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TRAVEL LIGHT, STAY CONNECTED: Whether computing within your home, around town and campus, or across the country, the ultra-portable HP Mini 110 can keep you connected with built-in Wi-Fi. It has the performance you need to surf the web and use your standard productivity software apps — but is light enough to carry everywhere at just 2.57 lbs. It syncs files, photos and videos easily with your primary notebook or desktop PC whenever connected to the same network with the integrated SyncablesTM app. After initial SyncablesTM setup, the file updates will occur in the background for a truly seamless experience. The HP Mini 110: The perfect mobile companion. ULTRA MOBILE PERFORMANCE: Based on an architecture that optimizes internet access and basic communication, Intel Atom processors power the HP Mini’s reliable, energy-efficient performance. The LED anti-glare widescreen display reduces both system weight and reflections that can distract from the visual experience. The 92% of full-size keyboard also improves weight without sacrificing comfort. Integrated 802.11b/g wireless LAN enables wireless access within range of a hotspot. The HP Mini 110 series: Designed to optimize ultra mobile performance. What’s in the box: Mini 110-1030nr, 30W AC Adapter, 6-Cell Lithium-Ion battery, Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 with 60 days complimentary live update, Syncables Mobile Desktop 5, Microsoft Works, Adobe Acrobat Reader and HP Games Powered by Wild Tangent more info
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Battery sticks out too much for a netbook
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
As soon as I attached the battery I realized I was going to return this netbook. The battery pack sticks out the bottom, which means it fails at its most critical mission: portability! It’s not the weight so much as the fact that it changes the sleek smooth shape of the unit, and makes it something that WILL NOT slip easily in your backpack. bummer. I gave it 1 star based on this, but if you don’t care about portability, please see the other reviews…like I said, I didn’t even turn it on.
Bad Service of shipping
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
this is an excellent notebook, but the delivery system is very bad I was not home and left the product on the floor close to the door in my apartment and home to 16 families, may have lost and who is responsible for that very bad … …! uh
Great customer service, great computer
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I wanted to get one of these before I left for school since its so portable. I visited Fry’s to look it over ($450 plus tax there) and see if I liked it, which I did. I was about to order through Amazon, but I became worried when I noticed that it wasn’t shipping from Amazon, but a different company since I’m leaving next week and I was afraid that it wouldnt reach me in time. So I called the company, and got excellent customer service from their sales line. His name is Abe and his extension number is x260. I told him my situation and how much it would be for two day air shipping. It turned out to be $10 less than on Amazon! He told me that it took a whole day for it to be processed, and that I would get it on Monday (I called it in Wednsday). But he said that he would see what he could do. I get an email an hour later saying that my computer has been shipped! I got it Friday, four days earlier than I thought it would be. I highly suggest ordering from them, they are very nice and professional and I would definitely order from them again!
Now on to the netbook. Brilliant is all I can say. The keyboard is great, only 8% smaller than on a regular laptop, making it incredibly easy to type. The mousepad has a little friction and the side click bars only take a few times to get used to. The weight is so light and not awkward. The adapter gets very very hot though after an hours use, I wasnt able to touch it and had to hold it away from my body as I walked. But since the 6 cell battery tilts the computer itself up, the heat from the bottom doesnt get very hot since air is circulating.
Lastly, I followed some advice online and got rid of the bloatware (the crap that HP puts on there that you really don’t need) by downloading the very safe and effective PC Decrapifier ([...]). It opened up about 2GB of my harddrive. You can also go into your /C: hard drive into Program Files and delete unwanted software through there since some software isn’t listed on the ‘Add or Remove Programs” (very very tricky, HP).
The other advice was to update the 1GB RAM to 2GB. Look for DDR2 2GB PC5300 Notebook Memory. It’s really easy to install, you just need a number 0 phillips scredriver to unscrew that small panel right underneath your mousepad on the bottom of the notebook. Once you remove that panel, look for two small (very small, you might need a magnifier and light) black levers on the right and left side of the RAM. At the same time, press those levers away from the RAM and it will just pop out. Slide in the 2GB (very easy) and press down until you hear a locking sound. Screw the panel back on and your done. This increases your netbooks capacity, meaning you can multi-task like on a larger laptop and you don’t get any video lag.
Painfully slow even with memory upgrade
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
This device is a great size for travel. Good for small documents. Painfully slow for large documents. Internet surfing is OK if you like things in painfully slow motion. The problem with this computer is that in a year it will be a paperweight. It does not have enough horse power. I wish I would have spent a $[...] more and bought something with better horse power at the cost of something heavier.
Big clue about lack of horse power, it does not come with MS Vista. Yes, I know somebody will say they have loaded Vista onto it. That is not the point. The point is that even HP knew better.
After taking it out of the box, be prepared to spend 3-5 hours updating the software.
Amazing and portable
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Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’ve had this netbook for over a month now and I can not get enough of it. For its size and price it is the best deal on a computer, period. The 160GB hard drive is more than enough to store all my music, videos, and pictures. I was scared that the 1GB ram wouldn’t be enough, but it was sufficient. The HP Mini doesn’t lag to open applications. And best of all, its one of the very few computers still carrying Windows XP (Vista Sucks!). And finally, the battery life is what it says. The HP Mini lasted me an entire work day (obviously with the volume muted
I would recommend the HP Mini to ANYONE.
The HP Mini 110-1030NR ROCKS!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I like the idea of the “oversized smartphone” written by one reviewer. This little guy is awesome for surfing the net (waaaaay better than a smartphone), watching news clips or You Tube videos (I had no lag, even on 1GB RAM), instant messaging and/or video chatting, and best of all… typing instead of texting!
So check this out… I inherited an HP Pavilion dv1000 series 14″ notebook, probably purchased in 2005 or 2006.
The Pavilion notebook came with: Windows XP Home, 1.50Ghz Intel processor, 1GB RAM, an 80GB hard drive, and a 6-cell battery…
This Mini has: Windows XP Home, 1.60Ghz Intel processor, 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a 6-cell battery!
So I’m a tad bugged that I spent so many hours upgrading all the programs on the laptop, and time and money researching and buying a better battery, better charger, upgrading to 2GB RAM, and upping the processor to 1.86Ghz. You know why? Because ever since I bought this netbook, I haven’t touched the notebook! The Mini even runs faster and the battery lasts longer than the upgraded notebook.
I am glad, though, because lugging around even a 14″ notebook made it clear to me that I have absolutely no interest in a larger laptop. I do not want a laptop instead of a desktop… I enjoy having a powerful desktop computer, which is much more comfortable to use than any laptop will ever be. But for travelling, ANYWHERE, and for just sittin’ on the couch cruisin’ the net while letting the family watch something on TV that I’m not all that interested in (like right now), this little HP Mini is the one for me. It’s just so light and easy!
So, as another reviewer experienced, mine also worked perfectly right out of the box. I put the battery in, gave it AC power, and immediately began removing the programs I didn’t want, and installing the ones that I did. It did come with some Roxio backup software that I thought was more junkware, so… maybe you want to remember to keep that on there!
I removed Norton and installed my favorite security software, I hooked it right up to my wireless network, and I’ve had zero errors! ZERO! That’s pretty amazing. No popup boxes telling me that such-and-such a program has stopped responding. Zilch. Nada.
I have the HP NF869AA Mini Notebook Sleeve. The sleeve is a simple sleeve that serves its purpose, and fits the Mini, larger battery and all, quite nicely. I can even store the AC power cord in the sleeve in the gap that the battery leaves under the netbook. When I read one reviewer who said he carried his Mini around by the battery, I thought, really? Isn’t that dangerous? But it’s true! The battery is quite secure. It’s a tiny annoyance, actually, how the slides to remove the battery make you wish you had three hands.
I upgraded the RAM to Crucial Technology CT25664AC800 2GB 200-pin SODIMM DDR2 PC2-6400 Memory Module, which is actually cheaper right now through Amazon or the Amazon Marketplace than it is on Crucial’s own web site. Well worth it, and soooooo easy to install, although I did have a bit of a fight with the itsy bitsy screws. Could be because I didn’t have a #0 Phillips screwdriver and was too impatient to wait until I could obtain one.
Cons: I didn’t like the keyboard at first, but quickly got used to it and now type almost as quickly as with my favorite normal-sized keyboard. The power button is awkward but certainly not a deal breaker, and mine has never stuck. The battery sticking out may be a con for some people, but I don’t mind it at all, and had already done the same thing to the aforementioned 14″ notebook. It leaves a gap under the Mini that allows airflow, which makes it run cooler, which helps it run faster. Make sure you run the HP Battery Check though, as mine said the battery has a problem and HP had to send me a new one (free and easy warranty replacement, and I hadn’t even registered it yet!). My Mini runs a little hot, so I use the Targus Chill Mat for 10.2 Inch Netbooks (Gray) AWE39US under it, which fits perfectly, and works beautifully, using one of the Mini’s three USB ports to power itself. I have no issues with fan noise, as both the Mini and the Chill Mat are very quiet. The outside top of the Mini is quite glossy and gets prints all over it, but I use the included microfiber screen cloth the wipe it down. It only allows one resolution, so sometimes I will end up with a popup screen on the internet that I can’t scroll to the bottom of. So I’m stuck, unable to reach an “OK” or “Submit” button. It’s only happened twice, but I don’t know how to solve it. [Any ideas, other than connecting the Mini to another screen?]
If you’re looking for a gaming machine, or something to watch movies on, perhaps you should look elsewhere. While this machine can certainly do those things, it is not what it was designed for, and it is certainly not optimal for those uses.
Nifty Little Gadget
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Pros: Light weight, decent sized keyboard it has XP installed and NOT Vista! HOORAY!
Cons: I always hate HP’s love affair with Norton. I uninstalled that immediately and installed a much better anti-virus software.
Summary: This is for the person who does not want to lug around their 17″ widescreen. As Much as I love my Laptop (Toshiba Satellite P105 A few years old but still plugging away nicely), however, it’s not travel friendly. Now I can’t vouch for this Mini in business applications, but for the internet junkie who has facebook or Hi5 or Twitter or MySpace on the brain and the thought of not checking your e-mail or your twitter while on the go and an iPhone is just way too small for some of us to read… this is your answer. Small, lightweight and really designed for the social networking surfer in mind who travels or is on the go frequently. I love mine.
I’ve heard through the grapevine people sometimes have intermittent trouble with the webcam being very “Dark”… I cannot say one way or the other since I NEVER use the built in webcam. I had skpye for a while YEARS ago but goodness, how many times did someone in my contacts wanna talk before I combed or washed my hair? Too Many!
Nope, not letting people catch me unprepared, I don’t use skpye anymore. So webcams are rather neither here nor there for me. So if you are a person addicted to Skype, read more on the webcam reviews on cnet or other unbiased source.
HP Netbook
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I got this netbook so that I could have internet when I travel. It meets all my expectations fully. The only problem I have is the touch pad. My fingers at too big to use it easily so I got a wireless mouse to solve that problem.
Well worth it
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I just purchased the HP 1151 NR netbook from Verizon for [...] with a discount of a [...] mail in rebate. It came with Verizon’s broadband software already installed. They also had the 6 cell battery to purchase as an accessory, it comes with the 3 cell battery. The 6 cell battery does attach to the bottom of the netbook like the 3 cell, but it protrudes and therefore makes the netbook sit at an angle. It does not impede the opening of the screen or make the typing angle noticably different ergonomically. I love this netbook. It has large size keys like a laptop in many of the similar areas on a keyboard. It has a right and left mouse pad buttons, but they are on either side of the mousepad. I prefer them closer together. I will be buying a wireless mouse so I do not have to use the intregal mouse pad, since every web page you view needs to be scrolled down. The unit is light weight and very portable. I primarily bought it to stay connected while traveling for pleasure. I hate not having access to web sites during travel, but do not want to be loaded down by a laptop, or print out everything I wanted to see and do on vacation. It has a sd card slot, 2 usb ports (one on either side), a head phone/micrphone jack, another jack that I do not know what it is. Surprisingly, it did not come with information on how long to charge the battery. For the price and portability I’d buy it again.
An excellent value with acceptable imperfections
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
These are my impressions of the HP Mini 110, so far. I’m going to focus this at the buyer who is comparing netbooks with an eye on battery life, mobility, connectivity, and performance, (but isn’t that what every netbook user wants?) specifically at the lowest price. Ideally, the buyer of this machine will not be expecting a full computer. This is not, by any means – I’ll assume that you’re buying this to augment another computer. Fortunately, the Mini 110 is more than serviceable in that regard.
First of all, I should say that this is an excellent price for a netbook. I caught it at $300, which near the very low end of the spectrum, but it still holds its value at the current price of $350. What you should know, more than anything else, is that this is the cheapest you are currently going to get a laptop with a 6-cell battery, period. There’s certainly something to be said for that.
I put in a good deal of research into other netbooks before buying the HP Mini 110, and I couldn’t find one with a better mix of features. There are certainly higher quality netbooks available. But I’ll say it again: you will probably not find a better value. For netbook users, battery life is probably among the most significant issues. The Asus Eee 1005ha-p is certainly the best for battery life fanatics, with an upper limit of 10.5 hours – the 1005ha-v comes in second-ish at 8.5. These both have less protrusive batteries and weigh about .5 lbs less, which are plusses. This, unfortunately, highlights some of the Mini 110′s flaws, as it only manages an acceptable 5 hours, or closer to 4 browsing the internet at medium brightness. However, it does offer enough advantages to outclass the 1005ha. First, Asus netbooks are notably dark, and can only be brought up to a reasonable brightness with a tool that may void warranty. Also, their glossy screens make them generally less utile in suboptimal lighting conditions. The 110′s matte screen and decent brightness make it a better mobile companion in general, if a very slightly less portable one. Perhaps more importantly, Eee’s are simply not as well-built as the Mini 110. They range from the flimsy seashells of the 1005 and 1008 to the less-than-aesthetically-pleasing 1000he. The Acer Aspire One 531 falls short in the backlight category. – its display doesn’t allow for as much mobility.
However, the Asus Eee 1002ha is a good candidate, with a non-glare matte display. In fact, at about $20 more, and for a much slicker design, I’d recommend it every bit as much as this one. Keep the darker backlight, that bane of the Eee PC, in mind, but the 1002ha is the one to compare. There are multitudinous brands that offer 6-cells and similar, often better, battery life. I’d recommend looking at the 1000he, which is a sturdy model with about 8.5 hours – if you’re willing to pay the premiums for battery life, at the cost of a lower-quality screen. For those who simply can’t stand the aesthetics of the 110, or prefer glossy screens, look at the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 or 10v. They’re prettier, and pretty similar in terms of weight and hardware. The screen is the main difference – remember that glossy screens may be an issue. Overall, the Mini 110 is probably the best value for your dollar – other netbooks don’t justify their price.
That being said, the Amazon price does come at the cost of some features of the HP Mini 110 some buyers would appreciate, versus the customization options at HP. The standard definition screen, at the 1024×576 resolution, is not the best available – HP allows you to customize it with an HD screen at a resolution of 1366×768. This bears keeping in mind, but with the 10.1″ display, the higher resolution makes it difficult to read, and the lack of an optical drive makes movies out of the question anyway. Both are matte screens. The processor is the 1.60GHz model, not the 1.66GHz processor that HP offers as a choice – not really a deal breaker, and a trivial sacrifice for the money. The 160GB 5400rpm SATA hard drive included with the Amazon model can be compared to 16 gig or 32 gig solid state hard drives, and as these are developing technologies, they’re probably safe to pass on. The only real loss against buying from HP is the lack of Bluetooth, as this may be of particular importance to some. But remember that running Bluetooth drains battery life, and that’s not really the point of a netbook. Overall, this model saves upwards of $100, or potentially more, for very minor sacrifices, perhaps excluding the wireless card. This is definitely the place to buy, though I haven’t looked closely at the other Amazon packages. The point is, make sure to compare, and see what options you get.
As for my personal impressions, I’ve found the 110 to be at least at par. Starting again with the negatives, the wireless connectivity isn’t awesome. It’s been reliable so far, but the speed isn’t excellent. This is, however, symptomatic of netbooks at large. But try not to stream any massive videos – netbooks tend not to love those, and my Mini110 is no exception. I don’t want to be too critical, as their isn’t any really noticeable difference from your average, full-size computer. But don’t expect your stripped-down netbook to be remarkably speedy, as their built for lightness and portability, not power. However, I’m generally pleased with the performance – WoW fans rejoice, as a very tiny version of World of Warcraft, albeit a bit laggy, can run on this computer. Gaming on netbooks, while inconvenient, is a possibility on this generation of netbooks, which speaks well of the Mini 110. Keep in mind, though, that this is possible on most comparable models on the market today. Other than that, no complaints, except for the surprisingly hefty battery recharge time. Just keep that in mind while charging. I can really only enumerate the quirks, but as for positives, no news is good news. The Mini 110 connects and performs without a major fuss.
Overall, my comment on the value stands – this is the best value for a netbook you’ll find, especially if you can grab it at the price’s low ebb. I’m a huge fan of the matte screen, and not many netbooks offer it – keep that in mind while comparing. For the HP Mini 110, I can say that it provides you with no regrets. Generally, a netbook should be lacking in any frills, as they have a way of putting a weight on the machine, in terms of physical weight and drain on the battery life. The Mini 110 has no bloat – it’s a good portable companion. Before buying, check out the Asus Eee PC 1002ha and the Dell Inspiron Mini 10. They’re both good, durable machines – keep in mind the downsides I listed, and you may just come back to the Mini 110. But in terms of build, display, and performance, the Mini 110 is the best value on the market today.
Mini as it says.
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I bough this as a gift for my wife to substitute a HP pavilion DV1000 cause she need to carry it on street. The computer is fast enough to surf on the net, check emails, watch videos and listen to music. I gave 4 stars cause the screen is to small, even it is a 10′ screen. I usual use a macbook air that has a 13′screen. It’s make a lot difference. The battery, so far, go well.
A funcional laptop for every where use.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Its a good laptop, not as small as a BlackBerry but it ive you the chance to type with not troubles. I have 1 week with it and I see it very very funny to work, email web browsing and even some others events. It bring a works system that has nothing to beg to office.
bad power button
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
It does exactly what any other 1.6ghz 1gb mem 160gb hd does.
I am returning mine, because the POWER button is terrible… it gets stuck on the left, when I can make it move.
The right button (for wifi) works fine when I push it, but still really uncomfortable.
Fantastic deal
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I bought this netbook so I could do homework while a family member was using the desktop.I did not want to spend a lot of money on a laptop when all I ever really do is surf the net and type papers. I am so pleased with every aspect of this computer. The keyboard is great to type on. We have a wireless network and it runs fast on the internet. I watch a lot of tv and movies on the internet and it runs the movies smoothly with great picture quality. The battery lasts as long as stated – 6 hours. Overall it is a great purchase for a very reasonable price.
great purchase
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Bought this to take on vacation to check email and look at photos and do some editing. I did upgrade the RAM to 2G also bought through Amazon. It is a great little computer. some programs you will need to change the screen resolution…you do not have to use the default setting just uncheck the box in properties and pick what you need.