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HP join’s Low cost laptop manufacturers bandwagon
Apr 11th, 2008 | By Premnath Sah | Category: Gadgets, Technology
After Asus Eee PC, Famous OLPC, its HP who joins low cost laptop manufacturing by releasing HP 2133 Mini Note. HP has released a low cost laptop with decent spec and good built quality starting at $499. Interestingly HP has choosed VIA instead of Intel (used in Eee PC) or AMD (used in OLPC). This makes Via also to enter mass manufactured low cost laptop.
Specification of the Mini Note laptop:
Processor: VIA C7-M ULV (Upto 1.6 GHz)
Operating System: Windows Vista or FreeDOS or Suse LED 10
Chipset: VIA CN896NB and 8237S SB
Memory: DDR2 SDRAM, 667MHz, one SODIMM memory slot, supports up to 2048MB
Storage: 120GB/160GB 5400 rpm SATA, 120GB/160GB 7200 rpm SATA with HP 3D DriveGuard; or 64GB Solid State Drive; optional 4GB PATA Flash Module with SuSE Linux
Display: 8.9-inch diagonal WXGA (1280 x 768)
Graphics: VIA Chrome 9
Audio: High Definition Audio, stereos speakers, integrated stereo microphones, stereo headphone/line out, stereo microphone in
Wireless support: 802.11a/b/g, optional Bluetooth 2.0, Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Expansion slots: (1) ExpressCard/54 slot, Secure Digital (SD) slot
Ports and connectors: (2) USB 2.0 ports, VGA, power connector, RJ-45/Ethernet, stereo headphone/line out, stereo microphone in, optional VGA webcam
Input device: 92% full-sized keyboard, touchpad with scroll zone
Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.05 (at front) x 10.04 x 6.5 inches
Weight: 2.63 lb (with 3-cell battery and 4 GB Solid State Drive, 3.23 lb with 6-cell battery and 160GB hard drive, 2.86 lb with 3-cell battery and 160GB hard drive.
Power: 6-cell (55 WHr) or 3-cell (28 WHr) Lithium-Ion battery, 65W HP Smart AC Adapter with HP Fast Charge
[...] HP 2133 is a low cost small laptop for business use. Its build quality is rugged and it gears a 8.9 inch LCD. This is one of the strong competitor for Asus Eee PC. [...]