HP Mini 2140 Hi-res Netbook Screen Shot
The HP Mini 2140 is one of just a few netbooks that are available with a 1366 x 768 screen resolution instead of the standard 1024 x 600 that most 10-inch devices sport. We know that the hi-res screen will display a lot more information than the lower res version but a picture is worth a thousand words to show it.
What’s not clear from the photo is if you can actually read the tiny print of the hi-res version on the right.
(via Portable Monkey)
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That tiny print will read perfectly ok. On the 2133 I can get fonts down to a size 6 in Word, and that’s on a much smaller 8.9″ screen running at 1280×768. Check the specs for the pixel pitch – if it’s 0.279mm or more you’ll be fine.
I’d have to point out that everyone is different – while some might find the tiny fonts readable, older eyes might not.
On my HP 2133, I used Firefox to up the fonts to a more comfortable reading size for me.
And I’d be perfectly happy to do it again on the 2140.
I calculate the pixel size is about .17mm.
So a 6 point font character would be 1 mm high?
I hope there is an error in my calculation.
Any idea when the Mini with the N280+GN40 will be released?
I just got one of these last week, and I love it! I had a Toshiba P1620 (8.9″, 1280×768) and found that screen/resolution combo to be just a little too small for me. This, screen however is awesome. Plus the keyboard is tough to beat for a netbook this size.
I am getting mine on Friday, but I currently have the Dell Mini 10 with the HD display and I would suggest everyone to not even waste their time with a standard notebook. the Dell keyboard doesn’t compare to the 2140, the screen isn’t as bright, runs slower, gets very hot and has terrible battery life. If I couldn’t have the 2140 I would definately take the Mini 10 over any other netbook. The build quality is excellent and is very thin. I will try to put up a YouTube comparison once I receive the 2140. By the way, they both run Windows 7 with no problems.
@ Daman –
is there any indication at all that HP intend to use the GN40/n280 platform in their 2140 series?
HP never discusses unreleased products in advance. :(
Digitimes published an article a few months ago indicating that HP is working on the 2150 plus 11.6″ and 13.3″ low-cost notebooks as extensions to the Mini-Note family. The 11.6″ and 13.3″ models will possibly use the Intel Menlow platform.
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090115PD216.html
Saw hi-res on the Sony Vaio P and while it’ll be swell as a HD-DVD player, the squintability factor of fonts (and as they vary from program to program) combined with a small screen seem to make the device fairly useless – and even more of an issue than a small keyboard. I can’t see how this improves with the HP or Dell.
Unless, of course, manufacturers include a large magnifying glass on a flex – like on the computers in “Brazil”. Though that might adversely affect the portability….
>> “I can’t see how this improves with the HP or Dell.”
The Sony device is significantly smaller than the 2140. The Vaio P has an 8″ 1600×768 display with about 0.11mm dot pitch. By comparison, HP’s 10″ hi-res display has a 0.16mm pitch.
The 10″ hi res display in the HP 2140 is a good trade off between portability and legibility. The dot pitch is about 0.16mm compared to 0.15mm in the 8.9″ HP 2133 and Fujitsu P16xx.