There are two further USB 2. The front and back of the netbook have been left clear of any ports. The tapered design leaves no room for ports on the front, and the back is occupied by the 6-cell battery.
On the front edge there is just room for the two stereo speakers. The layout of the ports is practical. The USBs are not too close together, so you could easily plug a couple of memory sticks in next to each other.
As the choice of ports has not been extended on this Windows 7 model. We would have preferred to see to see a card reader that supported more formats. Bluetooth is not included in this inexpensive HA-M, but for about 50 euros more you could get the HA-H which comes with a Bluetooth 2. With regards to software, Asus offers only the basic set-up. The Windows 7 Starter Bit operating system now comes pre-installed; it offers only the most vital functions of Windows 7, leading to a great improvement in loading times for netbooks.
Additionally Asus has pre-installed various everyday programs; you will find Adobe Reader 9 , E-Cam camera software, Skype , a day trial version of Microsoft Office Excel , OneNote , PowerPoint and Word , Trend Micro Internet Security , some games and several of Asus's own tools which have been specially developed for the Eee range.
This includes the 'Eee Docking' toolbar which expands at the top of the desktop when required, enabling speedy access to various Asus programs.
You get a short instruction manual , a warranty card , a small mains adaptor and cable in the same colour as the netbook, a six-cell battery , and a support DVD in five languages German, English, French, Italian, and Dutch.
If you opt for the slightly more expensive HA-H it will also come with a black silicon Eee protective cover, along with a larger battery which should last for more than 10 hours. The warranty is for 24 months including pick-up and return service , with a month warranty for the battery. The keyboard makes a good first impression. Compared with the previous version of this netbook, the keys are still a little wobbly but do offer a good firm response to pressure, so that typing feels comfortable.
The keyboard layout is as before. The flat, square keys are not the best ergonomically; rounded edges would have been better. The keyboard follows the standard layout. The large right-hand shift key is a big plus, allowing you to touch-type easily; small shift keys often lead to typos. There was no room for a separate number pad , due to the netbook's small size. The Fn functions are marked with light-blue lettering and symbols on the keys; they are activated in conjunction with the Fn key in the bottom left-hand corner of the keyboard.
The touchpad is fitted unobtrusively into the hand rest area, and is very hard to locate by touch, as it is not distinguished by any borders or change in level. Instead the touchpad has a dimpled surface , which does make it easier to control the cursor accurately.
But this kind of surface is not to everyone's taste , and to our mind seems somewhat rough and crude. Despite the lack of borders or marking we had no problem using it to scroll horizontally or vertically, as it supports Multi-Touch gestures. This is a new feature of the touchpad that the previous model did not have. Using two fingers you can perform various actions such as zooming, rotating and scrolling, which makes it easier and more comfortable to work without a mouse.
Asus has provided brief instructions for this by sticking a sticker over the touchpad. The two touchpad buttons are housed beneath a silver strip under the touchpad. Both buttons give firm and pleasant tactile feedback. Asus has used a matt The matt screen surface is a great advantage, as this way only the screen bezel is reflective, making it easier to work outdoors. But with low screen brightness it does become difficult to make out the contents of the screen. It has a native resolution of x pixels.
A higher, interpolated resolution of x can no longer be selected with Windows 7. An external monitor or flat-screen TV can be hooked up to the netbook using the integrated VGA connector. The On the negative side, the brightness of the screen is fairly low overall. It is Using the EeeCTL tool it is possible to unlock some extra brightness and potential from the screen. But while the picture quality was now convincing, the black value rose from 0.
It is up to you whether you would rather have a bright screen or over 8 hours of battery life. However you should consider that the display controller is put under more strain in ultra bright mode. Should a fault occur, the warranty will not cover it. The netbook's viewing angles are unchanged. Horizontally they are fine, but vertically they can only be described as average. Like its predecessor, this netbook contains an Intel Atom N processor with a speed of 1. The memory is sufficient even with Windows 7 Starter, but an upgrade to 2 GB would be a good investment, as quite a few applications already stretch the 1 GB to its limits when used in conjunction with Windows 7.
Start-up is quick and Windows reacts rapidly to your commands. HD films cannot be played completely smoothly with only 1 GB of memory; and when using several programs at once the netbook quickly reaches the limits of its processing power, and loading times begin to rise.
But the HA-M is appropriately equipped to handle everyday computer use, barring photo or video manipulation programs. For a performance boost or longer battery life, Asus has included a program called ' super hybrid engine '.
It allows you to adjust the clock speed of the Intel Atom N This raises the N to the level of the Intel Atom N To distinguish this model from the Windows XP version we subjected our netbook to a battery of benchmark tests.
First we put our test model through the 3DMark tests. It achieved points in the 3DMark test, and then only a weak points in the 3DMark 03 test. In the 05 and 06 versions it achieved only a very poor and points respectively. We left out the newest version of the test, as the score would be close to 0. PCMark05 could not be completed without errors.
While all the tests ran through to the end as advertised, there were several errors due to the low screen resolution and so a result could not be determined. It achieved only points in the single-core rendering and points in the multi-core rendering. Privacy policy.
This article describes the frequently asked questions about the extended security updates for Windows 7. This article is intended for use by IT professionals. If you're looking for information for home users, see Windows 7 support ended on January 14, After January 14, , if your PC is running Windows 7, and you haven't purchased Extended Security Updates, the computer will no longer receive security updates.
Extended Support end dates for Windows 7 Embedded vary by edition. For more information, go to the following websites:. Organizations can purchase ESU at any time during the three years that the offer is available , , and If an organization waits and purchases ESU for the first time in year two or year three, they'll also have to pay for the preceding years.
It's because the security updates that are offered under the ESU program are cumulative. Although organizations can purchase ESU at any time, they won't have received bug fixes or security updates since January 14, without ESU. Additionally, Microsoft Support no longer provides any form of support for these customers. Because the updates are cumulative, organizations must pay for the preceding years if they purchase Windows 7 ESU for the first time in year two or year three.
That is, customers must have purchased coverage for year 1 of ESU in order to buy year 2, and coverage for year 2 in order to buy year 3. Customers may buy coverage for previous years at the same time they buy coverage for a current period. It's unnecessary to buy a certain period of coverage within that coverage period. VL customers: Contact your Account Team CE for pricing and ordering information that is tailored to specific customer scenarios. You can find a qualified partner at this site. Windows 7 ESU will be made available as a separate SKU for each of the years in which it's offered , , and Installation and activation of the Year one SKU is not required.
ESU is licensed per device. In other words, it's not the VMs that must be counted, but the terminals. If you purchase Windows 7 ESU before the monthly invoice generation date, the purchase will be shown on the previous month's invoice. It won't be shown on the current calendar month's invoice. Windows XP and Windows Vista support has already ended, and no further support is available.
Customers are encouraged to move to Windows 10 to take advantage of the latest in security and reliability. Windows 7 ESU will include support for the. NET Framework 4. NET Framework 3. After this date, Windows 7 ESU will include.
Yes, there's an ESU program specifically for embedded devices. Actually, "people have been overclocking netbooks pretty much since Day One," according to Brad Linder, who writes the Liliputing blog. Quick to take a hint, Asus soon began shipping its own overclocking app, the Super Hybrid Engine, with every Eee. Then there are extreme modders like Team Australia in Adelaide. Of course, most of us aren't interested in performing science experiments for the sake of bragging rights.
We just want to get apps to load faster, or high-def videos to play stutter-free. But besides Asus and MSI, few other netbook makers officially endorse overclocking, much less bundle tools to enable it. Never fear: Below we detail five fairly easy ways for you to overclock your netbook, none of which requires access to exotic cooling materials, and only one of which requires competence with a soldering iron. There's also a bonus tip for Acer Aspire One owners -- no overclocking, but plenty of hardware tweaking.
Here's the fine print: Most of the solutions require your netbook to be running Windows rather than Linux.
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