6/4/2023 0 Comments Hp mininote 1000![]() The speakers, located on the hinge between the screen and the keyboard, produced loud but tinny sound when we cranked Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love." Although adequate, we still prefer the ASUS Eee PC 1000H's fuller, Dolby-powered speakers. Horizontal angles were also good, and sharing the screen with another person wasn't a struggle. An episode of 30 Rock streamed from looked extremely clear and detailed, and tilting the screen back 45 degrees (which is as far as it goes) didn't produce distracting glare. We were even able to keep a Web page and a document in Microsoft Works open side by side. ![]() The flush glass screen makes for a bright desktop, and Web pages fit to size on the screen. HP will also offer an 8.9-inch screen for on the HP Mini 1000 series. The speakers that straddled the screen on the 2133 have been moved to accommodate a larger 10.2-inch, glossy, LED-backlit display with a native resolution of 1024 x 600 (lowered from 1280 x 768 on the 2133). The Mini 1000 also lacks an ExpressCard slot, which the 2133 had, but you can easily add a USB mobile broadband modem. While the system features two USB ports, Ethernet, and a 2-in-1 memory card reader, it loses a USB port from the 2133, a full-size VGA port (an expansion port on the left will fit a VGA-out adapter that is avilable from HP for $79), and it has only a combo mic/headphone jack, rather than one dedicated to each. ![]() The touchpad also has a dedicated scroll bar, which was useful for moving through long Web pages a button to turn off the pad lies above it.īecause the Mini 1000 is so compact, it doesn't have as many ports as some competing netbooks. We adjusted to the layout in a few hours. Nevertheless, we don't think the touchpad is a deal breaker. This layout forced us to use both hands to access the buttons, or to double-tap on the touchpad quite a bit. Additionally, still present are the awkward right and left mouse buttons which vertically straddle the pad. The 2.4 x 1.1-inch touchpad is disappointingly small and vertically very narrow, resulting in a lot of back-tracking. Our appreciation for the Mini 1000's design lagged when we saw the touchpad, which has only been slightly altered from that on the 2133. Some of its keys aren't as large as the Mini 1000's, but some may prefer their chunkier feel. The only keyboard that can hold a candle to HP's is that of Samsung's NC10. They each had pretty good tactile feedback, and the panel had no bend or flex. However, the matte black keys on the Mini 1000 are still softer to the touch than those found on its rivals. Oh, they are raving about win7 on this at so let us know how it goes.The keys on the Mini 1000 lack the 2133's DuraFinish, which made the keys resistant to visible wear and tear, a cost-cutting move. ![]() Oh, one more thing which is a bit anoying is that BT and wifi are both on the same switch, would have been nice if bt was on a Fn key. I havnt had the guts yet to pop the thing open (and probably wont bother untill a largish capacity SSD is more cheaply available) with the hard disk there the USB port (if its in this model at all) isnt accessable :/ I wanted to stick a tiny drive in there and facepalmed when i saw the drive cage If you end up installing linux, make sure you fiddle with the hdparm acpid script (/etc/acpi/*/*-hdparm.sh) and up the "on battery" -s value to 200 or so to stop the hard disk clicking so much.Īlso, DONT try pulling off the cover for where the hp drive can go (back right side). I'm making almost no typos which is great, except the Fn key is badly placed. So after 2 days of using it the only thing thats really giving me the shits is the LED above the touchpad. ![]()
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