New HP Mini Laptop PC Line-up Announced
HP has added the new HP Mini 110 XP Edition, the HP
Mini 110 Mobile Internet (Mi) Edition, and the HP
Mini 1101 to its Mini laptop family. The HP Mini 110 XP Edition and the HP
Mini 110 Mobile Internet (Mi) Edition netbooks are aimed at
Internet-centric consumers, while the HP
Mini 1101 targets frequent business travelers.
The new HP Minis are very portable at a starting weight of 2.33 pounds and measuring just over 1-inch thick. They sport a 10.1-inch diagonal standard or optional high-definition LED widescreen display, a keyboard that is 92 percent the size of a standard notebook PC keyboard, a built-in VGA port, a 5-in-1 digital media slot, a built-in webcam and microphone. They are powered by either an Intel Atom N270 with 1.6-gigahertz processor or an Intel Atom processor N280 at 1.66-GHz, the HP Mini 110/1101. Hard drive options go from 160 GB up to 250 GB, and all models support solid-state drives options as well.
The HP Mini 110 XP Edition and the Mini 110 with Mi are expected to be available in Black Swirl in the United States on June 10 for $329.99 and 279.99, respectively.
- The HP Mini 110 XP Edition supports up to 1 GB of memory and either a 32 GB solid-state drive or 160 GB hard drive, as well as optional WWAN. An optional Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Video Accelerator is expected to be available in July and will allow users to enjoy 1080p high-definition content.
- The HP Mini 110 Mi Edition is a simple-to-use mobile companion with an HP-developed interface. The Mini 110 Mi comes with applications that enable web browsing, email and online video from the Mi dashboard, minimizing startup time. Favorite websites, photos and music that are added to the dashboard stay live, and the taskbar makes it easy to switch between programs. The Mini 110 with Mi runs on a Linux operating system and supports up to 2 GB memory and up to 250 GB of hard drive storage.
The HP Mini 1101 in high-gloss black starts at $329 and is expected to be available June 1.
- The HP Mini 1101 offers a wide range of operating systems including Windows® XP Home, XP Pro and Windows Vista®. The Mini 1101 offers two optional batteries: a 3-cell option for the lightest weight configuration or a 6-cell option for battery power that lasts up to twice as long. In addition, the optional integrated HP Mobile Broadband allows users to conveniently access the Internet, corporate intranet, email and mission-critical information around the world.
