The Asus 1008P is beautifully designed, lightweight but expensive. How does it compare with the Asus 1005P and Asus 1001P netbooks?

An Asus comparison for the latest 10 inch netbooks from the prolific manufacturer. The Asus Eee PC 1001P, 1005P and 1008P have their features presented side by side.

Asus release a lot of netbooks, many with only minor differences between, and the purpose of these comparisons is to easily see exactly what the finer details between netbooks are so it is possible to make a choice.

The Asus 1001P is the baby of the group, with a slightly lesser specification that its more illustrious siblings. There is a smaller hard drive, no draft N and you get Windows XP instead of Windows 7 but you are still benefiting the same processor and graphics that you are for the 1005P and 1008P netbooks. All packaged up in a lightweight and cheap netbook that still have an excellent battery giving over 8 hours of life.

I’m surprised at the scores this netbook got from leading reviews, which currently leave the 1001P in 31st place in our overall netbook rankings. Overall, the 1001P but have one of the best weight to battery life ratios out of any netbook, only weighing 1.1Kg yet benefiting from over 8 hours in battery life.

The Asus 1005P ups the specification details a little bit, you now get Windows 7 Starter Edition and Draft N plus you get a slightly bigger battery but it weighs a bit more (1.27Kg) plus it also that little bit more expensive to buy.

The 1005P is very similar to the 1005PE although is slightly cheaper than its better equipped big brother. That possibly explains why the 1005P is just ahead of the 1005PE in our netbook rankings, achieving a position of 15th with the 1005PE in 18th.

Now, the Asus 1008P does not quite fit the mold determined by the 1005P and 1001P before it. It has a sleek design and is thinner than the other two netbooks but manages to cram in a bigger hard drive and better webcam but at the expense of a USB port and battery life. The 1008P is also significantly more expensive so you are paying for looks and design rather than specification.

Reviewers were not so keen on the 1008P as there were on the 1005P and 1001P, only gaining an overall score of 71.7% from 7 reviews in our netbook rankings, which leaves it in a lowly 50th position.

But which one of these 10 inch Asus netbooks do you prefer? Have a look at the full comparison below.

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