I’m sitting at a coffee shop right now typing away on the HP Mini 1000 so that I can get a feel for the netbook’s real world performance for a review I plan to write before giving the computer away in a contest set to start next week. And what am I doing with my netbook right now? Catching up on recent reviews of other netbooks. How very meta.

Laptop Magazine reviews the Asus Eee PC 1002HA

The folks at Laptop Magazine have been spending some time with the Asus Eee PC 1002HA, which Asus hopes to replace the Eee PC 1000H with. The new netbook is thinner, lighter, and more attractive, but packs the same processor, screen, and keyboard. And it has a smaller battery. The verdict? It’s probably a matter of taste.

GadgetMix reviews the Asus Eee PC 904HA

Want a netbook with a decently sized keyboard and don’t care too much about screen size? This machine is basically an Eee PC 1000H with a smaller 8.9 inch display. But it’s got the same keyboard, processor, etc. It also happens to be a tiny bit lighter and a little cheaper.

SammyNetbook reviews the Samsung NC10

This Samsung NC10 review was written by a “regular user,” which is to say he doesn’t have a lot of experience writing product reviews. But you get a good sense of the pros and cons of this netbook from a Samsung Netbook enthusiast. He’s not a fan of the touchpad, but likes the keyboard, screen and other hardware.

You can find more netbook reviews here.

Hot on the heels of the Eee PC 900HA, Asus appears to have launched the Eee PC 904HA. What’s the difference? The 904HA has a 6 cell battery while the 900HA has a 4 cell battery. The 904HA also costs about $50, at $399.99. While the 904HA has the same 8.9 inch display as the 900HA, it appears to come in a package the size of the larger 10-inch Eee PC 1000H. That means you get a larger keyboard, a slightly heavier netbook, and a big ole bezel around the screen.

Eee PC News.de reports that the 904HA will be available in green and red. A black version is already available for pre-order from Amazon.

The pictures available At Eee PC News.de seem to indicate that the battery, which sticks out quite a bit from the laptop, does not seem to take up the whole length of the computer which makes it look kind of ugly. On the other hand, $50 for an extra hour or two of battery life isn’t a bad deal.

You can read more about the Asus Eee PC 904HA in the product database.