New HP laptop releases rumored, Mini 1000 Mi included

With CES just around the corner, it's no surprise to hear whispers of a new lot of laptops from HP (or anyone else, for that matter). A smattering of from reports around the web have it that Hewlett-Packard is looking to debut a few new machines here in the near future, starting with the AMD-powered 13.3-inch Pavilion dv3z ($799.99), the 16-inch dv6t entertainment notebook ($679.99) and the 17-inch Pavilion G70 ($799.99). We're also clued in on a Compaq Presario CQ60, which will tout a 15.4-inch panel, AMD CPU and not much else considering the $469.99 price tag. Finally, it looks as if the company could introduce a new "Mi" (for Mobile Internet, duh) Mini 1000 edition, which could ship as early as next week with a Linux-based OS and a $379.99 starting tag. Check the links below for all the details, and keep it locked right here for any updates from HP.

Read - HP Pavilion dv3z
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Read - HP Mini 1000 Mi
Read - Compaq Presario CQ60

[chickenator @ Jan 3rd 2009 7:25PM]

...or mIii

[Jason Randazza @ Jan 3rd 2009 7:25PM]

Does that make this a... Mini Mi...?

[djmattyb @ Jan 3rd 2009 7:34PM]

Isn't New Line gonna sue them for calling their laptop Mini Mi?

http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/blog/mini_me.gif

[no_one @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:04PM]

Who needs "mini me", or a netbook.

iPhone is already an ultimate netbook, can you browse pages in your bed, laying, using just a thumb? The iPhone browser is a marvel, really.

[Sublimewulf @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:07PM]

@ no_one You're not aloud to talk anymore

[Syndication @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:10PM]

@ no_one

Can I finally copy and paste on the iphone? NO

Can I have more than 10 tabs open on the iphone in Safari? NO

Does flash work on the iphone? NO

Can I edit a presentation on the iphone? NO

Sorry you fail, the Iphone is NOT a replacement for a netbook.

[KilgoreTrout @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:33PM]

@Syndication & No-one
Not only The iPhone is not a substitute for a netbook, it's not even a substitute for a phone.
Not my phones anyway.
With my HTC touch HD or my Samsung Omnia (yes 2 phones : work and private) I can browse faster , copy &paste, use them as modems for my netbooks, see flash , choose browser (all come with at least Opera and explorer) and do all the things Syndication explains the iPhone lacks; but still none of them is a real substitute for a netbook.

However both can at least be used as mobile modems (BT or usb connected) for my netbook,
the iPhone can't even be used for such a basic task.

[3rdman @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:34PM]

@no_one: "Laying"? Laying what? Eggs? Unless you meant laying down. Or laid. Which would open up a whole new set of questions...

[gonintendo @ Jan 3rd 2009 9:01PM]

@Sublimewulf, you're not allowed to spell anymore.

[Markarian @ Jan 3rd 2009 10:24PM]

I have an iPhone and a Netbook, and let me add to this list:

Can I play Half-Life on the iPhone? NO
Can I type with a real keyboard on the iPhone? NO
Can I Telnet easily on the iPhone? NO
Can I watch downloaded movies without converting them first? NO

BTW, Kilgore, I used to adore my HTC WiMo phone before I got the iPhone, and the iPhone won me over. While it may have a crippled bluetooth stack, I can still tether using WiFi, and I do.

[Sublimewulf @ Jan 4th 2009 12:09AM]

@gonintendo What are you talking about? I spelled just fine.

[LiQuiD_FuSioN @ Jan 4th 2009 1:20AM]

lols@Sublimewulf.

Read fail.

[gonintendo @ Jan 4th 2009 1:30AM]

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aloud
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/allow

[Patriks7 @ Jan 4th 2009 7:07AM]

"However both can at least be used as mobile modems (BT or usb connected) for my netbook,
the iPhone can't even be used for such a basic task."
Well if you jailbreak it (which really takes about 10 minutes and doesn't void your warranty and is really easy to do) you can actually do all that..

[Alex @ Jan 3rd 2009 7:29PM]

Couldn't they call it the Mini Mi 1000?

They must have spent ages trying to think of an excuse to call a compute that....what can we make MI stand for?

[Stephen @ Jan 3rd 2009 7:30PM]

Maybe I've missed it; I admit, I just skimmed the read links. Are these computers primarily for use with Mobile Broadband? I can't find mention of a wireless carrier. I guess you buy the hardware yourself. That's just as well, though. A little less entanglement between hardware and services would be a good thing.

[sdreamer @ Jan 3rd 2009 7:46PM]

Can't really see the difference between the dv6 and the hdx16 now since they're both apparently 16:9. I woulda thought the dv6 was going to be more of a 16:10 ratio instead of a 16:9 ratio, just at 16".

[Sublimewulf @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:02PM]

OMG, no more products with plays on the letter i (YOU TOO APPLE)

Wii
Mii
Vii
Zii
Mi

[bill cant fart @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:24PM]

Personally, I'm hoping there's gonna be a product called Pii.

Off Topic-- Is it just me or have Highest Ranked comments been extra rare lately?

[Jack @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:34PM]

@bill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQNKRDFanQE

[bill cant fart @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:46PM]

HA!!! I would totally get that just to pee on the cat!


...Oh...maybe I shouldn't if I want to keep my friends and family from disowning me...

[gerrrg @ Jan 3rd 2009 9:19PM]

Introducing the new Pii? Can't wait for some asian company to do that.

[Sublimewulf @ Jan 4th 2009 12:12AM]

@ Bill cant fart
Yea, I haven't seen many high ratings at all.

[Kenneth Chang @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:29PM]

Are the specs of the Mi available? The link is seems to be down.

[Artie Lange @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:33PM]

Does anyone else notice a resemblance to HP's font ("Simplify Your Life"), and the one used by WB when promoting Harry Potter films?

[henry jekyll @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:47PM]

It's a bit similar but I think the HP font is more like that of the title for The Nightmare Before Christmas.

[Obi-Habby @ Jan 3rd 2009 10:39PM]

Actually you are both wrong. That is Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events font right there. I keep waiting for Jim Carey to pop up in every commercial.

[darklighter @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:50PM]

Uh, didn't HP say the Linux version of the Mini 1000 would be released in January when they announced it a couple months ago? Didn't they even say it would run Ubuntu Netbook Remix with their MIE dashboard/app-launcher/whatever?

[Mark @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:59PM]

Exactly, pretty much.

[jrk @ Jan 4th 2009 4:20PM]

finally, someone realises this was already announced with the original hp mini 1000.. thank you!

[Cyber Demon @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:55PM]

I love how they come up with names that are SO easy to remember. Seriously. What the fuck HP? I can't wait for their next line of desktops, including the HP Sonova 122hjdf12hjs Premium.

[jj1814 @ Jan 3rd 2009 8:59PM]

I bet this drops on Monday

[mike @ Jan 3rd 2009 9:00PM]

dr iivil.. :)

[Pedobear @ Jan 3rd 2009 9:07PM]

I like how the word "netbook" wasn't mentioned in the article.

Did Psion get you too?

[conor @ Jan 3rd 2009 9:18PM]

Cool, Mini MI!

[futurepastnow @ Jan 3rd 2009 9:37PM]

What, pray tell, is the HP Mini Vivienne Tam Edition?

[FRiC @ Jan 3rd 2009 11:31PM]

Vivienne Tam edition:
http://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=6784

[iKurt @ Jan 3rd 2009 9:37PM]

Who cares, macworld is coming soon.

[Bryon @ Jan 3rd 2009 10:52PM]

Maybe HP will fix the webcam that isn't even usable in the mini 1000 right now since there is something wrong with it and all you see is darkness unless you are in the light of a thousand suns

[thethirdmoose @ Jan 3rd 2009 11:37PM]

I will buy a netbook when I can get 10 hour battery life and a 1024 pixel wide screen for less than $200. I give it two years.

[Vic @ Jan 4th 2009 12:46AM]

I'm excited, but disappointed at the same time. HP recently released the tx2z tablet laptop and I was hoping they'd release another one to bump down the prices just a little bit. Guess I'll be going with the grainier tx2500us series instead to save a pretty penny or two.

[kingofallhills @ Jan 4th 2009 6:39AM]

Why would the Mini 1000 MI Edition cost more than the base price for the Windows XP version.... bah.

[arise00 @ Jan 4th 2009 10:10AM]

Hope I'll be able to download the Mi software from HP. I have the Mini 1000 and have XP running off the SSD and UBUNTU 8.10 off a 16 gig SD card. Works well. Would like to install Mi to another SD card.

Also, an iPhone is not a replacement for a netbook. I have one an iphone 3g and its a great mobile browser, but not for general use. A netbook isnt going to replace my full Lenovo T60 laptop either. These devices all serve their purpose.

[Sascha @ Jan 4th 2009 10:48AM]

Seems like they will release the HP 2134 Mini-Note, too:

http://www.netbooknews.de/373/hp-2134-mini-note-vor-dem-release/

translated version:

http://translate.google.de/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.netbooknews.de%2F373%2Fhp-2134-mini-note-vor-dem-release%2F&sl=de&tl=en&hl=de&ie=UTF-8

[Jeff @ Jan 4th 2009 12:29PM]

any reason it's more expensive than the XP version?