Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2997 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Asus
• Model: 90OA1BBA1122431K82EQ
• Released on: 2009-06-17
• Platform: Windows XP
• Dimensions: 2.87 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
A mere 1 inch slim and 1.27 kg light, the uber-stylish Eee PC 1005HA Seashell is ultra portable and easy to use. The Eee PC 1005HA is so light and compact, you can take it anywhere with you. Dressed in a sparkling pearlescent "shell" casing that gives it a captivating sheen, the Eee PC 1005HA Seashell is beautiful inside and out.

The Eee PC 1005HA offers great user comfort and convenience with its 92% scaled keyboard, multi-touch touchpad and instant key (for quick access to Wi-Fi and the touchpad lock). Furthermore, its 10 inch LED-backlit display in its compact chassis will allow you to work or travel in absolute comfort for hours on end. Its generous and convenient 170GB ASUS Hybrid Storage will enable you to store, share and access your important data anytime, anywhere.

Get noticed today with the ultra-slim Eee PC 1005HA Seashell.


Ultra-Slim, Ultra-Chic

Seemingly crafted by nature itself, the Eee PC 1005HA Seashell draws its inspiration from seashells. Its opalescent and glossy exterior is crafted by the innovative in-Mold Roller technology, giving it a stylish yet scratch-resistent surface for everyday use.

Only 1 inch thin and 1.27 kg light, it's so light and compact, you can take it anywhere with you! And with sleek curves and smooth lines hugging its lustrous shell, the Eee PC Seashell will easily charm passers-by wherever it goes. The slim and lightweight Eee PC 1005HA Seashell is a joy to behold and its compact dimensions make it the perfect runabout internet device anywhere.

Large LED Backlit Screen for Comfortable Viewing

A brilliant 10 inch LED backlit widescreen glare display makes reading documents and viewing multimedia files more comfortable. This latest generation of LED backlit technology allows for ultra-thin, ultra-bright and energy-efficient display allowing outstanding portability and versatility. 1024 x 600 resolution allows you to view most pages without often needing to scroll left or right.

Ergonomic Keyboard and Multi-touch Touchpad

The Eee PC 1005HA Seashell comes with a large-key keyboard that is 92% the size of regular notebook keyboard. This ergonomic design reduces fatigue and makes it more comfortable to type during prolonged use.

Eee PC 1005HA also comes with an user-friendly wide format multi-touch touchpad to help you navigate and have an easy and fun experience. It's multi-touch interface allows you to scroll and zoom quickly with 2 fingers. It is intuitive to use and is child friendly. The touchpad is in a wide format so you can access contents displayed on the 10 inch widescreen easily.

Flexible Connectivity with Eee PC 1005HA

Eee PC 1005HA Seashell comes with WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (draft 2.4GHz n) network connectivity for ultimate wireless accessibility and mobility.

Eee PC 1005HA features 3 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x VGA port, 2 x Audio input/output ports, 1 x RJ-45 port, Kensington Lock port. A spring-loaded Plug-and-Play MMC/SD/SDHC flash card slot is also provided to let you easily access your digital photos and videos and expand your system storage.

Eee PC 1005HA also features a built-in webcam and Digital Array Microphones to allow you to have clear video conversations with family and friends when even out and about.

Super Hybrid Engine for Extended Battery Life

Super Hybrid Engine and the high density Li-ion battery pack provides you with more power per charge; up to 8.5 hours* of unplugged use when you are out and about. Super Hybrid Engine also manages your power consumption, providing you with optimal power depending on your current usage needs.

To enjoy maximum battery life, simply change the default setting to the Auto Power-Saving Mode via the Super Hybrid Engine Instant Key above the keyboard.

Convenient ASUS Hybrid Storage and Power Efficient Intel Atom N270 Processor

Eee PC 1005HA comes with 170GB of ASUS Hybrid Storage that features a 160GB hard disk drive and 10GB of Eee Online Storage.**

With the Eee Online Storage, your data can be shared with other people easily and can be accessed anywhere where internet is available.

The ASUS Eee PC 1005HA Seashell is powered by the Intel Atom N270 processor. Built with the world smallest transistors, the Atom N270 processor uses only 2.5 watts of power (less than 1/10 of the power consumption of ordinary desktop processors) offering a long battery life.

Quick Recovery with Just One Key

Eee PC comes with a built-in quick recovery system that restores your system to its factory settings by just pressing F9 three times during start-up. With Eee PC's quick F9 recovery process, you won't need any Windows CD or driver CD. It is recommended that you backup your data with Eee Online Storage prior to using the recovery system. The easy recovery system is only available with Windows systems.

It's Better with Windows

Eee PC 1005HA Seashell comes pre-loaded with Microsoft Windows XP Home. Here are some reasons why Eee PCs are better with Windows:

Trusted: Windows Delivers a dependable experience that Microsoft and a worldwide community of partners stand behind.
Familiar: Windows is easy to use and be familiar with so you can be up and running right away.
Compatible: You can be confident that your devices and applications will work with Windows more than any other platform.

Visit www.ItsBetterwithWindows.com to see why.

Warranty

Eee PC 1005HA Seashell comes with ASUS 1 year of Eee PC Global Warranty with EU Collect and Return.


*Operation lifetime subject to product model, normal usage conditions and configurations.
**Eee Storage service is complimentary for the first 18 months. Please register account information for 6 months extension.
- All specifications and terms are subject to change without notice. Please check with your supplier for exact offers on selected models. Products may not be available in all markets.
- Operation lifetime subject to product model, normal usage conditions and configurations.

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Customer Reviews

Outstandingly Good Value
Probably the lowest cost Netbook on Amazon but you'd never think it when you get it. Excellent build quality, very comfortable 1000x600 or so screen resolution, and what feels like a full size keyboard (haven't mistyped once yet). Where my current work IBM Thinkpad drains it's battery in an hour, my new Asus is going for over 6 hours use (watching product demo videos and surfing using Google Chrome on Windows XP) before I in need to connect it to the supplied power connector. Truely very impressed to date - as are most people who try it out.

I've had no performance issues playing back high resolution YouTube videos or any other application i've thrown at it; it seems to cope with them without breaking sweat (or getting too warm!). I've also plugged in a Vodafone "Top up and Go" Broadband USB stick and been happily surfing in a restaurant way out in the country, well away from any WiFi or other network connection.

If you're wondering why there is another model with the same model number that costs £50 or so more, it's because it's 2/3 the thinkness of this one and has a battery that lasts slightly longer. For me, not a factor; this one is already very small to carry (about the size of an average hardback book).

Based on my experience to date, I couldn't recommend this Netbook highly enough. I'm just very impressed and have been delighted with this Amazon purchase.

Top Stuff
What a brilliant piece of kit. Needed a small netbook for when I'm out and about taking photos and this looked like the one for me. Did a bit of research and what really swung it was the 8.5 hour battery.

Yes the screen can only go upto 1024x600 but it works very well. It comes with Microsoft Office Trial, Norton Anti-Virus (both of which I took off straight away). The drive is split into 2 80GB drives. Sound is good and the camera fine for chat.

Plays AVI files very well, so the kids will be happy in the back of the car instead of having to watch films on a 3" screen of their MP4's.

The machine itself looks very neat and tidy. While on the train the other day someone asked me if it was made by Apple, which must be a compliment in itself.

Overall this is well worth the money, and if you need a bigger battery theres another version, but at too much extra cost to justify the extra 1.5 hours you'll get. I've also ordered a car charger for it, so I can charge on the go.

Brilliant stuff from a company I've only just heard of.

Great Netbook - Would not buy any other
The Asus EeePC 1005HA is simply everything I expected from a netbook. All others at this price, and beyond, failed in one crucial area - battery life. The EeePC 1005HA will happily work for between 6-8 hours, using wifi and MS Office 2007 packages. The EeePC 1005HA can also easily manage TV streaming and Torrent up/downloading. One of its, now, main roles is to stream BBC iPlayer programmes whilst I am in the kitchen or tinkering in the attic. After buying this netbook, I have used my 15.4" Laptop much less than I ever did. The 1005HA is a superb bit of kit for the price and the amount of use it has had, due to the lengthy battery life and convenience of this, fully justifies the purchase.

The only critical points I can think of are, firstly, it uses the Windows XP operating system. Whilst this is fast and very stable, it is very difficult, with my lack of knowledge, to connect to a Windows 7 home network, such as I have. Also, being XP, one cannot take advantage of the free downloadable Anti-Virus software from Microsoft. Consequently, I use Avast free downloadable Anti-Virus program, which works well. Whilst the wifi catcher works faultlessly, even if the BT HomeHub doesn't, one must use a wifi dongle for times that a hotspot or other wireless network are not available when out and about.

My two critical points are just that. I would not think twice about buying this netbook again were it to be damaged or stolen. The 1005HA is, to me, exceptional performance, stylish and fantastically priced to the point that I wonder what other manufacturers think they are doing for charging so much for their own machines which offer less!