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Shane McGlaun (Blog) - October 27, 2008 10:55 AM

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HP Mini 1000 is expected to have a larger screen and retail for less than the existing Mini-note

The netbook segment is growing swiftly thanks to the lower prices when compared to full notebook computers. The tradeoff that typically goes with using a netbook is smaller screens, small keyboards, and lower performance.

HP launched its own netbook in April of 2008 and baffled shoppers by choosing a VIA C7-M processor rather than the Intel Atom dominating the market. Another big problem for many users with the original Mini-Note was that the system was outright expensive at upwards of $749. You could get a nice notebook for that price.

jkOntheRun reports that a new version of the HP Mini-Note tipped up on the HP shopping page over the weekend. The system is the HP Mini 1000 netbook boasting a 10-inch screen with a 1280 x 768 resolution. Details on the little machine are sketchy, one of which is what CPU will the machine use.

Hopefully, HP will go with the much more popular Intel Atom processor, but there is a big chance the VIA CPU used in the original Mini-Note will carry over for socket compatibility. Another possibility is VIA’s new Nano processor which gives Intel’s Atom a run for its money in performance tests.

The starting price is pegged at $399 and the machines is said to weigh 2.25 pounds on the low end of the scale. The machine is under an inch thick and gets an Acer-inspired track pad with buttons to the left and right rather than below the track pad.

The Mini 1000 is no longer listed on the HP sales page as of this writing, but the pictures floating around appear to show a webcam on the bezel, which is expected. We can expect to see the same OS options for the new machine including Linux and Windows Vista/XP.

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you missed half the story

By R3MF on 10/27/2008 11:19:15 AM , Rating: 2

you only got half the story, the other half is that their will be a refresh of the 2133.

the new plastic consumer netbook will use Atom, yes, but what will the business oriented 2133 refresh use?

HP have three choices with the refresh mininote 2133 assuming they stick with Via CPU's:

1. keep the same terrible integrated Via chipset
2. use a Via chipset with the new S3 400 ULP GPU for netbooks
3. use the nVidia MCP79 ulv integrated chipset as found in the new MBA

I wonder which it will be?

oddly enough, there is a petition for HP to use the MCP79 in the refresh mininote 2133:
http://www.petitiononline.com/mininote/petition.ht...

Uhm, Acer-inspired?

By joey2264 on 10/27/2008 11:48:38 AM , Rating: 2

Uhm, wasn't the first HP netbook one of the first machines with buttons to the left and right of the trackpad? The Mini 1000 is just copying the arrangement of the past HP netbook.

By sprockkets on 10/27/2008 1:54:51 PM , Rating: 2

I saw this at CompUSA, and love the form factor since the keyboard is actually usable. The only downside was the slow VIA processor and SuSE 10 Enterprise (it stinks compared to openSuSE 11; thankfully they killed zenworks).

Either a nano or dual core atom will do.

Nano!

By Chadder007 on 10/27/2008 11:19:10 AM , Rating: 1

I certainly hope its VIA's Nano considering it can be faster than the Atom. :D

for the price....

By Screwballl on 10/27/08, Rating: -1

RE: for the price....

By aegisofrime on 10/27/2008 11:42:34 AM , Rating: 2

Some people actually prefer portability.

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RE: for the price....

By The0ne on 10/27/2008 1:24:00 PM , Rating: 2

Not doubt about that one. Lugging around my 17" workhorse laptop on international business is a real pain after a while. In that instance I prefer the very light and portable that gets my business done without me breaking any bones :) My bag I keep all my work related materials weigh around 30-35lbs. The laptop is just one of the heavier items that I can live without hahha

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RE: for the price....

By Calin on 10/27/2008 12:05:57 PM , Rating: 2

Yes, but a 6 pound, 15.4" laptop is not the same as a 10", 2 pound one.
It's like someone wanting to buy an older sedan (like a big Mercedes, or a Ford Victoria or something) and you suggest to buy for the same money a new Saturn Sky

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RE: for the price....

By Veerappan on 10/27/2008 12:14:01 PM , Rating: 2

Yes, for the price you can get a 15" used laptop which will probably run circles around a netbook. But I'm personally getting sick of lugging my 15.4" laptop to class and back, and I'd love something that I could run linux + gcc on for my current programming classes that didn't weigh 8+ pounds. For my purposes the lighter/smaller the better, and a CD/DVD drive is unnecessary.

I'm also hoping for a nano CPU with upgraded video/chipset, but depending on what they come up with, an Acer Aspire One is also near the top of my list.

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RE: for the price....

By Diesel Donkey on 10/27/2008 12:15:10 PM , Rating: 5

Perhaps the writers of these netbook articles should include a short note that says something to the effect of:

quote:
Yes, netbooks give you less performance for the price versus other options. However, performance is not what a netbook is for. If you can't understand that, don't buy one and don't assume that others reading this article share your ignorance.

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RE: for the price....

By eyebeeemmpawn on 10/27/2008 1:00:48 PM , Rating: 2

eventually people will figure out that netbook != notebook.

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RE: for the price....

By strikeback03 on 10/27/2008 1:32:41 PM , Rating: 2

For some a netbook is just a low-performance notebook. If you don't need to carry it around constantly, the size isn't that much of a concern, and one of the 15" systems with a Pentium Dual-core or similar is probably a more flexible buy for not much more money.

Personally, a netbook could have served some of my needs, but as I still need a desktop and a higher-performance laptop, I bought an Archos 5 for when I don't need my laptop. Does everything I would have needed a netbook for and is even smaller.

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RE: for the price....

By Cullinaire on 10/28/2008 7:09:05 AM , Rating: 2

It's a nice thought, but the idiots that constantly repeat this ignorance are precisely the same people who don't read the article/attached disclaimers.

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RE: for the price....

By foolsgambit11 on 10/28/2008 1:47:34 PM , Rating: 1

And for the same price you could get a sweet used desktop, too. Over 2GHz, 250GB HDD, 3 GB RAM....

And for way cheaper you could get a TI-92+. Technically a computer for the SATs (i.e., not permitted). Smaller, better batter life....

And for a little more you could buy an iPod Touch. It surfs the web, after all....

So what? All of these devices have their role to play in the coming computer armageddon. Er... I mean, all of these devices fulfill a specific niche. Some of these niches are larger than others. The netbook niche is obviously larger than you think. So get with the times.

Or would you rather rebuild ENIAC?

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