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My friend DavoMrMac from Geekanoids published a first day of release review of the Asus Eee 1000H with some great if slightly out of focus unboxing pictures (give the guy a break, he was excited). Seeing as he posted a review of the Advent 4211 just a few days ago, he is having a great week.

Overall he loved the 1000H and seemed a bit surprised by that fact, which must be music to Asus’ ears as they have been needing some positive fan buzz for their new units.

Davo says the following about the look and feel of this HD varient on the successful Eee form:

The 1000H unit is very very sexy. Our model is in black and it has a very high gloss finish. It looks as thought it’ll really be a fingerprint magnet, but this does not seem to be the case. Touching the outer lid leaves no traces of smudges, which is a good sign. On first switch on, you get a feel for how the screen delivers a nice bright picture. It is not quite as bright as the Advent 4211 (MSI Wind), but it is bright enough, giving a just slightly off-white look (only very slightly) at its brightest setting. The keyboard is nicer than the Advent, it is better spaced, and you have a little room at the edges, so I like it a lot more. The feel of the keys is nicer too, giving a nice amount of travel and a very positive feel.

Not sure I like the sound of the gloss finish (I prefer matte myself), but the news of the keyboard, screen brightness and the fact that he mentions later loving the touchpad (worst element of the 701 in my opinion) bode well.

See the entire review and a gallery of snaps of the first of the new generation of Eees HERE.

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