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April 9, 2008

Simon Fodden

HP's Mini Notebook

A lot of folks were disappointed that the MacBook Air from Apple was only thin and not small in its other dimensions, because there's a need for a small computer with a full-size keyboard. The HP 2133 Mini-Note might be just the thing to meet that need. It weighs in at 1.19 kilograms (2.63 pounds), has an adequate 9-inch display and sports a keyboard that's 92% full size. And you can pick one up for somewhere between $500 and $900.

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Introduced for the "education market," the Mini-Note would seem to merit a much wider market: when it comes to carrying around a computer, who really wants to lug all that weight in a special bag when this puppy would snug right into the briefcase with room to spare?

It could use a better battery life and it ain't lovely — let's face it, Apple has the loveliness thing sewn up — but it's light and not much bigger than a book — and only one thumb is involved in using it, which leaves one to raise in a thumb up.

Simon Fodden is the founder of Slaw. He taught law at Osgoode Hall Law School for more than 30 years before he retired to focus on writing, publishing, and IT and law.
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2 Comments on “HP's Mini Notebook”

  1. Bhavana says:
    June 17, 2008 at 9:49 am

    What will be the price of hp mini notebook in Indian currency?

  2. Simon Chester says:
    June 17, 2008 at 10:15 am

    There is a Yahoo post which says:

    Cost depend on the chosen configuration

    Pricing for the HP 2133 Mini-Note range from as little as Rs 21,100 for the 1.0GHz VIA processor, 512MB of RAM and a 4GB PATA Flash module with Linux, to Rs 32,200 for the 1.6GHz VIA processor, 2GB of RAM and a 120GB 5400 rpm hard drive running Windows Vista Business.

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