ASUS Eee PC 904HA vs Acer Aspire One. Opinions?

[jediphx]

Im looking at the model with the 120 gig HD not SD storage.


Anything make one much better than the other?

Also other than watch HD video and video editing what are other things that I will not be able to do with a Netbook?

 

[SickBeast]

I prefer the keyboard and overall design of the Acer, plus it's cheaper.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: jediphx
Also other than watch HD video and video editing what are other things that I will not be able to do with a Netbook?

Gaming? Working on ginormous spreadsheets (due to screen realestate)?

Personally I'd go for the Acer.

 

[Bateluer]

I have a 904HA myself. I like that it came with the 6 cell battery and a 160GB, I believe most Aspire One models come with a 3 cell. You can buy a larger battery for them though.

I believe Aspire One models that compare to the 904HA are priced about the same, roughly 350.

There is one thing I dislike about the 904HA though, and that is the wider bezel around the display. The display itself it bright, crisp, and clear, there's just a wide bezel that seems to serve no purpose.

I was originally torn between the Aspire One, the MSI Wind, and one of the EEE models. They are all solid machines and most have similar spec's. Most have an Atom, 1GB of DDR2, etc, so they are all going to perform similarly. Best bet is to sample them yourself at a B&M store before you buy.

 

[beyoku]

I am actually set on purchasing the Samsung NC10 - It gets better reviews than both of those. And the battery is about 7 hours.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: beyoku
I am actually set on purchasing the Samsung NC10 - It gets better reviews than both of those. And the battery is about 7 hours.

The NC10 is a nice machine, but it starts at 480. The Aspire One and 904HA are 350.

 

[beyoku]

Well i paying the extra I dont think 150 extra over the life of the machine is a bad deal.

 

[cparker]

Just got an nc10 last week. Very nice little guy. probably well worth the extra money. A tight, fast machine. LCD is quality and very sharp. Keyboard is a joy. Battery seems to last forever. Very capable wifi. Have to install some software other than IE 7 that it auto updated to with windows update. Will probably put in open office, firefox. Will use it for browsing and email and maybe some office apps. Also will set up skype and the video phone feature with the great camera. Also has bluetooth so will try using one of my earpiece headsets to use with skype. We had some old coupons from amazon that were going to expire which made it less painful buying it. The power of the cpu and built in graphics is just fine for xp. I kind of like using single cores anyway and trying to be lean and mean. (Using an amd le1640 on the desktop). The atom is one lean/mean cool dude!