you touch type on the 1000h? I saw a 901 at a Bestbuy and the keyboard was small! I don't think I could do that, but the 1000h looks better.

[mikecoscia]

I can type just fine on it.