When Asus rolled out the eeePC, it received rave reviews. Now it is the turn of HP to jump into the sub-notebook market. HP has unveiled a laptop with 8.9" high resolution WXGA display, 92% full size QWERTY keyboard and touch pad. It comes with an optional solid state drive, weighs just 1.19 KG and is just 1.05 inches thick.
HP 2133 Sub Notebook Specification
- VIA C7-M ULV processor
- 512 - 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
- 120 - 160 GB SATA hard drive
- USB 2.0 ports - 2 Nos
- VGA External monitor port
- Audio in/ Microphone Jack
- Audio out/ Headphone Jack
- Express Card 54 Slot
- SD Card slot
- RJ-45 network jack
- 1 AC Power connector
- Kensington Lock slot
- VGA webcam (Optional)
- Stereo speakers and
- Stereo microphones and
- is wireless enabled
It's all aluminium case makes it sleek, sturdy and lightweight. HP has targeted this sub-notebook at the education segment namely the students and it will compete directly with other sub-notebooks such as Asus eeePC. The HP 2133's price starts at US $499.
A video of HP 2133 Sub-Notebook - Courtesy: Notebook.com
But the one thing which excites me the most is that HP sells this sub-notebook with SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 as an option.
Xavier has written an indepth review of this eye catching notebook with plenty of pictures to supplement his narration.
