I’ve had cause recently to pick up a new laptop. I didn’t want to go to the expense of buying a hamburger with the lot and truth be told, i don’t need that level of computing at the moment anyway.
With a combination of size and performance being the major concerns i started shopping around the increasingly popular “Mini PC” market and after some due diligence settled on the HP Mini 2140.
How’s that for a headline too by the way, MJ dying this morning?!
It takes a while getting used to the lower screen resolution and the keyboard is probably 80% if not more the size of a full size PC.
It runs on XP although lots of people seem to have opted for Mac OS, which is an after market install.
Spec wise it’s got a 1.6Ghz processor, with 1Gb memory and a 160Gb hard drive. It does the job.
For the price they’re a great little PC.
You can get them from about 30,000 yen and up to 80,000 depending on what you’re after, the HP Mini 2140 from yodobashi costs a bit under 60,000.
For more info check out the CNET Reviews on Mini PC’s in the market today.
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The headline is sad and scary..sad because MJ was an icon. I come from a remote town in India and even there I grew up listening to his tunes. I don’t care what the media says about him, MJ was a phenomenon. and it is scary because when your icons start disappearing, you realize that your time is coming too..MJ. RIP:(
oh by the way, the mini PC and iphone combo looks very techie like:)
The HP Mini looks ok. But you may have missed the Windows 7 upgrade eligibility cut-off. http://bit.ly/uun72
If I were to buy right now, I’d be inclined to go for the Dell Mini 10v with Linux, or wait until the fall and spring for a Sony Type-P with windows 7.
Always the way Rick. I needed the PC sooner than later so couldn’t wait …. not even a few weeks.
It came with XP Home on it, Japanese version, which cant upgrade to English so i had to put XP Professional on it in anycase. Will check out Windows 7 for a home PC in the near future.
Looks nice
I just bought a DELL mini 1210 and love if when I’m out and about. Lighter than a mofo!!
Good pick-up.
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didn’t you just buy a lappy last year too??
Yep, light and portable makes it so easy to take around the place, love it already. Looked at the DELL range too mate and it was a toss up, can’t remember the final reason behind the HP over the DELL but it wasn’t much.
That other laptop was my work machine … not a personal one.
Perfect for blogging on the go, not a big fan of the color though. Are you going to install OS X on it?
Btw, could you make possible to subscribe to post comments?
No plans too but you never know. Will look into the subscribe to comments option Jonas.
great choice. I’m looking to pic on a netbook like this later in the year
I bought Eee PC netbook earlier this year for a bargain basement price in New Zealand, and been completely satisfied.
To do any type of fast and useful typing on these things, however, you need to purchase a separate USB keyboard, but they are really cheap nowadays, alongside with a separate USB mouse.
A buddy of mine bought one off the eeepc’s and is happy with it. It was him that gave me the idea to pick up a mini pc in the first place.
I have a USB mouse, very happy with it. Agree, the typing is slow for me at the moment, if it becomes an issue i’ll grab an external keyboard.
I picked up the predecessor model, the HP-2133, a few months ago for 45,000 yen. Nice little machine; it has a higher resolution (1280 x 800 IIRC). The keyboard is really nice. It came pre-installed with Vista, which I left on in case I ever need it for whatever reason, but installed Linux (Xubuntu) which works surprisingly well and it makes a great little mobile development PC.
Good to hear another satisfied owner Penguin.
Hi I’ve also got a mini and iPhone. I love both but can’t seem to get the iPhone to connect for the mini using iTunes? Any tips?
Cheers
ac