Comments on: Netbook Madness Game 4: HP Mini 2140 vs. Dell Inspiron Mini 10

By: Gary D

Gary D — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:31:53 +0000

The HP 2140 should win this battle, after having so much issues with Dell Customer Service and Total Lack of Customer Support I now look to HP for my Laptops. Was hoping to get a Dell Mini 10, NO MEMORY UPGRADE, what a poorly designed Netbook. While many netbooks come with the option of adding up to 2GB of ram, Dell holds back to 1GB what in the world does 1GB run? After installing an OS there isn’t much room to run any type of productivity software in Memory.
The touchpad on the HP2140 was hard to get used to but once you get over the fact that the buttons are on the left and right it starts to feel natural. Having more upgrade options for the HP2140 I’d pick HP hands down, plus the brushed aluminum chassis and lid looks much more classy than the Dell.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:59:25 +0000

people talk about dell fan boys… Noticed it’s only you hp owners crying about it. Jealous are we?

By: Rovert

Rovert — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:54:18 +0000

HP mini 2140 should totally win this fight there is no way the mini 10 has a chance I was recently able to see the mini 10 in person and the buttons that are integrated into the trackpad are terrible not even close to the new macbooks becautiful glass pad plus what can you do with a 1.33ghz atom the only good ones are with the 1.60ghz you might as well buy a commador 64 which has 1.25ghz you might even be able to type you documents on it becasue good luck on the mini 10 it has the worst keyboard ever the mini 2140 has this cornered and the mini 1000 is also worth a look to even though both have the weird touch pad button placement you with get used to double tapping and adjusting you fingers

By: richard

richard — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:42:11 +0000

I second the other posters. WHO the heck is voting for the Dell? Dellfanboys? I know they are a rabid bunch…used to post on the website while waiting for the first big disaster. (mini 9).

Dell has misfired SO badly in design on every entry into the netbooks….WHAT could people be thinking??

No, pretty shell should NOT be the judgment criteria!!!

And I’ve been critical of Joanna’s Sterns bizarre reviews of the Dell as well….some strange happenings indeed!

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:30:55 +0000

Hands down, the HP 2140 should win this battle. It is a far superior machine. The touchpad is a common gripe, but after teh first 5 minutes, the user gets over it. I sure did…and now my wife wants one for herself.

By: Netbook fan

Netbook fan — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:56:23 +0000

The whole point of having a netbook is for portability and ease of use. Starting at $399, Dell’s Mini 10 does a terrible job delivering what a netbook is suppose to do on the Mini 10. Abysmal battery life, a lower than average screen resolution, and no VGA port…. How can there be no VGA??? HDMI is a complete waste since the Atom processor can not provide enough power to smoothly decode even 720p HD video, not to mention 1080i/p. It’s almost as if Dell is only focusing on exterior aesthetics, skimping on hardware (the base model comes with a Z520 1.3GHz processor while other netbooks have the 1.6Ghz version) and tossing it out with a price tag that’s equivalent to other brand of netbooks with better specs.

As much as I detest the HP Mini 2140’s touchpad button placement, my vote still goes to HP for making a netbook a netbook.

By: deeshr

deeshr — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:31:33 +0000

At Dell’s brief $299 introductory offer (now expired) nothing touched the mini 10, even in Z520 configuration. Now using it daily on the road to estimate policies, surf and enjoy fullscreen movies (won’t play 720p content smoothly though). Hitting f1 plays 1024×576 video flawlessly out the HDM port. Loving the little netbook that could! -deeshr

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:38:30 +0000

Nice game, I have to try something similar on my site, too

And on topic: HP Mini 2140 wins due to the great battery life.