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HP Mini 1000 Mi series

I’m sure you’ve seen the commercial sometime in the past week. It’s rather annoying; there’s a guy on a bench using his HP Mini. A girl then approaches him, and begins asking him about the netbook. He finishes all of her sentences, and well it’s pretty much annoying from beginning to end. A tip to HP, don’t make a commercial based on someone finishing someone’s sentences, not really that endearing. Luckily, there’s a pretty solid product behind the advertisement.

Specs
Processor: Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor N270 (1.60GHz)

Memory: 512MB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm), upgradeable to 2GB

Hard Drive: 8 GB, upgradeable to 80 GB

Video Card: Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 950

Wireless-G card

Integrated webcam & microphone

The Good - It is definitely a netbook, and the abilities the system has with the size it is — is quite remarkable. Along with the system capabilities, the keyboard is sized perfect. For those who use Linux and know of its greatness, this netbook utilizes it really well.

The Bad - Linux might be great for some, for others it might be a deterrent. To receive the best experience, you’ll want the 10.1″ size screen. Any size less and it becomes too small. Also, with the Linux version of the netbook, there is some compatibility issues with the integrated options (webcam, mic). Speaking of those features, they are all laid out very weird. This is probably due to the lack of space, but it’s still a noticeable flaw.

Bottom Line - If you’re looking for a solid netbook with some cool features, at a good price, you can’t go very wrong with the Mini. Just make sure that you like Linux, or don’t mind learning some of the ins-and-outs of the OS.

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