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FIRST LOOK: HP Mini-Note 2133, makes my leg feel like it's on fire

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FIRST LOOK: HP Mini-Note 2133, makes my leg feel like it's on fire
Wednesday May 14, 2008
Written by William Maher
Tags: HP | Mini-Note | 2133 | Eee | PC
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Comments: 3
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TheVoicesInUrHead
Jun 4, 2008 8:00 PM
 I have purchased one of the 2133 units and am installing another tomorrow. I've found it definitely runs better on 2gb, whilst startup speeds are apalling the actual usage of the unit is excellent. HP in the NZ market have offered the two 1.6 models running Vista Basic and the Vista Business model, the Business model has the option of downgrade media to Windows XP, which is the planned install tomorrow.

The real reason for my commentry though is the heat emission, it is still a problem and I suspect will cause problems further down the track, given that the operating temperature is so high it is bound to dry things out, depending on the components within the unit as to whether they can stand such heat, and whether the heat transfer pads run the risk of drying out. I don't expect the fans to stay silent in them for longer than 6 months to a year.

For what I used mine for it's ideal, short periods of use dialing into Servers remotely and checking mail. If you're planning to use it as a primary notebook I suspect you'll be disappointed.


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FIRST LOOK: HP Mini-Note 2133, makes my leg feel like it's on fire?
We're worried about the damn hot operating temperature, but otherwise we're blown away by this mini notebook.

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rickyd
Aug 2, 2008 12:07 PM
 HP 2133 is a strict NO-NO for me. I arrived to this decision after one of my mates dared to buy one. So I checked it out. First thing is the price, which nearly meets the standard laptops range. There are many competitive products to the HP 2133. Acer Aspire One, EeePC 1000 MSI wind and now Dell jumped into the race. Secondly, Vista makes it very slow to start. To increase the RAM, it again adds upto the cost. The Unit still heats up considerably after prolonged use.
Thirdly, is the battery life. With the wifi on it only lasts for 1hr 20 mins. It doesn't help much when you are on the go.
I agree that the keyboard design & build quality are nice but how comfortable will you be typing when your lap is fuming?
Jim.Dude
Aug 2, 2008 1:01 PM
 Wow, that's a really disappointing offering from HP. It's too expensive to compete with Asus/Msi, but too small and limited in power to actually be a full laptop! And for $900?? That's just ridiculous pricing - I'm predicting a short life with numerous revisions...
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