The predecessor of the mini-netbook empire, Asus, here comes with another offering: the Asus EEE PC 1000HE. The 1000HE has attained pleasure by acquiring the place and being one of four Top 5 Netbooks for 2009. This is in report of performance, stability, flexibility and of course, its notable price tag.

For beginners, the Asus EEE PC 1000HE carries forward the practice followed by Asus. Asus EEE PC 1000HE is motorized by an Intel Atom N280 processor which runs at a speed of 1.66 Gigahertz whereas the memory of 1 gigabyte supports this high-speed. No storage issues as, the Asus EEE PC 1000HE is ready with a hard drive capable of storing up to 160 gigabytes value of files.

Asus has declared that the notebook is able to run for up to 9 hours and 30 minutes without being charged as the netbook is powered by a 6-cell lithium-poly mater battery. This is what the reason which makes it better than most of the models in its market even than some larger notebooks from other manufacturers. Another imposing feature it possesses is the keyboard which is 92% of the size of typical keyboard enabling the users enough room for their fingers to contrive themselves. When talking about its working capabilities it has a 10.5-inch LCD screen with LED back lits for apparent and brighter displays.

The 1000HE is in fact a product of thorough planning and expansion in Asus' part. The engineers and designers have given it a fascinating configuration that facilitates for ergonomic use. Thought to airflow is definitely given as 1000HE is specifically intended to make cooling more proficient This undoubtedly adds to the impressive performance of the 1000HE.

The Asus EEE PC comes with a display resolution of 1024x600.Connectivity features for the 1000HE comprise a WiFi connection of 802, an Ethernet port, Bluetooth and a set down of 3 USB ports. It also arrives with a card reader, a 1.3 mega pixel web cam and a VGA output port. Only the things that can upset users of the 1000HE is the earsplitting ventilation inside it, as well as the nonappearance of an Express Card for linking external hard drives.

Overall, the 1000HE is fabulous for its value choice. Along with a good processor, long battery life, ergonomic design and features, you will indeed enjoy investing on the 1000HE.

The G-Technology has brought G- Drive mini which is a 2.5 inch external hard drive. It comprises an aluminium sheath, incorporated heat sink and also a front grill having air flow space which is the result of usage of perforated sheet. The tool is bus-powered, with and USB 2.0 connection and FireWire 400, 800 options.

The covering of G- Drive mini looks enormously rough and harsh as it is entirely made of aluminium and not any other material. Its weight is less than 9oz but it should be able to survive with 1,000Gs of force when functioning, and up to 400Gs when it’s lively.

It comes packaged with cables for all three boundaries, a CD-based manual, and a leather holding container that proposes good scratch protection when it’s fitted into a bag or second container. The FireWire and USB ports offer comfortable, sure fits when in use and there are DC-in port and also on-off switch present at the back.

A stress test carried by the means of over 40GB of photos displayed a transmission of 2.43GB/min in a widened copy session. Very minor slowdown was seen by half-full drive when copying the snaps at 2.23GB/min clip. The disk even sustained to achieve 1.63GB/min (27.17MBps) when over 90 percent of capability.

The 500GB drive with the help of Oxford 924 chipset and SATAII hard disk generates a FireWire 800 speed which is regarded as the ultimate for speed tests as compared to what 5400rpm drives delivers. When copying thousands of files it delivers 2.32GB/min, and when copying larger files 2.72GB/min respectively. The drive sustains 465.43 GB of usable drive space when formatted for HFS+, incidentally. The drive is also well-suited with Windows XP, 2000 and Vista.

G- Drive mini is projected as a finest design, and is thus valued as such. It darts fanless, scattering heat through the heat sink and the aluminum shell, which makes in a very calm drive. The dispersion tends to create exterior high heat in heavy use, but this problem, can be overlooked when pondering that the main concern is keeping the internals cool eventually.

When comparison of price tag is done with the other external drives available in market this hard disk is rather expensive. But when it provides fantastic features such as its sturdy built-up, Fire Wire 800 swiftness, a compact shape and moreover if you require fast external drive that is well guarded from strikes and impacts, its worthy purchasing it even if large amount to be invested.

Ballistix Tracer memory can be termed as high performance memory line up and is designed for performance enthusiasts especially for those who want high performance coupled with flash appeal. The Core i7 processors utilize the triple channel memory which is done with the help of three matched memory sticks dumping the traditional pairs for dual channel memory.

The ballistix range of performance delivering memory modules features advanced speed grades, integrated aluminum heat spreaders and low latency figures. Ballistix tracer memory features a black PCB and integrated heat spreaders, and one or maybe two rows of LED lights of green or blue or both colors atop the module, that circulate in a random pattern based on memory utilization.

Packaging – crucial has always been about normal packaging avoiding all fancy packaging which affects the overall cost. The packaging involves a cigar banded bundle and avoids hermetic sealing.

The module has a color changing effect and looks a different shade at every angle.

Features - VDD = VDDQ = +1.65V +/- 0.075V, VDDSPD = +3.0V to +3.6V, exclusively designed for high performance systems, RoHS compliant, Fly-by topology, Serial Presence-Detect (SPD) EEPROM, Adjustable data-output drive strength, Critical performance parameters tested for functionality, Adjustable data-output drive strength. The crucial Ballistix Tracer has a fixed burst length 8 (BL8) and 4 (BC4) burst chop which is done via mode register.

The memory is rated at DDR3-1600 8-8-8-24. The memory has everything one can expect from a triple channel kit from crucial. It looks good with the flashy LED lights that make an appearance that the computer is actually thinking. The DDR3 6GB works well and have a flexibility of a high level. Some might say that the crucial ballistix tracer is a bit pricy and wit some unimpressive overclocking results, but still it’s a sharp looking, quality product from Crucial and is really worthy to have for enthusiasts.

The MSI Wind Netbook U120-024US is the best option if one is looking for more, while connecting the internet at a café. Wind is actually Wi-Fi Network Device featuring a speedy and energy efficient Intel Atom 1.6GHz Processor that gives a longer battery life and a better mobile lifestyle. The netbook offers plenty of hard drive space with slightly larger screen as compared to a typical netbook

Processor – the Intel atom processor is a 1.6 GHz Processor with 512 KB L2 Cache and 533 MHz Bus speed. The chipset type is Mobile Intel 945GSE Express.

Storage – the storage controller type is Serial ATA with Serial ATA-150 interface. The hard drive capacity is 160GB and is non-removable.

Memory – the MSI Wind version comes with a RAM of 1GB capacity and can ce extended up to maximum of 2GB.

Connectivity – the MSI Wind consists of built-in Gigabyte Ethernet LAN and a modem module. It also consists of a Built-in 802.11b/g WLAN Card and also has Wi-Max ready feature. Total Expansion slots- 1 ( 0 ) x Memory - SO DIMM 200-pin.  Some of the interfaces available are 1 x Display - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A etc.

Audio/video – The graphics processor is Intel GMA 950 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0 whereas the audio output type consists of sound card. The audio is high definition one with a microphone input as well.

Power/battery – the battery is a 6-cell lithium-ion one. Required voltage- AC 120/230 V and the power required is 40 watt.

The netbook is 10.2 inches wide, 7.1 inches deep, 1.3 inches high and 2.2lbs heavy. The ratings can be as follows – performance – 5/5, energy efficiency – 3/5, design – 5/5, features 5/5.

Some drawbacks of the netbook are that the sound quality is not good, memory is average and its image quality is poor. But still MSI Wind is a good notebook with respect to great portability option, good connectivity and appearance. Hence it’s a good netbook with an overall rating of 4.5/5.