Comments on: HP Mini 110 Hands-on Verdict: Most Improved Netbook http://blog.laptopmag.com/hp-mini-110-mini-review-verdict-most-improved-netbook News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:37:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Fanfoot http://blog.laptopmag.com/hp-mini-110-mini-review-verdict-most-improved-netbook/comment-page-1#comment-20593 Fanfoot Wed, 27 May 2009 23:50:26 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=15950#comment-20593 Yeah, I think the Mini 1000 is kind of unique. Stupid trackpad buttons of course, but the thin profile, great keyboard, and nice aesthetics kept it from being a me-too product. And that stupid mini-VGA connector, exacerbated by HP's delays in getting the adapter cable out the door. And the 1.8" drive at 4,200rpm was not exactly a speed demon, but the SSD option was a good choice. I continue to think SSDs fit really well with what a netbook is supposed to be (e.g. close the lid and go, don't have to wait for the hard drive to stop spinning). I think having this as an alternative to the Mini for some people might be a good choice. But personally I wouldn't consider the new model. I want my next netbook to be 1" thick at most. Hoping for something along the lines of the 1008HA but maybe with Pineview and Windows 7 in the second half of the year. Maybe they'll have the HD Flash issue worked out by then (c'mon Adobe!). Probably going to want higher resolution than the 1024x600 display on my Mini 9 though. Like to hear more from you guys about how squinty the 720p 10" displays are. Might have to go with an 11" display if those materialize at the right price point in time. Yeah, I think the Mini 1000 is kind of unique. Stupid trackpad buttons of course, but the thin profile, great keyboard, and nice aesthetics kept it from being a me-too product. And that stupid mini-VGA connector, exacerbated by HP’s delays in getting the adapter cable out the door. And the 1.8″ drive at 4,200rpm was not exactly a speed demon, but the SSD option was a good choice. I continue to think SSDs fit really well with what a netbook is supposed to be (e.g. close the lid and go, don’t have to wait for the hard drive to stop spinning).

I think having this as an alternative to the Mini for some people might be a good choice. But personally I wouldn’t consider the new model. I want my next netbook to be 1″ thick at most. Hoping for something along the lines of the 1008HA but maybe with Pineview and Windows 7 in the second half of the year. Maybe they’ll have the HD Flash issue worked out by then (c’mon Adobe!). Probably going to want higher resolution than the 1024×600 display on my Mini 9 though. Like to hear more from you guys about how squinty the 720p 10″ displays are. Might have to go with an 11″ display if those materialize at the right price point in time.

]]> By: Mark Spoonauer http://blog.laptopmag.com/hp-mini-110-mini-review-verdict-most-improved-netbook/comment-page-1#comment-20577 Mark Spoonauer Wed, 27 May 2009 16:50:56 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=15950#comment-20577 We have measured it and it's indeed thicker and heavier. I'll be updating this post and full review will go live soon. This Mini 110 is indeed much improved but there are better netbooks for the money in the 10-inch category. I, too, miss the edge to edge glass screen. The N280 doesn't provide much of a performance boost at all. I would rather see ION added here, as opposed to single-purpose Broadcom accelerator. We have measured it and it’s indeed thicker and heavier. I’ll be updating this post and full review will go live soon. This Mini 110 is indeed much improved but there are better netbooks for the money in the 10-inch category. I, too, miss the edge to edge glass screen. The N280 doesn’t provide much of a performance boost at all. I would rather see ION added here, as opposed to single-purpose Broadcom accelerator.

]]> By: pimlicosound http://blog.laptopmag.com/hp-mini-110-mini-review-verdict-most-improved-netbook/comment-page-1#comment-20564 pimlicosound Wed, 27 May 2009 07:11:44 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=15950#comment-20564 I agree, Fanfoot. This new model looks much thicker, particularly towards the rear. That seems like a real step backwards, as does the inferior finish and the lack of a glass overlay on the screen (which, controversially, I happen to like). I like the promise of an HD video decoding chip and of a high-resolution display, but why haven't they included the newer N280 Atom CPU? I think the title of "Most Improved Netbook" is a little hasty. HP have made a lot of compromises here, to the extent I'm not sure it's any better than the original. I agree, Fanfoot. This new model looks much thicker, particularly towards the rear. That seems like a real step backwards, as does the inferior finish and the lack of a glass overlay on the screen (which, controversially, I happen to like).

I like the promise of an HD video decoding chip and of a high-resolution display, but why haven’t they included the newer N280 Atom CPU?

I think the title of “Most Improved Netbook” is a little hasty. HP have made a lot of compromises here, to the extent I’m not sure it’s any better than the original.

]]> By: Fanfoot http://blog.laptopmag.com/hp-mini-110-mini-review-verdict-most-improved-netbook/comment-page-1#comment-20555 Fanfoot Wed, 27 May 2009 00:11:31 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=15950#comment-20555 You sure about that thickness staying the same? It doesn't look as thin as the 1000 in your photos, and other sites are not reporting the thickness as being the same. You sure about that thickness staying the same? It doesn’t look as thin as the 1000 in your photos, and other sites are not reporting the thickness as being the same.

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