Asus 1000HE: the first netbook with a truly usable keyboard

Laptop Magazine has gotten a sneak peak at the new Asus Eee 1000HE and the new chiclet style keyboard is a great success, allowing the reviewer to rattle off over 83 words per minute, plucking gingerly down on the right shift key without a moment’s retraining. A usable keyboard coupled with a 9.5 hour battery? This is the new netbook to beat.

ASUS Eee PC 1000HE Arrives Boasting a New Keyboard and Intel Atom N280 Processor [Laptop Mag]

1. [musicalwoods]

   Huzzah! I just convinced my Dad to preorder one for himself.

2. [rafaelcapanema]

   HP Mini 1000′s and MSI Wind’s are also great.

3. [DJMayhem]

   I’m wondering how long it will be for this sucker to run OS X. A small speedbump and a good keyboard would convince me to buy this sucker if I can run OS X on it.

4. [joflow]

   Full-sized backspace key? HELLO MY FUTURE GIRLFRIEND.

5. [Anonymous]

   “This is the new netbook to beat.”

   Still holding out for the Ion version. Even an upclocked GMA945 is crap for an integrated GPU.

   Still: Progress!