The ASUS Eee PC 1005HA
With the arrival of the Intel Pine Trail, Asus has updated their netbooks with this new energy-saving platform, giving them an even longer battery life (up to 14 hours according to Asus) compared to their predecessor!
There are currently 2 models of Pine Trail netbooks from Asus: the Eee PC 1005PE and Eee PC 1001P, both come with Intel Atom N450 processor and Pine Trail chipset. Both models can be further divided into 2 sub-models, giving us a total of 4 variation to choose from: 1005PE-PU17
Text in blue are the differences you should pay attention to.
| 1005PE-PU17 | 1005PE-MU17 | 1001P-PU17 | 1001P-MU17 | |
| Price | $368.59 | $329.99 | $339.99 | $299.99 |
| Review Rating | 5 (Read customer reviews) |
4.5 (Read customer reviews) |
4.5 (Read customer reviews) |
3 (Read customer reviews) |
| CPU | Intel Atom N450 | Intel Atom N450 | Intel Atom N450 | Intel Atom N450 |
| RAM | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB |
| Storage | 250GB + 500GB ASUS WebStorage | 250GB + 500GB ASUS WebStorage | 250GB | 160GB |
| Screen Size | 10.1-Inch | 10.1-Inch | 10.1-Inch | 10.1-Inch |
| Screen Type | Color-Shine (glossy) | Color-Shine (glossy) | Matte | Matte |
| Battery Life | 14 hours | 11 hours | 11 hours | 11 hours |
| Bluetooth | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Wireless | 802.11 b/g/n | 802.11 b/g/n | 802.11 b/g | 802.11 b/g |
| Keyboard | Chiclet | Chiclet | Normal | Normal |
| OS | Windows 7 Starter | Windows 7 Starter | Windows 7 Starter | Windows 7 Starter |
As of now, the Asus Eee PC 1001P has not yet been released and only available for pre-order on Amazon.
Update: The Eee PC 1001P-PU17 is currently available on BuyDig.com for $339. Thanks Chance for pointing out!
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Cool comparison. It looks like the 1005PE is selling a lot better than the 1001P. I think it’s because of the better keyboard and faster Wi-fi.
Also, there are some stores which are now selling the 1001P, so the text above isn’t 100% correct.
Thank the freaking non-existent god that someone finally posted a comparison of these devices. Do you know how long I have been looking for this. I have resolved not to buy one simply because ASUS wasted so much of my time; this info should have been on their own freaking web site!!!
BTW, from photos it looks like the 1001 has a more standard key placement than 1005; the latter shrinks the right shift key to an unusably small size. That is definitely worth noting. I would never buy a keyboard with non-standard placement.