HP 2133 Mini-Note in Laptops
Verdict
It's stunningly good-looking, impressively usable and keenly priced but, for now at least, poor performance and mediocre battery life leave the Eee on top.
Review Date: 28 May 2008
Price when reviewed: £300 (£345 inc VAT)
Overall Rating

Features & Design

Value for Money

Performance

| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | KX872AA |
| Review Date | 28 May 2008 |
| Price ex VAT | £300 |
| Price inc VAT | £345 |
| Overall rating |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Performance |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty final | 1 yr return to base |
| Physical specifications | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 265 x 165 x 33mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 1.270kg |
| Processor and memory | |
|---|---|
| Processor | VIA C7-M |
| RAM capacity | 1.00GB |
| Screen and video | |
|---|---|
| Screen size | 8.9in |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,280 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 768 |
| Resolution | 1280 x 768 |
| Graphics chipset | VIA Chrome 9 |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 0 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 |
| DVI-I outputs | 0 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 0 |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 120GB |
| Optical disc technology | N/A |
| Optical drive | N/A |
| Replacement battery price inc VAT | £0 |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| 802.11a support |
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| 802.11b support |
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| 802.11g support |
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| 802.11 draft-n support |
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| Integrated 3G adapter |
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| Other Features | |
|---|---|
| ExpressCard54 slots | 0 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 2 |
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| 9-pin serial ports | 0 |
| Parallel ports | 0 |
| 3.5mm audio jacks | 2 |
| SD card reader |
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| Smart Media reader |
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| Compact Flash reader |
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| Pointing device type | Touchpad |
| Integrated microphone? |
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| Integrated webcam? |
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| TPM |
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| Fingerprint reader |
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| Smartcard reader |
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| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux |
| Battery and performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Battery life, light use | 119 |
| Battery life, heavy use | N/A |
| Overall application benchmark score | N/A |
| Office application benchmark score | N/A |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | N/A |
| Encoding application benchmark score | N/A |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | N/A |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | N/A |
| 3D performance setting | N/A |
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