The latest addition to the Eee PC 1000 series, Asus has focused on providing the best bang for the buck with the 1000HA.

Featuring the 1000 series' body size (the same as the smaller 7" model), a 10" LED backlit screen with a resolution of 1024 by 600 pixels, and a 1.6GHz atom processor, the 1000HA comes with a cheaper and more reasonable 160GB 4200rpm hard disk, 1GB of DDR2 memory, standard wireless (B/G), a 1.3MP webcam and a 6 cell battery.

Rated at 6-7 hours of runtime, the 1000HA is set to sell for an attractive $429.99 (at the time of writing)- much more acceptable than the earlier 1000H's price. A 9" version (the 900HA) was also launched at the same time.

In April 2009 the 1000HA was updated to include the new chicklet style keyboard first introduced on the 1000HE. No other modifications were made to the device... read more.