If there’s one problem plaguing just about every netbook out on the market right now, it’s that cheap, toy-like feel. Manufacturers just can’t seem to escape it when they’re having their devices manufactured thousands of miles away in factories that seemingly just switched over just last month from building olive-green plastic army men. Asus attempted to remedy the netbook’s image problem with the high-end S101, but price followed suit, and the $800 price tag made us question whether you call it a netbook at all. The Eee 1002HA stands as a compromise between the two, adopting the luxurious look of the latter within the price range ($429 MSRP) of a true netbook.
How do you make a $429 laptop feel like one that costs about double? Asus turned to metal cladding. Both the back of the lid and the wrist rest below the keyboard have been veneered in brushed aluminum, which is tinted in a gunmetal shade Asus calls “argent gray.” Though a few strips of cold metal can’t mimic the rock-solid feel of say, Apple’s latest MacBooks, they do a respectable job toughening up the portions of the laptop likely to see some of the most wear and tear.
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