HP Mini 1000 Review Quotes

Laptop Magazine, PC World, CNet and ComputerShopper have reviewed Hewlett-Packard’s new netbook - the HP Mini 1000.

The reviewed 2.25-pound Mini 1000 features a 10.2-inch 1024×600 display, Intel’s Atom processor, 512MB or 1GB of DDR2 memory, up to 16GB of solid state drive storage or a 60GB hard drive, a built-in web camera, 3-cell battery, and Windows XP operating system. The notebook is also available with an 8.9″ screen.

According to the reviews, some of the advantages of the HP Mini 1000 are:

- use of the Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU, faster than HP Mini 2133’s VIA C-7M;
- Windows XP preinstalled, which works better with netbooks than Windows Vista, used in the HP 2133 (Linux-based 1000 model to be available in January);
- more compact and thinner design than in rival 10-inch netbooks;
- a decreased weight, thanks to the switch from aluminum to plastic;
- reasonably hard plastic;
- efficient and attractive layout, more stylish than in many netbooks;
- better touchpad implementation than in the 2133;
- a fantastic keyboard, that is also large enough (92% of a full-sized keyboard);
- impressive audio;
- a great display for viewing images and movies;
- decent web camera;
- good battery life with a 3-cell unit (2 hours and 56 minutes in Laptop Magazine’s test, 2 hours and 44 minutes in CNet’s video playback benchmark. In both cases it’s better than the Lenovo S10 with a 3-cell battery), and
- the fastest wireless transfer rates yet seen from a netbook.

Its disadvantages are:

- a glossy display coating that makes the display hardly viewable outdoors;
- limited expansion options (two USB ports, shared headphone/mic audio connection, external monitor output only via an optional adapter);
- a needless proprietary external drive connection;
- touchpad that is disappointingly small and vertically very narrow;
- awkward touch-pad-button placement
- current unavailability of the 6-cell battery option, and
- the price higher than similar netbooks from other manufacturers are sold at.

You can read the full reviews on Laptop Mag, PC World, CNet and ComputerShopper.

In addition, Engadget and jkOnTheRun have published their hands on reviews.

The HP Mini 1000 starts at $399 for a model with an 8.9-inch display.