 "Love it!" | 2009-09-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3LYG8U38UBKKY |
I got this HP mini for school and I love it!
The battery life on the 6 cell is great and the keyboard is still a good size. |
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 "Too Much Bad Press From The Perfectionists" | 2009-06-02 |
| - Reviewed By wayneproperties |
If you do a fair amount of research on this little Netbook, you'll notice a lot of trash talk about the 1.6GHz Via processor not being up to the task, especially when used with the also trash talked Vista Business OS.
After receiving my little HP 2133, 1.6GHz, 2MB Ram, & Vista, I can say that most of that bad press is from snotty people who want to nit pic everything to death. This "Open Box" Netbook works great (for a mini). Granted I spent several hours optimizing it (web sites like hp2133guide dot com help a lot), but for the large majority of us out here, the 1.6GHz Mini-Note with Vista (and with a few tweaks) runs fast enough.
It does run hot on the bottom, but I don't sit with it on my lap very much. I haven't found anything it won't do (yet). It talks nicely to my Linksys wireless G home network, and thanks to the under appreciated Express Card slot (which was a "must have" for me), I can even connect to the internet anywhere (Verizon KPC680 Express Card) - No "hot spot" needed. Email, YouTube, music, word processing, & it even runs Quake3 pretty good (just testing it). Oh, and the 6 cell battery pack lasted 5 hours before I gave up waiting for it to die. I got mine 100 bucks cheaper at Tiger Direct dot com (open box). Nothing missing & works fine.
I drop a star because it does run quite hot on the bottom, and I had to do a fair amount of optimizing of the Vista OS before I was satisfied with the performance. Turning off a handful of Vista's features, and tweaking some settings, really help to turn this Netbook into a nice usable tool. Four stars. |
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| "Small and powerful" | 2009-03-31 |
| - Reviewed By User: A11XJ7B668AZLK |
I bought this for my book tours--when small and lightweight are not just helpful, but necessary. I ended up falling in love with the netbook and hardly ever use my ThinkPad anymore, even around town. The HP 2133 is small and lightweight, so I'm able to take it anywhere without a hassle. Its near-full size keyboard is comfortable--and I don't have small fingers.
The screen is crisp and vibrant, and the speakers are unusually good. I have no difficulty multitasking--I have Office Word, Outlook, Windows Media Player all open simultaneously. It runs Vista Business without any issues or sluggishness. I wouldn't do video editing on it, but that's not where the value of a tiny netbook lies.
It has two expansion ports--an SD card reader and a Express card slot for CF cards. I use both.
The only drawbacks--and this is being critical--is that it takes a long time to boot up; whether it's in standby, hibernate, or off it seems to take about 4 minutes until it's ready to go. In addition, the touchpad layout was a bit different, but I got used to it. If I'm going to be doing a lot of mousework, I bring along a Microsoft notebook bluetooth mouse, which works exceptionally well. (The netbook has built-in Bluetooth.) Also, the unit can get hot. It's not a big deal if it's on a table, but if it's on your lap and it's summer, it might be uncomfortable. My preference would've been to have an Intel Atom, but it came with a VIA chip. That covers the "cons."
I'm impressed with the build--in typical HP fashion, it's very well constructed and sturdy--yet light. In sum, this is a well-built, tiny and very functional PC. I'd buy another without hesitation. |
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 "Watch out for those headaches !!" | 2009-03-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3ENH7J19VLX5G |
I will start from the end and tell you I returned this PC after only 2 days of working with it. I consider myself above the average computer person with more than 20 years of working with PCs.
I purchased this model as a second laptop mainly for travel, weekends and just to have a very ultraportable PC always with me. The other one i leave in the office.
The model i got was running Windows XP Home Edition with 1GB of Ram.
I wasnt sure if to get a 8.9" inch screen or go for the Acer or LG models with 10" screen.
After installed everything including Office 2007 and Outlook, skype and other small application, the problems came.
The real issue came after working more than 30 minutes on the PC, i started getting headaches. The 1280 x 768 resolution is very crisp and clear HOWEVER HP laid a protective layer of plastic or other material on the screen making it very reflective and difficult at times to focus.
I tried to increase the font size of webpages without any luck and i was still getting a headache after 30 minutes or so. I also changed the entire screen resolution changing the full system to 120 DPI in advanced mode of Display resolution for those you who know where it is. This also did not help.
Then after realizing that may problem with this PC was the headaches i was getting I actually searched google and WOW ! I found quiet a few reviews and blogs where people where getting headaches with this type of screen.I wasnt crazy. Many people actually reported headaches with this screen.
Without much wating I packed the entire PC and returned it !. Yes this is the first time in my life i return a PC after only 2 days of working.
Instead of this model i purchased an LG X110 with 10 inch screen and the LCD is non-reflective and does not give me any headaches. I am very happy with this model. In fact i am writing this review with my new LG and my eyes and head are perfect.
Therefore, PLEASE before you purchase this PC try to work on it in the store or at a friends home with this model more than 30 minutes, see if you get any headaches or problems focusing and then decide to purchase it.
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 "Great Keyboard, Runs Hot, Battery Life OK..." | 2009-03-08 |
| - Reviewed By webcardriver |
I am using it right now. These are the things I like
1. The keyboard is fantastic in this form factor.
2. It is light and easy to carry
3. HP Support is excellent
4. Its aluminum case is superior to plastic (no scratches and no finger prints)
5. Display is clear and bright
6. Blue Tooth!
Here are the things I don't like
1. It runs too hot to place directly in your lap. We have an ASUS too and it runs much cooler.
2. They wasted a ton of space. It is the same overall size as the 10", so if you can get a 10", you don't lose anything and you get a bigger screen. They waste the extra space on the panel on speakers.
3. The battery life is about 3 hours with the 6 cell battery pack. The ASUS blows it away in that regard lasting up to 6.
4. No matter how much you configure it, Windows Vista Business is useless on it. After suffering with Vista for a month, I installed Windows XP and was much much happier.
5. Refused to boot XP from flash.
I like the machine, use it every day, but would like more battery life and a 10" screen like the ASUS which costs much less. It also runs way too hot. Really, I would give it 3 1/2 stars, but I can't give it 4.
Oh, and don't expect this to perform like a regular notebook or desktop. Performance on all the minis is not that hot. You get the form factor at a price. But it browses and runs Word and Excel well enough. |
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| "A Learning Experience" | 2009-02-25 |
| - Reviewed By deish |
I am by no means a computer person. I read all the reviews and thought I was going to do fine. Then I realized that all the reviews were basically for any HP laptop or something like that. So in the end I was confused and the reviews were not that helpful in my pick.
I bought the HP 2133-KX869AT 8.9 inch Mini-note PC (C7-M1.2GHz Processor 1GB RAM 120 GB Hard Drive Linux)
Where should I start. I knew the thing would be small but I am in a country where I dont get to see these things on the shelf that often. However, I was thrilled to see this little thing looking like a toy. Perfect! I needed something that would fit in my purse (bag) while I commute.
My hands fit the keyboard nicely, I do not have small hands but long thin fingers. So it works for me but I can understand how any male adult can be annoyed by the size of the keyboard. I like it though.
It started up real nicely took about a minute and a half to completely boot up. And then... there was Linux. Now keep in mind I am not a computer savvy person. This is the first time I had ever seen anything like Linus. And I was not thrilled. I know, I bought it that way. this is just a warning to those who may not be completely aware of what they are chosing when they get their computer. Beside the fact that I was not familiar with the Linux system, I could not figure it out with two straight hours of playing with it.
I bought an external CD ROM drive to go along with it and the thing did not pick it up at first and with a lot of tinkering it finally did. Then the whole point in buying the PC came along as I tried to play my study discs. Oh boy! They only work with windows.
Beside the dissapointing fact that I did not recognize this system, I was not careful enough in my choice to pick a PC with a program I can do what I intended. So, now that I have created the damage, I have asked my sister, who is an IT tech (the joke is on me) what can be done and she changed the OS to Windows XP for me.
My only other disappointment was with the blue tooth. And again I am not technology savvy, I thought if it came with bluetooth the thing would work. Well, it didnt. It is asking for some device. I thought that was inside like it is on my phone that comes with bluetooth. Silly me.
All a learning experience. |
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