HP 2133 Mini-Note Released and Reviewed

by atticus ~ April 8, 2008

News and reviews of HP 2133 Mini-Note have been circulating around the internet. Apparently, HP is going to release a cheaper model at US$499 which was not announced earlier. Similar to Asus Eee PC 4G, the US$499 ultra portable comes with 4Gb SSD. Check out the table below for a comparison of the specifications of Asus Eee PC 4G, Everex Cloudbook CE1200V and HP 2133.

	Asus EeePC (4G Model)	Everex Cloudbook CE1200V	HP 2133 (KR922UT)	HP 2133 (KX869AT)
Processor	Intel Celeron M ULV 900 MHz	Via C7-M ULV 1.2 GHz	Via C7-M ULV 1.0 GHz	Via C7-M ULV 1.2 GHz
RAM	512Mb (Up to 2Gb)	512Mb (Up to 1Gb)	512Mb (Up to 2Gb)	1Gb (Up to 2Gb)
Hard Drive	4Gb Flash SSD (Solid State Drive)	30Gb HDD (1.8" PATA, 3600RPM)	4Gb Flash SSD (Solid State Drive)	120Gb HDD (5400 RPM)
Screen	7" WVGA 800×480	7" WVGA 800×480	8.9"WXGA 1280x768	8.9"WXGA 1280x768
Graphics	Integrated Intel GMA 900 graphics processor	VIA UniChrome Pro IGP Graphics	Via Chrome 9 UMA	Via Chrome 9 UMA
Video Out	VGA	DVI	VGA	VGA
Touchpad	Normal-sized positioned below keyboard	Thumb-sized positioned above keyboard	Normal-sized positioned below keyboard	Normal-sized positioned below keyboard
Bluetooth	No	No	No	No
Wireless Connections	802.11b/g	802.11b/g	802.11b/g	802.11a/b/g
Card Reader	SD, MMC	SD, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro	SD, MMC	SD, MMC
USB 2.0 Ports	3	2	2	2
Battery	4 Cell, 5200mAH, 3-3.5H	4 Cell, 2200mAH, 4-5H	3 Cell, 2H	3 Cell, 2H
Dimensions	225 × 165 × 21~35 mm	230 x 171 x 29.4 mm	255 x 165 x 27mm	255 x 165 x 27mm
Weight	0.92Kg	0.91Kg	1.13Kg	1.13Kg
Colors	Black, Pearl White, Bluish Pink	Black	Graphite	Graphite
Operating System	Linux OS (Modified Xandros)	Linux OS (Modified Ubuntu - gOS Rocket 2.0)	SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10	SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
Price	US$399	US$399	US$499	US$549
Availability	Now, almost worldwide	Now, U.S.	End of April 2008	End of April 2008

NoteBookReview managed to run some benchmarks on HP 2133 Mini-Note and compared the scores with Everex Cloudbook and Asus Eee PC. Well, the author was not too impressed with the performance of VIA processors.

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