[CoLoCo] New HP Mini-Note enters the Ultra Mobile PC Market

[Paul Hummer]

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> Today I stumbled across this new HP UMPC that looks like it will be
>  major competition for the OLPC, Eee PC and Cloudbook. Though it is
>  more expensive, I think it just might be worth it. The models
> start at $499 and then go up to $849 and some of them come loaded
> up with SUSE Linux. The $599 model would be my pick, it comes with
> 1 GB RAM, 120 GB, VIA C7-M ULV processor 1.2 GHz. The specs look
> good and the computer itself looks sleak and clean. The one
> downfall with this model is that it does come with Vista, but that
> would be gone real quick  ;-)
No solid state drive or flash storage -- that's the killer right
there.  Not ultra mobile if you can't swing it around...  The drive
doesn't even have an accelerometer that'll park the drive in certain
conditions.  Sounds like FIAL to me.  :)

Paul
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