Comments on: HP Mini 1035NR 10.2Inch Netbook 3 Cell Battery

By: J. Harkess

J. Harkess — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:43:33 +0000

Great for quick use.
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I am a college student and use my computer to take notes with and email. I had a 17inch Dell laptop which was just too big to bring out unless I was going to use it for a while. This if suspended boots quick enough that I bring it out more often than my blackberry and considering I dont have large hands I can type my class notes on it without any issues. Wouldnt buy it for anything video game obviously. Bigget complaint if I had one is the webcam and internal mic. The cam is dark under almost any lighting condition and the mic volume is low enough it wont pick up voice at a comfortable level without talking very loud at it. Have turned up all settings but no luck.

By: Stephen A. Ryan

Stephen A. Ryan — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:19:16 +0000

Got it, loved it, bought another for my wife.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This product is as good as the reviewers said it was. I was disconcerted about the lack of a manual, but it really is plug and play. The built-in camera was described as requiring a lot of light, and at home with incandescent lighting, this is true. But I tried it in an office with a normal amount of ceiling fluorescent lighting and it was fine. My wife went nuts over it and I just got our second. We added a slim notebook external CD/DVD RW drive and it too was plug and play. I like being able to switch off the bluetooth and wireless with ease before shutting down. Then when you turn it back on, it is off until your virus software loads and you just switch it on. Processor is quick with 1.6 Ram.

By: Michael D. Fleming

Michael D. Fleming — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:12:08 +0000

not so good for me!
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I bought this netbook 2 weeks ago, and returned it w/in 5 days because it caught a virus! Its really cool looking but I actually think it costs too much for what the device actually does. Plus, you have to buy a lot of upgrades along with it. It also is a lot slower than a regular-sized computer because it is of course a lot smaller. I would recommend that you look into netbooks more so than I did, because you might be very disappointed!

By: S. Aliguliyeva

S. Aliguliyeva — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:07:25 +0000

Switches off by itself
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
This computer makes me more mobile, but there are two things that make using it uncomfortable:

First and the most important, it turns off without warning in the middle of work, showing some blue screen with some message first. It turns off so fast that I can't even read the message!

Secondly, there's only one hole to incert a mike and the earphones, which requires you to have one of those mikes that you use with your cell phone.

By: Daniel Torres

Daniel Torres — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:37:37 +0000

Great Mini Notebook
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This has been one of the best investments that have made. I am a student at a four year University and bought the HP Mini 1000 specifically to take to class to take notes. Recently my University made it a requirement to have a laptop, I went out and bought a small “ultra portable” 12.1″ notebook. I ended up spending around $1,000 for the computer. Then about a month ago I got the HP netbook. Its small size and weight allows me to pack it around to all of my classes, and for once the computer weighs less then my textbooks!

I picked the Mini 1000 because of all the netbooks out there it had the largest keyboard, which took very little getting used to. I loaded Office 2007, and with the beta version of Microsoft Live Mesh, I am able to keep my two computers synced up, transferring notes and file easily to and fro.

The only complaint that I have is that the small 3 cell battery is not enough to get me through the day without carrying around the power cord. I can get a little over 3 hours with the wireless card turned on, and the screen set at about half power (brightness).

This is a great little machine, but remember it is not a complete substitute for a full size computer.

By: Alicia Mantica

Alicia Mantica — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:31:58 +0000

BEST COMPUTER
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This product has been one of the best ones i have bought from amazon, it has been a salvation.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:21:07 +0000

Great computer BUT it has a fatal flaw
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
The computer is really pretty great except for one fatal flaw. HP Support tells me that they installed a dark plastic film inside the computer case, in front of the webcam lens. This was done to prevent the webcam from getting too much light if you point it at the sun.

Personally, I never use the webcam outdoors anyway.

The effect is that unless you use photographic lights, you can not obtain an acceptable level of lighting to use this webcam indoors. Don’t trust looking at this in a brightly lit store; your home is not as brightly lit as Best Buy!

The webcam will not work acceptably in your home or office. If you decide to try this out, check the return policies first! You can probably figure out how to open up the case and remove the film from the lens, but you will undoubtedly void any warranty. HP would not tell me how to open up the case.

By: B. Baguio

B. Baguio — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:43:13 +0000

hp 1035 two side of the coin
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
The HP mini 1035 is by far the best netbook under the 400usd mark. Second only to its newest and better highly improved brother the HP mini 2140. It has the best specs and the webcam issue can be easly fixed.

However do take head that the newer wave release of hp 1035 no longer has 1024×600 resolution but 1024×576 much like the 1137model

By: Florentino Alonso

Florentino Alonso — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:58:51 +0000

mini hp
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
this it has the best shape of a netbook but, it is actually pretty expensive over othere netbook on the market: try asus eee 100he 390 had 160gb 1gb ram and much more features. i ordered the acer aspire one 8.9

By: David Wells

David Wells — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:55:39 +0000

Nice keyboard, but feature decisions may break this deal.
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I've set up several versions of HP's Mini 1000 for customers. It's a nice machine to use if it has what you need.

Pros:
- The keyboard. It's the best of the netbooks.

- Size and weight are great. It's slimmer than most of its competitors

- Appearance is great. The outside is beautiful, but delicate. Get a slip case. The inside is slightly textured, which reduces but doesn't eliminate the piano fingerprint effect.

- Ethernet: While easy to miss at first, it is there. It's hidden behind the rubber guard on the left side, front corner of the machine.

Cons:
- The 3-cell battery is only good for 2-3 hours. While HP provides a 6-cell option for $40 in some build-to-order models, it's a $100 item in their store, and currently out of stock. Ouch. The only aftermarket alternative I've seen so far is from Mugen. Their version has more capacity than HP's, but it's huge and $145.

- The "video/expansion" port instead of something usable. It's simply bizarre. I think the port provides additional connections for a dock, if anyone ever builds one. At the moment the port is useless. The connector itself isn't quite proprietary - I think Sony uses it on a model - but you won't find a cable anywhere to get external video. This is a deal breaker if you need it for presentations or expect to use it with your large screen/kbd combo at home. Yes, USB video adapters exist but they're big and over $100.

- Storage is small. In most models HP tops out with a 60GB drive in comparison to the 120-160GB drives from other manufacturers.

- The 3rd recessed proprietary USB port is another oddity. Low effort for HP, but almost zero value. Few things can fit since the socket is inside the machine. HP sells a thumbdrive that fits, which is just a low capacity Transcend JetFlash thumbdrive with flush-fitting cover for twice market price. Just buy a JetFlash and it'll fit inside nicely.

- The documentation is almost useless. There aren't even good pictures & descriptions of the ports, though HP does provide some in their technical manuals available on their website, as long as you aren't trying to learn about the video or 3rd USB ports.

I like the machine feel and appearance, but the value is marginal compared to its competition. Overall it feels like HP hired part-time college interns to put out these bundles. Too many odd HP oddities and not enough supporting hardware out of the gate.