From the company who practically invented the Netbook, comes their latest Netbook, the Asus Eee PC 1000HE.

The Asus 1000HE features the new 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 processor, which was designed for low-power products such as Netbooks. One of the main differences from previous Asus Netbooks is the keyboard, which has widely spaced, flat-topped keys. These make for an improved typing experience.

It also has 1GB RAM and a 160GB hard drive, which seems to be the current standard for Netbooks. Other specs include a 128MB Mobile Intel GMA 950 graphics card, 3 USB ports, SD card reader and Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for networking. It runs Windows XP.

The 1000HE weighs a bit on the heavier side for Netbooks, at 3.2 lbs, but for that you get very good battery life: Asus promises up to “9.5 hours” of battery life, but CNET.com tests showed 6 hours and 21 minutes, which according to the CNET.com Asus Eee PC 1000HE Review is still “an extremely impressive number“.