Eee PC 1002H Appears on ASUS Web site

It wasn’t long ago that ASUS vowed to trim down the number of Eee PCs it sends to market. Just a month later, though, the 1002H, another 10.2-inch model, has shown up on the company’s Web site. If the 1002H looks familiar, that’s because it borrows elements from both the 1002HA and the 1000HE. Like the 1002HA, it has a 160GB hard drive and a rated five hours of battery life, but it also has the chiclet keyboard we swooned over in our 1000HE review. Additionally, the 1002H has a slightly faster Intel Atom processor: its N280 CPU has a 1.66-GHz clock speed, as opposed to the N270′s 1.6-GHz. If you’re using a netbook for the things it’s meant to be used for (Web surfing, e-mail, and the like) this bump shouldn’t make much of a difference. We’re more pleased that ASUS is adding its chiclet keyboard to more models. In addition to white, the 1002H will come in black and pink, although there’s no word yet on pricing or availability. Hat tip: ElectricPig