ASUS 1005HA Netbook Is a 1008HA With Removable Battery
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We recently polled readers on the whole non-removable battery scenario for netbooks. I don’t think I’d buy one, but at this point, 46 percent of the respondents say they would. This question came about with introduction of the slim ASUS Eee PC 1008HA netbook and its integrated battery. ASUS has something for the 54 percent of you that balked at the non-removable battery: Say hello to the ASUS Eee PC 1005HA that turned up at Blogeee.net.
The 1005HA-H is essentially the same device as the 1008HA, but allows you to remove or replace the battery and is slightly less expensive. The only other differences I can see are in the battery capacity and USB ports. You lose about 100mAh of battery in the 1005HA-H, but you gain an extra USB port, making for a total of three. Even less expensive is the 1005HA-M, which drops Bluetooth and uses the older N270 Intel Atom in lieu of the newer N280 found in the 1008HA.
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I think Asus is determined to release models with the most laughable names possible. The 1005HA-M !? What’s next, the 1005HE-HE or 1010HA-HA?
Even if you don’t plan on having two batteries – one in use, one charged and ready for swapping or wish to swap out the default battery for a larger capacity one, the idea of a non-removable battery in any electronics gear is a bad one.
End up with a device with a duff battery (or the subject of a battery recall – see HP recently) and the whole device goes in for repair. Its not ideal, but you can run notebooks with removable batteries on AC while waiting for a replacement – not so those with a sealed system, as with Apple – and an Apple Store or repair centre is not always readily available.
As for ASUS and they’re weekly release of yet another Eee, they need to get a grip. They’ve engendered consumer confusion over the comparative value / features of each model (pretty difficult to do when everyone’s hardware specs are the same) and lost market share from that they once owned. Meanwhile, all these models suggest why they want to go to a sealed system. These would require one battery type in everything, and not a new pack for each build tweak they do – so a cost saving there.
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