Sunday, July 5th, 2009...9:53 pm
Matte vs. Glossy. The Asus 1005ha is one of few to have matte screen.
The Asus 1005ha-m. M for Matte screen
Asus has introduced the Asus 1005ha-M (reported by Blogee here) which has sparked a bit of a debate in the netbook community – Matte vs. Glossy screens.
First, the whole glossy screen phenomenon is quite recent. If you’ll remember, up until a few years ago everything has a plain matte screen. Most heavy netbook users seem to prefer matte screens – for less glare and reflection. But, I’ll go out on a limb here and say that I really don’t mind a nice glossy screen. Especially indoors while watching a movie. But, being portable devices, I can see how a matte screen would be much nicer outdoors, or on the dashboard of a car.
What say you? Let us know in the comments.
As for the 1005ha-m, here are some trade-0ffs. The ‘normal’ Asus Eee PC 1005HA-H comes with a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 CPU and a 6 cell battery that Asus rates as a 10 hour battery but the Eee PC 1005HA-M has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU and a 6 cell, 8 hour battery. Other than that the models are the same. The -M model has already been spotted in France and is reportedly shipping in Europe now.
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July 5th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
New blog post: Matte vs. Glossy. The Asus 1005ha is one of few to have matte screen. http://bit.ly/9HK7I
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July 6th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I have no netbook yet, just a regular thinkpad. All I really want is a matte screen and pointing stick. (add lower power, fanless, and cheaper and I’ll buy it today)
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