ASUS Eee PC EPC1000HE-BLK005X Fine Ebony Intel Atom N280(1.66 GHz) 10.0" WSVGA 1GB Memory 160GB HDD Netbook

Pros: - I type thirty or so pages a week between three different computers. The keyboard on this little guy works great for my purposes. I'm 6'3", 280 lb. and yeah, I have big hands.
- Minimal bloatware. Took just a couple minutes to remove the stuff I didn't want.
- Attractive and practical design.
- It has a good display and decent sound... for a netbook.
- While it was no use to me, it came with some basic office programs already loaded. Just one of many things Asus did to try and make this netbook ready to use straight out of the box.
- At least so far... the battery life is pretty close to what's advertised.

Cons: - It attracts finger prints like bees to flowers. Get skins/decals/stickers for the outside cover if you're really OCD.
- Doesn't make coffee.
- Bulky. The wife has a 1000HA with a 2 cell battery and it is soo slim and strim looking compared to mine. Hers is a half pound lighter too. She still gets 4-5 hours of battery life out of hers even with the smaller battery.

Overall Review: For the money, it's one of the best netbooks out there. I looked at almost every netbook available and read over 500 reviews before deciding on this one. I bought the 1000HA (brushed aluminized) for my wife because she didn't need the battery life and wanted something more professional looking.

Pros: The laptop is everything that I expected, and I'm really happy with the machine itself. Before I purchased, I was aware of any potential limitations that the machine would have due to its battery life and small size, so no complaints there.

Cons: You'd better hope that you don't have to call support for a repair. They required a credit card number and paperwork faxed to them in order to send a replacement transformer. They then required the old defective part be sent to them (with me paying shipping) or they will charge the card for the replacement warranty part. I spent over 2 hours on the phone with support during several phone calls, and got nowhere.

Overall Review: I have purchased Asus motherboards for many (13?) years without problems, but purchasing their laptop was a huge mistake. I could have gotten a comparable laptop from another manufacturer that does not make the warranty process intentionally difficult and costly for the customer. In the end, it was cheaper and easier for me to purchase a replacement elsewhere. Angering and alienating customers may be cheap in the short run, but you aren't getting my money a second time.

Asus, you're fired.