Asus recently released the latest addition to its ever-expanding Netbook line, the Eee PC 1002HA. This latest Netbook comes wrapped in a gray, brushed-aluminum chassis. Otherwise it has the usual standard 10-inch Netbook--Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, and Windows XP.

The 1002HA falls between the basic, black Eee PC 1000 and the sleek, thin S101 on the Eee PC scale. It carries a price tag quite similar to that of the former, at $499. It weighs nearly 2.65 pounds; a few ounces heavier than the S101.

However, one drawback is that it uses a tiny, two-cell battery. The 1002HA has a lower-rated capacity than the Eee PC 1000's six-cell battery or the S101's four-cell battery. Compared with 6600mAh and 4900mAh on the Eee PC 1000 and the S101 respectively, the1002HA's battery is rated at 4200mAh. "The 1002HA will run up to 5 hours on a single charge, but the S101's larger battery ran for just over 4 hours on our tests," claims Asus.

Eee PC 1002HA can be easily found on Amazon, Buy. com, ZipZoomFly, and other online resellers, though only for preorder at the moment.