So would I purchase an HP 2133 Mini Note today? No. If you're a benchmark fiend and you want to compare this laptop to your own, here are the results from PC Mark Vantage:įigure 1: Just for fun, here's what the HP 2133 Mini Note looks like sitting on top of an HP HDX 9200 (The Dragon). If HP is going to charge a premium price, they need to deliver a product that out-does competing products that are 50% less expensive.
HP needs to squeeze more battery life out of this product - especially when you consider the higher price point that HP is charging in relation to other competitors on the market. The six cell battery should double that to a full three hours, but even that's just barely adequate, and it adds to the bulk of the Mini Note. I consider that unacceptable, because there's little point in having a small and light laptop if you have to haul the large AC power brick with you wherever you go (an explanation as to why it's so big is found in the video). The battery life is also unfortunately quite short: just a bit over 90 minutes with the three cell battery. I really want to see the next version of the HP Mini Note to utilize a different CPU. I've been told the 1.6 Ghz CPU version is faster, and capable of playing DVD-resolution video, but I can only report on what HP sent me to review. The 1.2 Ghz CPU is fine for basic word processing and Web use, but even then it requires a certain amount of patience - screen re-draws are sluggish, and quite often I'd start up a program and I'd wonder if the system had hung because nothing happened for several seconds.
I think the HP 2133 Mini Note is a great first step for HP, and while it may be a home run in the education market for which it was designed, it has some significant compromises in the general consumer space.įirst and foremost, the CPU performance limits its usefulness in many of the scenarios that a consumer would want - namely watching videos. I was a bit rushed with my conclusion at the end (apparently my YouTube video limit has been raised beyond 10 minutes, but no one told me that until recently), so let me summarize my thoughts here. It has a VIA 1.2 Ghz CPU, an 8.9" LCD screen (1280 x 768 resolution), 1 GB of RAM, a 120 GB 5400 RPM hard drive, 802.11 a/b/g WiFi, a 3 cell battery, and runs Windows Vista Basic. As a recap, the version I look at in this video retails for $599 USD and can be purchased directly from HP. Nearly two months ago I did my unboxing and first impressions video of the HP 2133 Mini Note, and now here's my full video review.
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