* Intel Atom N280 processor
* Intel GN40 Chipset
* 1GB of RAM
* 10.2-inch display with 1,024×600 resoluton
* 120GB 1.8-inch hard drive
* finger print scanner
* 802.11b/g/n WiFi
* Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
* 1.3Megapixel webcam
* ExpressCard 34 slot
* Multi-touch touchpad
* Three USB 2.0 ports
* 6 Cell Battery
Performance
The 1004DN performs like every other netbook — perfectly capable of office and networking tasks, but stumbling when it comes to decent resolution Flash video, such as YouTube's HD option. 3DMark returned a score of 573, and PCMark05, as seems to always be the case for netbooks, would not run. Battery life was good, lasting three hours, 46 minutes and 55 seconds while playing back an XviD file.
It's almost the ultimate netbook — until you see the price, a whopping AU$1399, and start seriously thinking about buying a normal-sized laptop instead, which may not have as good a battery life, but is significantly greater powered and has more features. It seems Asus has forgotten that the netbook is meant to mean value, which makes the 1004DN hard to recommend to anyone except those with the most gilded of wallets filled with leather-bound pounds, who want things tiny and cute.
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