The HP 2133 Mini-Note PC is a full-function subnotebook aimed at the education market. It is available with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, Windows Vista, and Windows XP. Its retail price starts at $499 for the Linux version with 4GB of flash memory. According to DigiTimes, the netbook is manufactured by Inventec.[3]. However according to apcmag it is built by Compal Electronics who also makes the MSI Wind and the Dell Inspirion Mini 9.
Features
The machine has a spill-resistant 92%-of-full-size keyboard which many reviewers have been complimentary of, and which Hewlett-Packard says is specially coated to reduce wear on the keys. Unusually, the touchpad buttons are to the sides of the pad itself, rather than below it. The machine's shell is aluminium, while the inner chassis is anodised magnesium. The screen is protected by a layer of PMMA ("plexiglass"), and the system has accelerometer-based shock protection features for its hard drive. As of October 2008, the HP 2133 is one of the few netbooks to feature an ExpressCard slot, other ones being the Lenovo IdeaPad S9, Lenovo IdeaPad S10, NTT Corrino W 100I and the Gigabyte M912. The machine is available with a three- or six-cell battery, which provide approximately two and four hours of run time respectively on the high-end Windows Vista Business configuration shipped to reviewers. The latter battery projects downwards out of the rear of the machine, tilting it upwards. A variety of CPU, RAM and mass storage configurations are available, and Bluetooth is available on high-end models. All of the current configurations of the machine feature a webcam,[5] however in HP's press release it is listed as an optional feature. Operating systems available range from SuSE Linux to Microsoft Windows Vista Home and Business. Though the machine qualifies for Microsoft's "downgrade program", allowing units to be shipped with Windows XP Professional and with the option to upgrade to Windows Vista Business in future, this comes with the expectation that the customer order at least 25 units per year.
Reception
Reviewers have been impressed by the notebook's comfortable keyboard, the high-resolution display, aesthetic design and overall build quality. However, the unusual touchpad, with buttons placed at its sides, caused some usability issues. The high reflectivity of the screen also caused difficulties in operating the notebook in outdoor environments. Performance was also cause for concern, with neither speed nor battery life particularly impressing reviewers, and the high temperatures produced.[7][8] Several of these reviewers hoped that the machine's performance would be improved by a CPU update, to a next-generation VIA Nano, or perhaps the Intel Atom. HP have remarked that the decision to launch the machine with current-generation processors was driven by the education market's purchasing schedule, and that they will consider new CPUs for an "interim refresh" about six months into the machine's life.
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