I pre-ordered the ASUS 1008ha “Seashell” 3 weeks ago from amazon, and got it 2 days ago.

The design is just great, the device is very sexy, slim and light. it has the same glossy finish as other ASUS netbooks.

The 1008ha has a small footprint (just like most 10″ netbooks), as you can see from the pic vs my 13″ macbook.

The main selling point of the device its its slimness, the macbook is one of the thinnest laptops around (1.08″) and you can see the comparison that this baby is slim. the thickness ranges (0.7 – 1.0″) so it does a little macbook air thingy. well the macbook air max out at .76″ but you know what i mean.

The Seashell has 2 USB ports, one on each side, a SD card slot, usual audio in/out and a mini VGA port, but cleverly hidden at the bottom is a mini vga-to- VGA cable, nice.

Battery is non replaceable ala macbook air, but the capacity is pretty good. I managed to get about 4 hrs after constant browsing and a little bit of streaming.

Overall the EEE PC 1008HA Seashell is what a netbook should be. Thin, light and pretty decent performance. The seashell is highly recommended.

More pics in the gallery.

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