Why is the EEE 1000H so heavy?

[cnico88]

I mean compared to the MSI Wind they have about the same specs and close in battery too, but why is it so heavy? A few things I can think of are:

Bigger touchpad with the multitouch sensors, big fan/heatsink since the EEEs tend to get a little hotter, maybe that ugly hinge that it has, and all the metal parts instead of plastic.

I think the 1000H is getting closer to those full size laptops sporting dual cores and graphics cards.

[mpr0]

How much heavier is it? It couldn't be more than .5lb more than the Wind because the entire point of the EEE is mobility..

[Composer]

I was kind of wondering that myself, the 1000H is around 3.2lbs and the Wind is 2.3lbs with the 3 cell. Batteries perhaps or something inside that you can't see.

[sp000n]

Battery. Heck yes! A battery is your heaviest component at this size (surpassed by the screen and eventually case as you get larger). Comparing one machine with a 6-cell to another with a 3-cell doesn't make for a level field at all.

[cnico88]

I am comparing the weight of the MSI Wind with the 6cell at 2.6 with the EEE 1000H which is at 3.2 pounds. Why the extra weight?

[Composer]

Elves.

[cnico88]

How many can you fit in a small chassis like that? I thought many 1 or 2 but it sounds like there are more than that. lol

[Composer]

lol I don't know depends on if they're Keebler elves or not I'm guessing it's just weight inside the machine along with the batteries.

[codeman]

Apparently the EEE PC 1000H has a 80 gb HDD which makes it heavier compared to the EEE PC 1000 which has a 40 gb solid state drive. The H should stand for HDD.

[jhoff80]

Originally Posted by codeman

Apparently the EEE PC 1000H has a 80 gb HDD which makes it heavier compared to the EEE PC 1000 which has a 40 gb solid state drive. The H should stand for HDD.

But that shouldn't make it so much heavier compared to the Wind which also has an 80gb HDD.

[staker]

maybe the compenents are bigger, they have wireless N card maybe they are bigger? There seems to be alot of stuff in the asus, http://jkkmobile.blogspot.com/2008/0...-901s-hdd.html .

[Composer]

Yeah the battery life is suppose to be a bit longer than the Wind isn't it? I think the batteries make up a good amount of weight on these machines.

[staker]

Maybe asus has overstated their figure and they have a less bright screen.

[jhoff80]

Originally Posted by Composer

Yeah the battery life is suppose to be a bit longer than the Wind isn't it? I think the batteries make up a good amount of weight on these machines.

I haven't read much about the 10" eee. Is it supposed to have better battery life? Better than the 3cell or 6cell MSI?

[Composer]

Absolutely, here's a quote.... "ASUS are claiming up to 7.8hrs courtesy of a larger battery and its “Super Hybrid Engine” technology."