HP Mini 1000
HP Mini 1000 Review
The bread and butter of the Hewlett-Packard arrived a little late to netbook market despite the fact that firm offered a system of similar specifications to its business divisions since the spring of 2008. The Mini is designed for consumers in a similar fashion.
It has a solid weigh-in at 2.4 points (for a 10.2 inch configuration) and a solid screen and body. Still, it only measures about one inch thick, and the size is plenty small, even for a pc designed for this purpose. In terms of design drawbacks, the only particularly annoying feature is the trackpad, which has the right and left click buttons in an awkward and unwieldy location. The screen itself also has a slightly lower resolution than some of its competitors. There is a removable Mini Mobile Drive if you happen to have the SSD version, as well.
For an operating system, HP has combined an Ubuntu base with its TouchSmart interface for a fluid look that’s also easy to use. It has a quick bootup time and comes preloaded with most of the applications you’d have to go out of your way to download. These applications include Thunderbird for your Email, Firefox for your browser, and a few others as well. There’s also a hub across the bottom of the screen that allows you to jump around as needed.
The HP Mini 1000 currently runs for about $469.99 brand new, and despite a few annoying quirks, we’re happy with this one. It has just enough power and durability to be a reliable netbook on the go.