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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
AUD
$899
Price at time of review.
We're worried about the damn hot operating temperature, but otherwise we're blown away by this mini notebook.
3 out of 6

"very hot"

by benreich58  (view all my reviews)
Posted Aug 14, 2008 7:31 PM
Pros:
light,slick,very good screen

Cons:
too hot,
HP's new mini note pc burns my leg of .i only have that to say
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5 out of 6

"I LOVE IT"

by rooboy  (view all my reviews)
Posted Aug 2, 2008 7:28 PM
Pros:
Brilliant multi resolution screen
Magnesium alloy material
Keyboard is big and solid
Large hard drive
Light weight and small footprint
It just looks fantastic
Easy to carry around


Cons:
No protective sleeve in the box to carry the 2133 around, as per the Eee pc
I purchased an Eee PC 900 first, but the small drive was too limiting. I exchanged that for the HP 2133. It cost an extra $250 but it was worth every cent. The 2133 is very well built, it looks fantastic and the screen is brilliant. The specs aren't high, (1.6GHz cpu, 1Gb ram, 120Gb drive and Vista basic. For office apps, email and internet, it is more than enough. It has express card and SD card slots for adding more space/apps etc and bluetooth for quick file transfers. The manual says that you can upgrade both the processor and ram (underneath the keyboard) if money is no object. I have had it for 2 days and absolutely love it. I run softmaker office, outlook 2007 and a couple of games with no problems at all. I have even copied a dvd movie onto a maxtor external drive and played it on the 2133 with Power DVD.
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5 out of 6

"Not too bad"

by djvkool  (view all my reviews)
Posted Jul 24, 2008 2:17 AM
Pros:
160GB HDD
Slick looking
Awesome keyboard

Cons:
Runs hot
Noisy fan
A little slow compared to my 14.1" XP notebook
Just bought this today, first impression is very good, I was torn between MSI Wind and HP 2133, but decided to take the plunge on the 2133 (bigger HD and RAM, better looking), although it is a bit dearer than Wind

the reason for my purchase was to have a small notebook for travel (music, photo storage from camera, movies, and a bit of work), so the 160GB is perfect for what I want

Oh and did I mention that my wife absolutely loved the look
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4 out of 6

"2133 not just a leg warmer"

by Lupetto  (view all my reviews)
Posted Jul 22, 2008 3:21 PM
Pros:
Screen size
Keyboard size
Shape/design
Storage space
variety of colours and patterns to choose from

Cons:
Cheap heater for your lap
A little pricy
the reselution may upset a few People with sight problems
After actually getting one of these sitting on my lap I started to think to myself “all this heat can’t be good for my nads”

The NB itself is sexy in design not to mention it feels robust in my hands (unlike a certain eeepc I dropped by accident). The idea of using Vista on a mini NB however personaly i dont think it was such a good idea and I must say that the prolong boot up time just annoyed me.
(the Xp version fixes this)

However I’m still a big fan of the 2133 with its surprising glossy screen its superb resolution of 1280 x 748 and its versatile weight and shape and the fact that it comes with a versatile(and more easily and cheaply replace if damaged) hard drive.

Sure it uses VIA chipset and its not as fast as the ATOMS, but its shape/comfort/screen/resolution/Storage space and most importantly keyboard makes this a better otpions for students.
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5 out of 6

"2133 not just a leg warmer"

by Lupetto  (view all my reviews)
Posted Jul 22, 2008 3:21 PM
Pros:
Screen size
Keyboard size
Shape/design
Storage space
variety of colours and patterns to choose from

Cons:
Cheap heater for your lap
A little pricy
the reselution may upset a few People with sight problems
After actually getting one of these sitting on my lap I started to think to myself “all this heat can’t be good for my nads”

The NB itself is sexy in design not to mention it feels robust in my hands (unlike a certain eeepc I dropped by accident). The idea of using Vista on a mini NB however personaly i dont think it was such a good idea and I must say that the prolong boot up time just annoyed me.
(the Xp version fixes this)

However I’m still a big fan of the 2133 with its surprising glossy screen its superb resolution of 1280 x 748 and its versatile weight and shape and the fact that it comes with a versatile(and more easily and cheaply replace if damaged) hard drive.

Sure it uses VIA chipset and its not as fast as the ATOMS, but its shape/comfort/screen/resolution/Storage space and most importantly keyboard makes this a better otpions for students.
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1 out of 6

"Too Hot to keep working."

by dayks  (view all my reviews)
Posted Jul 18, 2008 3:38 PM
Pros:
Convenient in theory, nice and lite. Looks nice in the showroom.

Cons:
Too small to read, too hot, too slow and poor battery life make it an unappealing product outside the showroom.
This size NB is fine in theory but actually working with one has been a major disappointment. The first thing you notice is the excessive load time of Vista after you have put the anti virus software on. Programs load slowly as well and installing programs is painfull. Then you immediateley notice the writing is way too small and squinting at whats on the screen even in reasonable conditions becomes the norm. Put it on you lap to read and you will be in for your next surprise. This thing runs not just warmely but hot, as in it will burn you hot. Hardly designed for long and trouble free life.
Next battery life is a farce if you can get an hour out of it congrats thats better than I what I have been able to get. 40 to 50 mins seems the norm.
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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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