ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005PEB-RRED01S 10.1-Inch Netbook (Red)

by Asus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7 x 1.4 inches ; 2.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0032B4ZNM
• Item model number: 1005PEB-RRED01S
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,545 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
  • #97 in Computers & Accessories > Netbooks
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 17, 2010

Product Description

Embrace mobile computing in style with the new ASUS Eee PC 1005PE The 1005PE packs the latest ATOM CPU from Intel, the N450, which consumes less power than its predecessors, allowing the 1005PE to get up to a whopping 11 hours of battery life. With built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, users can stay connected wherever they go. The 92%-scaled ergonomic keyboard and Multi-Touch touchpad make it a breeze to type and navigate through content. The 1005PE's 250GB hard drive provides a wealth of storage and backup capabilities. The 1005PE also features a chiclet keyboard for added style and comfort. Lastly, a 0.3MP Webcam and Windows 7 Starter Operating System round out the list of the 1005PE's impressive features. With its sleek curves and smooth lines, the Eee PC 1005PE offers superior style without sacrificing performance or mobility.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Execllent and versatile, February 25, 2010

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Brian Straight - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005PEB-RRED01S 10.1-Inch Netbook (Red) (Personal Computers)

With an impressive and solid build, this little netbook might just be the perfect balance between utility and cost. The N450 processor gives some decent "umph" to this machine and the intel graphics are suitable for most tasks, assuming you're not going to try to play 3D games. Battery life for the 6-cell battery is impressive; in use and on auto-high, it has delivered more than 9 hours of usage, and almost 11 on economy mode.

The keyboard is solid and has a pleasant feel. It's not quite full-size, but it is easy to adjust to. The wireless b/g/n adapter works perfectly and matches the range of my large laptop. 3 usb ports, a vga out, an ethernet connection, and a built-in card reader add to the versatility of this unit. Windows 7 is peppy in this platform and Firefox performs very well. Even with 1 gig of memory, I use only between 45% and 75% with most applications, much better than Vista. I've opened 30 windows on this box without windows complaining, so I have not yet found the 2G upgrade necessary. 250G of disk storage rounds out the package nicely.

The display is beautiful and high-contrast; colors really stand out. As with all laptops, the angle of the LCD is important to getting the best image. My one complaint about this netbook is that I wished the display would tilt back a little more (45 degrees is the limit). My low desk demands a little more tilt, but other users will not have this problem--certainly not if the computer is sitting on your lap.

As to video, I have found that it streams netflix very well, with no jerkiness on high and super settings. High movement flash is a little more of a problem and I have found framerates of 20 FPS to be normal for Hulu. The next flash upgrade should directly support the graphics card in this computer, so the problem will eventually be solved. There are a number of reviewers on other sites who have said this machine will not support HD video. If you follow some of the codec tweaks posted online, you can indeed play HD on this unit. After a few such (very small and easy) tweaks, I was able to get both 720p and 1080p mkv and h264 video playing very smoothly.

In conclusion, if you're looking for a good balance of performance, versatility, battery life, and price, you could do a lot worse than this fine little netbook.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Red Asus Netbook, March 28, 2010

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Amit N. Sanghvi "ka rad" (Indiana USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005PEB-RRED01S 10.1-Inch Netbook (Red) (Personal Computers)

I have used the netbook during the last month. I bought this for a few reasons:

1. My laptop/desktop contain personal information. I plan to use this with limited personal information.

2. If I lose this or damage it during travel, I will be out less than $350.

3. This is the perfect travel machine. It fits in the accessory pouch of my laptop travel bag. I was able to use the space where my laptop used to fit for books, and the rest of my travel stuff.

Other BIG pluses are:

Long battery life. The battery seems to charge quickly. The power input works 110-240 Volt.

The atom 450 processor seems quicker than a celeron processor.

It is doing fine with the 1GB memory.

The SD card slot did fine downloading thousands of pictures during a recent safari trip.

The touchpad is a little getting used to, but if you learn it well the zoom and pan features are nice.

Overall, I am very satisfied for a product <$350.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Travel Computer With a Battery Drain Problem, February 18, 2010

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Bob R. (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005PEB-RRED01S 10.1-Inch Netbook (Red) (Personal Computers)

I am most impressed at the power and quality construction for the price. And, it works perfectly, as advertised - out of the box. At least I thought so, see appended note.

It comes with I.E. Explorer vers 8 browser (thanks to Windows 7). IE8 is top heavy, slow, and awkward to use. But, just when I chose to buy my Asus, Google came out with their Chrome browser which is perfect for a little portable like this one. Note: Chrome is still beta and lacks features like an ad-blocker but it is far faster than I.E. explorer. And you can't use it to update your system files - use I.E. for those.

The only silly thing that ASUS did was to put the power button on the upper right and then put something called an "express gate" power button on the upper left of the keyboard. "Express Gate" boots the computer up quickly in "stupid" mode (fuzzy wuzzy graphics etc.) It then presents some "kid stuff" type software for games and so forth, together with a limited net browser called "splash top" all of which is nonsense. The saving feature is that when you turn the computer on using the regular power switch, then the express gate switch can be used to toggle operational power saving modes. Almost almost all computers come pre-loaded with "kid" software for the teeny-bopper set which can easily be deleted - but they shouldn't put that stuff on a hardware switch, especially where the power switch is normally found.

Back to the plus side: The keyboard is better than the competition with slightly elevated key buttons. And this machine uses the N450 processor for better speed and power conservation. In the latter dept., the computer seems to live up to its claims of much longer battery operation (they claim 8-10 hours). It uses a small completely enclosed six cell battery. It also comes with asus software (on the progs. menu) which lets you update the ROM BIOS software kind of like you would update the firmware in routers. The manual says it is important do this update. So I did - nothing went up in smoke. I have never seen this feature on a computer of any kind. Maybe it did something - I don't know.

If you travel, almost all of the laptop chargers (including the asus) will run on 100-240 volts - something they don't advertise but it's in real fine print on the power module. This probably explains the humongous power cords they use (for the 240 volt crowd).

Lastly, get yourself a mouse - the "touch pads" on portable computers are good for emergencies - but thats about all in my opinion.

UPDATE NOTE: After using this machine for awhile, I noticed that the battery loses about 20% of its power per week with the computer turned off. A google search shows that ASUS netbooks are notorious for this problem, and to date I have not found any real, viable solution - apparently ASUS is next to impossible to communicate with. Buy this computer at your risk if battery shelf life is important. P.S. I pulled the battery and checked it - works fine - the problem is a huge parasitic drain in the computer