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MenQ Easy PC E102 with RISC CPU – Runs Windows XP
A Netbook with a RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)? Yes, this netbook by MenQ uses a RISC CPU. The model name, Easy PC E102 has an 10.2 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, a 4GB SSD or 160GB hard drive, 256MB to 1GB of RAM, WiFi (b/g), 3 USB ports, Ethernet, headphone and mic jacks, S/PDIF, a 1.3MP webcam and a flash card reader. With 3 cell battery that should provide up to 4 hours of run time.
Its keyboard looks exactly like the one found in HP Mini 1000. Even touchpad is similar. MenQ’s site mentions that is able to run the “powerful Windows XP”. This means that the RISC CPU is infact, x86 compatible.
HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition netbook cloned
The HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition netbook, one of the most expensive netbooks on the market when it was launched late last year costed somewhere around $700. HP had a simple reason for such high price:Red color and floral pattern on the lid of designer Vivienne Tam.
Although HP is no longer selling the Mini 1000 and the Vivienne Tam Edition, but you can get a cheap clone of it that is made by Qifang Electronics. The main differences lies in a 2.5 inch hard drive instead of a 1.8 inch HDD, and the clone costs about $300, or less than half the MSRP of the original.
Sabertooth Z PATA ZIF SSD for your HP Mini 1000 – Turbo charge your HP Mini 1000
HP Mini 1000 owners can now ‘double’ the bootup and application load speeds by using the latest SSD from Active Media: Sabertooth Z PATA ZIP SSD. It has 82MB/sec transfer speed and it comes in 16GB and 32GB capacity. The SSD is also easy to install. It can also be used in other HP Mini netbooks like 1010NR, 1030NR and 2510P.
“The SaberTooth Z cuts bootup and application load times in half.” said Vice President of Sales at Active Media Products, Jerry Thomson. “HP Mini 1000 users will be amazed at the ease of installation and the difference it makes in performance.”
The 16GB SSD costs $70 whereas 32GB SSD will cost you $110.
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ASUS EEE 1008HA – Display and Hinge
ASUS EEE 1008HA is the first EEE PC with a glossy display. Until now, all the EEE PCs have come with matte display. I have always loved matte screens as it allows me work inside my office as-well-as on the road too. Glossy displays, although look very pretty are a nightmare to work with in the direct sunlight or bulb.
If you have ever seen HP Mini 1000 or any of the mininotes from HP in person, then you will name ASUS as the copycat as it copied the recessed hinge design of the HP Minis netbooks and implemented it in the EEE 1008HA. But who cares? We are happy with the design as it has considerably helped in reducing the height of the design.
Thoughts:
If you have been happy with your notebook with glossy display and you are fine with them even while working outdoors, you should then have no problem with the EEE 1008HA. Personally, I would still prefer matte displays.
Zepto Znote V10a released
Scandinavian computer seller, Zepto has released a new netbook, “Znote V10″. It comes with an 10.1-inch screen and runs on 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor. This has 160GB HDD and 1GB of RAM. It comes with a 7-in-1 flash card reader through which you can expand your storage. Other than that, it also has 2 USB ports and runs Windows XP SP3 operating system.
The Zepto Znote V10 has a nice keyboard which has a striking resemblance to HP Mini 1000′s keyboard. It comes packed with a 3350mAh battery, which should give you roughly 3-4 hours of battery life. It will retail for $495.
No information on when it will be released internationally.
HP Mini Vivienne Tam discontinued
HP has removed the HP mini Vivienne Tam edition from their website. Looks like HP was not able to sell a lot of Vivienne Tam units despite its huge publicity which included fashion shows.
The Vivienne edition was actually just a Mini 1000 with some fancy art all over the body.
MOD: Make HP Mini 1000 MobileMe (Mobile Drive) port to work like Normal USB
HP Mini 1000 comes with a Mobile Drive port that is used to expand the storage memory. Unfortunately, only some (stupid) HP branded USB drives use it. But, according to many reports online, it acts just like a normal USB port.
Sheeri at Technocation.org has come up with an interesting solution that lets you use it as a normal USB port. However, keep in mind that it requires opening your HP Mini 1000 and it is not for the average dude.
This is a great news for the HP Mini 1000 owners as it Mini 1000 comes with only 2 USB ports. Most of the netbooks in the current market come with 3 USB ports and Mini 1000 falls short by 1 USB port. The mod does gives you an ‘extra’ USB port, but voids your warranty too. So do keep that in mind before doing this mod on your elegant Mini 1000.
New BIOS availble for HP Mini 1000 series (F13.F)
HP has released a new BIOS for the HP Mini 1000 series, which claims to fix/improve the following:
# Fixes an issue where HP Wireless Assistant version 3.5 cannot be installed.
# Provides both an update to the keyboard controller firmware and the battery pack firmware.
# Adds support for updating the battery pack firmware.
# Adjusts the thresholds used to determine when the battery pack will disable itself (based on battery cell voltage).
# Adds new WWAN Card Support.
Note: For Windows XP only
Mtube II – Android tablet on XP netbook
Mtube II is an odd device: it uses the chassis of HP mini 1000 and its screen is detachable. Till the screen is there in the chassis, it functions as its display and immediately when you take the screen out, you can use it as a tablet. However, you can no longer use XP then, but Android OS.
What is the reason behind this? Android unit and its components are there in the display and XP unit and its components are there in chassis. This also lets you run both of the OS concurrently as both OS are not physically communicating with each other. Good concept, not very useful though.
Here is a video from jkkmobile.com
HP Mini 110 and 1101 launched
HP has announced to to refresh its Mini 1000 series by launching two new models, mini 110 and mini 1101. Both of the models will offer enhancements and some features that were deliberately omitted from the original mini 1000 (example: VGA out and faster HDD)
Both mini 110 and mini 1101 will now feature VGA-out port as-well-as faster Hard Disks (160GB @ 5400rpm). If that was not enough for you, HP is also going to offer a dedicated HD-decoder chip from Broadcom as an option for those who love watching HD movies on the go.
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