you guys are not insane. you guys are just.. erm.... rich.

OMG, i'm so glad i've held off from purchasing the mininote 1000. this baby is freaking sweet & everything i wish for in a netbook; express card, 6 cell, almost full keyboard, sexy design.

i want this NOW, but supposedly it'll be available in march? so long *sigh. i guess i'll have to stick with my ideapad s10 for now (which has almost everything i want except the keyboard is cramped & looks like a toy... and unfortunately, i just bought a 9cell batt for this lappie off ebay just a few days ago). probably will be on sale coming march... tsk tsk

This post has been edited by dawn152: Jan 6 2009, 09:57 PM

yeah this what ive been waiting for.. good job HP

Lawl, newer and better stuff are bound to be released into the market... After you buy this mininote, the next one's gonna tempt you, and that's within 6-9months...

Well i rather spent my $$ on BenQ S41 laptop.. Getting one soon. cant wait to crack gaming on it

Why didn't you go for the newer S42 instead???

Get a CQ20, good price to weight and performance ratio. 1.68kg with DVD writer and Centrino2 processor. RM2199 only. 12.1"

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Added on January 7, 2009, 12:02 pma side note...if our HP lappy got problem, the shop in front on LY will help us to send to HP service centre in Damansara? can someone confirm it? i check with them 2 weeks back and they said yes, but why HP never highlight this?

This post has been edited by JayC75: Jan 7 2009, 12:02 PM

Do they need to highlight it? It's all standard procedure what. Btw, their service centre is in Bangsar, the HP Tower.

wat u mean by std procedure?? Coz whenever u call them, they will ask u to go to their service centre in Damansara and mind u, only open from Mon to Friday which mean hv to take leave just to go there, unlike ASUS or BenQ which hv a collect/service centre in Low Yat.

i get that, though the difference is that hp mininote is always my first choice, but i had to forego it because of the specs; mininote 2133 with it's via processor & mininote 1000 with the space-waster hp slot. finally, the hp people got it right with 2140(hopefully).

i'm easily tempted but i don't buy hastily .

and oh, people need to grasp the clear definition of a netbook, instead of always saying a model of some subnotebook or a full-blown lappie is of better value. imo if the netbook is your main laptop & all you do is on the net, word processing, youtube etc. & you want something light, a netbook is your best option. however if you do all that plus some gaming or more, a higher spec laptop (also heavier) is with better value.

for myself, the netbook is a secondary laptop, something i want to carry everywhere when no heavy processing work is involved. for that i have my main notebook, a macbook pro.

so buyers should really evaluate their needs & decide which is best. don't knock on the netbooks, especially something as sexy as the mininote 2140

This post has been edited by dawn152: Jan 7 2009, 12:44 PM

with the current technology? i don't think a better replacement would come that fast.
there's a benchmark that i've read somewhere putting the new dual core atom (4 virtual cores with HT) against this N270 single core atom (2 virtual core with HT). not much performance increase with 25% less battery time. even intel admitted for people to expect that it sucks 25% more battery. and the new dual core atom losses in office benchmark.

the newer N530 uses max 2W of power. N270 uses max 2.5W. the newer Poulsbo US15W chipset (that does HD decoding on chip) doesn't support 2GB ram and is limited to PATA interface.

so something better than a magnesium alloy cased 2140 with 16:9 wider screen? could be. definitely. but not with the upcoming models that i've read about.

Some photo for you guys while waiting for this baby to be launch.



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Sony Vaio P Series also looking good



8 inch 1600x768 screen
1.33GHz Z530 Intel Atom Z520
2GB RAM
60GB (standard), 64GB and 128GB SSD options
802.11n Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth
2 USB ports, headphone,
included dongle adds connectivity for VGA,
Ethernet, and additional USB
SD, MS, webcam
4 hours with standard battery, 8 with high cap
9.6 x 4.7 x 0.78 inches ( 243 x 120 x 20mm )
1.4 pounds ( 635g )
Starting at $899

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This post has been edited by shadiee: Jan 8 2009, 02:18 PM

At 500$ for the starting point, I am quite afraid that the high end model with the high res screen will be 600-700$ which may reach up to RM2000 or more.

This post has been edited by Voxe: Jan 8 2009, 02:45 PM

And for reliability and customer service, I'll still stick with the HP Mininote rather than the Vaio... Lawl...

Proper VGA out! Expansion port!

I... I want

(Note to wife: If I get this, I promise I'll stop hogging your 1000)

This post has been edited by shreaker: Jan 8 2009, 08:44 PM

high resolution on an 8" screen.
10" is the bare minimum that my eyes could accept. and since i really need to type on the netbook, the keyboard and key location has utmost importance.

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Added on January 8, 2009, 9:00 pmreliability? against the sony? i wouldn't really put 'HP' and 'reliability' together in the same word. 'reliability' of the new HP business laptop is somewhat degrading.

experienced it first hand with 3 of my HP 'business' laptop. maybe it's just me, but guess my friends also got unlucky too.

This post has been edited by paskal: Jan 8 2009, 09:00 PM

the sony p looks good, but they don't have an express card slot, right? i use it a lot for 3g modem connection & firewire, and has the option of any connection offered by the express card slot for future needs. plus 8" is just way too small; it wouldn't be far off from surfing on my iphone. so 1 point for the mininote.

i have a concise & clear tier of my mobile computing needs, so their usability & functions won't overlap each other:
1. super mobile & quick surfing - iphone
2. for leisure days when i need the internet & basic computing stuff - a netbook
(for now the s10, hopefully will be mininote 2140 in the future )
3. heavy processing work & top performance - macbook pro

in conclusion, i'm sticking with my mininote-2140-salivating. no go for the sony.

ETA: from pics of the mininote, i can only see one audio jack. so i suppose line in & out will be shared. and the silver body & keyboard with black display is very similar to apple's new aluminium body macs. i like . seriously can i have one NOW?

This post has been edited by dawn152: Jan 8 2009, 11:04 PM

i'm sure i've seen separate line in and outs on the 2140. er yup, it does have a headphone jack and a mic jack.

oh, good to know. my eyes deceives me sometimes

what's the expected price for this nifty netbook anyways? rm1899?

This post has been edited by dawn152: Jan 9 2009, 04:28 PM