1005HA-MU17-BK ASUS Eee, Great Computer - Not happy..

Overall Rating2.52.52.52.52.5

Great Computer - Not happy with Windows 7 Starter

I bought this computer basically for browsing the Internet and doing other minor tasks, listening to music, creating documents, watching TV and Movies etc. I haven’t run any labor intensive programs yet (I’ve only had it for a couple days). I was going to play around with it for a while before deciding to upgrade to the 2GB RAM. So far so good. I haven’t had any of the HD vibrations or excessive noise the other reviewer had. The battery life is phenomenal. I can’t believe I can use a laptop this long and not have to be plugged in.

My only gripe is the Windows 7 Starter that comes installed. I have heard great things about “7″ and couldn’t wait to try it. For someone who likes to “play” with settings, configurations and stuff, the starter edition is not the way to go. You can’t even change your desktop from the boring windows logo. I did not think about reviewing the Windows 7 Starter edition before buying. I may have to spend additional money upgrading to the Home Edition. If you are going to buy this laptop make sure Windows 7 Starter is for you.

All in all very happy with the netbook and will serve my purposes wonderfully, just wish I would have looked at Windows 7.

Update (2/9/2012): I also found some auctions for this item here.

The featured review for this product, ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA-MU17-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - 8.5 Hours of Battery Life Windows 7 Starter Personal Computers, was written by Nanook 1207.

The average rating for this item is 3.3 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (2)

Geoff Miller

May 18th, 2010 at 8:48 am    


Overall Rating11111

Ergonomic keyboard defeated by vibration problems
Asus nearly has the netbook PC perfected. The size and ergonomics of this keyboard are bar none the best among netbooks today. The wide touchpad has the right level of sensitivity as well. And Windows 7, even with the entry level Starter edition, offers much faster processing & bootup times than Windows XP does on the Intel Atom N270 processor.

However, the Asus Eee 1005HA has its achilles heel in mechanical design. The 250GB HDD has undamped vibrations that pass throughout the chassis and straight into your wrists. The fan also runs excessively. The combination creates high levels of noise and vibration compared to similar netbooks such as the Acer Aspire One D250. Also, even without Anti-Virus software running, Windows 7 and the preloaded software consume 40% of the available 1GB of memory.

Asus will undoubtedly be working out the kinks in this netbook, but many users will find the vibration and noise levels to be unacceptable, especially when other manufacturers offer netbooks without these concerns. Once Asus releases a thermally cool, vibrationless version with 2GB DDR2 memory, this netbook will be unstoppable.

Update: after exchanging for a second 1005HA, it has the exact same vibration issues. This endemic rather than a one-off dud.


Nanook 1207

June 9th, 2010 at 11:17 am    


Overall Rating44444

Great Computer - Not happy with Windows 7 Starter
Rated 4 stars.


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