http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/ Engadget Comments for HP Mini 311 with ION benchmarked: it goes very fast http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/I mean Air and it's $900+ less

well well time to invest in a netbook ]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
Woooooo HP mini 311, anyone?]]>Oct 5th 2009 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
I'm in =D!]]>Oct 5th 2009 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
now finish drinking your koolaid it's getting warm ]]>Oct 6th 2009 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 6th 2009 12:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
You want fries with that?]]>Oct 6th 2009 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Twice the number of speakers!
Smallerer!]]>Oct 6th 2009 4:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/- Mac user: what does it -look- like and how fast is it?
- Win / Linux user: how fast is it and how much does it cost?

Sure, all things equal, I'd pass over a beige / charcoal gray brick for a nice, shiny laptop, but I refuse to pay literally 3+ times the price for the same thing. "Shiny" is not quite that valuable to an intelligent person.

It has USB ports that are accessible, a removable battery, but only allows external drives, and, as far as I can tell, has only one DIMM slot (not positive though). The latter is the only real concern I have about it, but... $400 is a mighty compelling reason to overlook it, especially w/ web programming as its primary duty. I think I might pick me up a couple.]]>Oct 5th 2009 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
I won't bother to break down the numerous factors that have a monetary value that Windows simply doesn't offer out of the box, you'd probably ignore them anyways, but to paint us all with the broad generalization "Mac users prioritize aesthetics above performance or price" is naive, but more importantly, incorrect (see: dedicated OSX86 users as direct refutation of your assumption that case design trumps the OS choice).

For my situation, Macs save time (most important factor), cost roughly in the same ballpark, and they do usually look better than similarly priced counterparts.]]>Oct 6th 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
Lets make a laptop so thin it doesn't have enough connections for the average user and give it a power adapter that doesn't let it sit flat on the table.

And lets make its price around $2000 or higher.

Brilliant.

MBA makes me ashamed to push iPhones on everyone.]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
I hate this argument. I use a "natural" keyboard at the office and a MSI Wind on the road without any issues. I think my keyboard is 98%? I also wear a XXL glove in most cases. ]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
As for the price, some people have lots of money to spare (not me) and choose to spend it on things like Macbook Airs, BMWs, Gucci bags, Rolex watches, Mont Blanc pens etc Unless you're going to take world hunger and child poverty into account I don't see the problem.]]>Oct 6th 2009 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
Would an ion based netbook be better at streaming sports games/video or would a faster culv with the intel 4500 card work better?]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
It doesn't just "accelerate" it. It does all the work.

If your decoder supports PureVideo or VDPAU then you can flawlessly decode BluRay rips with about 0% cpu utilization.

That's the million dollar question though.]]>Oct 6th 2009 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
So for now, CULV is better for watching Flash video. In a while though, Ion will be the better choice. But if the video you're watching is not GPU-accelerated, then CULV is the way to go.]]>Oct 5th 2009 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
Im debating b/w the 311 and the dm1 if saving the 100 bucks is worth it.]]>Oct 5th 2009 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
I'm waiting on the same thing too. It really comes down to what kind of the GPU the dm1 has. I refuse to get anything with Intel graphics, no matter if someone paid me to have the laptop. *shudder*]]>Oct 5th 2009 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
Now i'm even more impatient to get it.]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
... And that's a good thing?]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
In real world testing, what is the hurt of the Ion on battery life in general anyway?

Important questions... for me.]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
Why would they use a less powerful processor in a premium netbook which could/should be used for light games and HD video?]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
I believe the Ion is considered quite energy efficient.

]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 8:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
Wow, if that's true... what a bunch of slimebags.]]>Oct 5th 2009 9:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
The Atom (Ion processor) is supported by the OSx86 community and the 9400M (Ion graphics chipset) is supported by Apple - it's in most of their computers now.

It's more than likely compatible, but I would wait and see. The original HP Mini 1000 and 110's had problems with the speakers not working. WiFi problems are common on notebooks and netbooks.

Again - wait and see if there are any problems. If it's all clear and the OSx86 community gives you the green light, go for it. ]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 10:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
Plus I wonder if it is worth it. I wonder if it is a huge hit to performance as these things lack dual channel memory possibilities.]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/
ION LE all the way.

The only thing the $299 Wal-Mart computer has over this is 3GB of RAM vs. 1GB on the HP Mini.]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 6th 2009 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/hp-mini-311-with-ion-benchmarked-it-goes-very-fast/Oct 5th 2009 7:37PM