The ASUS EeePC 10000H and the 904HA are almost identical to each other in shape and design. With their lids shut, the only real way to tell them apart is to look for the 1000H’s protruding battery. The 904HA we received came with a 6600mAh battery. The 904HA, as its name suggests, has a 9-inch screen and the 1000H, a 10-inch one. The 904HA has two thick panels on the either side of its screen which look like speakers at first but the speakers are in fact at the bottom, for both these netbooks.

One of the complaints laid out at the Eee PC’s feet has to be about its small and narrow vents that run down the side of the netbook. This makes the Eee PC heat up a little more than the others as there isn’t a lot of air ventilation within the chassis. The Eee PC netbooks also look plain and don’t stand out much. The keys feel a little flimsy and the mouse buttons for the touchpad are a bit tacky as well. One of the unique features of the EeePC is its multi-touch track pad which allows you to use gestures by sliding multiple fingers simultaneously, like you would do on the new Apple devices.

The keypad is one of the most usable, of all the netbooks we tested. There are dedicated buttons for changing screen resolution, Skype, performance modes and also to turn off the screen. There is no button or shortcut to disable the touchpad though. There are some small differences between these siblings though – the webcam is a 1.3-MP on the 1000H and a 0.3-MP on the 904HA, the latter also misses out on Bluetooth.

The biggest differences between the two are their screen size and battery. We recommend the Rs. 23,990 1000H as are you aren’t saving any baggage space by picking the 9-inch 904HA. On the other hand, if you value battery life above all, then the 904HA is the one to buy. That’s available for Rs. 20,490.

The ASUS EeePC 10000H and the 904HA are almost identical to each other in shape and design. With their lids shut, the only real way to tell them apart is to look for the 1000H’s protruding...