HP Mini 2140 reviewed, very loved
By Ross Miller 
posted January 6th 2009 10:38PM
posted January 6th 2009 10:38PM
No sooner does HP announce the Mini 2140 than we get reviews from two lucky outlets who seemed to have fallen in love with the netbook. While it retains the sturdy case, ExpressCard / 54 slot, and not-quite-full-sized keyboard that reviewers loved with its predecessor, it also has the awkward, narrow touchpad and side-mounted vertical buttons. Performance is said to be on par with other Intel Atom N270 machines, and while high marks go to the larger screen, Computer Shopper says the 1024 x 576 resolution gave some smaller letters a bluish "halo" effect when compared to the Eee PC 1002HA's 1024 x 600 screens. Also, the $30 optional six-cell battery sounds like a must-have, as that added bump gave Laptop Magazine over 7 hours of web-browsing time. Both sites are heralding this as one of the best netbooks on the market -- is that enough to get your attention?
Read - Consumer Shopper review
Read - Laptop Magazine review
Read - Consumer Shopper review
Read - Laptop Magazine review
The nc10's and the 2140's base price is the same, the bigger battery is 30 or so more dollars, alot of people like it because it elevates the back end of the keyboard. All 6 cell batteries are like this, u can always buy a longer guarentee I suppose but it's whatevr imo the 2140 is great :) and I like the whole 16:9 display ratio :D
Donno... higher res sounds good but 1366x768 on a 10" screen??? that's about 155 PPI/DPI and higher than on the original 2133 which was already problematic for many people.
And yes, I know you can play with the DPI and font size with the OS but not all applications recognize that and web pages would still be a problem.
I think 1024x768 is the sweet spot for 10" - anything higher is too much eye strain and not
good for general browsing/word processing (but great for games and movies).
Personally, I find the 1024x600 VERY acceptable and prefer the larger pixel size for readability (F11 come in handy, too)
actualy i quite like the vertical side buttons - if you are typing using all 10 fingers and so you keep your forefingers stadily on F/J keys, you can move cursor using your thumbs and with a bit of practice, you can even click the buttons, without leaving F/J keys, whyt is impossible with keys at the bottom. But the best would be to have keys on the top, just bellow the spacebar
Anyone know if this will have the same super reflective screen as the mini 1000? I had to return one of those because it was driving me crazy reflecting the office lights...
Wish I could order it.
This computer also has the VGA port that the mini 1000 was missing, and 100 gb of hdd and this hard drive is 5400 rpm instead of 4200 rpm, with 7200 still an option. I will say though that the 80gb ssd that costs more than most versions of this computer is pretty funny.
I can't wait for the HD version. 1388x768 is odd, and would prefer 1280x800, but anything is better than 1024x600 (or less) Why do net/notebook makers keep moving away from the accepted 16:10 ratio? 16:9 is for TV, not for computers. The nVidia 9400 is looking nice, but Intel parts usually do much better for me in the long run. Slower and more stable makes more sense to me. Besides the 9400 will only help in games, which is not a big thing in this size of computer anyway. The 9400 will also raise the price $100. No thanks. But, once the HD screen and a better SSD drive are out ($500 for the 80Gig SSD option here! ACK!) like a good cheap fast 64 Gig and I'm getting one of these asap.
wow... that resolution is B.S.
seriously, and for all of you supporting freaks (excuse my foul language)
...introducing...
the 16x9 PIXEL NETBOOK BY APPLE
wow, never thought I could catch em' all...
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