Comments on: jkOnTheRun- hands on with the HP Mini 1000 netbook

By: billigflug

billigflug — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:56:26 +0000

This blog is my favorite, congratulates.

By: JaD!

JaD! — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:27:08 +0000

it’s sad to know that this netbook with MIE will not be selled in Mexico; almost everyone in my country thinks just Windows exist and is the better LOL, also they think that Ubuntu is a pirate software ’cause you can download from the intrernet.

That embarrasing and very sad…

By: shay212

shay212 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:05:50 +0000

OK… I have a question!!! I have had a really hard time with the HP MIE… This is my first net mininote.. Im use to big bulky laptops and I believed this was a good change for me, I do not believe that anymore.
My question is, how are you suppose to download a program? Everytime I download something, whatever it may be, a window pops up and reads: You have chosen to open; then it reads the name of the program-3.3..exe; along with the website. It procedes to ask me if I would like to save to file. After selecting save file, nothing else happens. It is saved, but it does not open nor is it installed onto my computer! Anyone have any suggestions? Please help.

By: Review

Review — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:46:09 +0000

The red one is HOT!!!

By: Kibler

Kibler — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:12:12 +0000

I want a netbook so bad especially this one from HP its the best i saw a few on http://www.tycromedia.com/aspireonelinuxnetbookblue-p-136998.html i want one so bad though

By: SoulMedic

SoulMedic — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:51:53 +0000

Looking forward to seeing what the dockin solution will be like for the Mini 1K, as itmay provide the added functionality that this system lacks. Will it support more than the 1024 res while docked? I hope so. HP’s previous docks such as the XB3000 are fantastic. So waiting for the dock solution to be announced to decide between this and the HP Mini-Note refresh. The only other systems that seem comparable in fit, finish, and features are the MSI Wind, and the Samsung.

Thanks JK, awsome work on reviews.

By: David C

David C — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:03:29 +0000

I got my hp mini three days ago. As others have said, keyboard is great to use.

I have been using skype everyday for three days w/o problems. (I usually use it for around 10 hrs a day) Webcam it comes w/ seems to be descent enough for me to use w/ my girlfriend. Only thing is that I have to adjust setting of webcam everytime skype video starts. (It goes right back to default setting)

Battery life is not the best as it comes w/ 3-cell. But it is good enough for what I do outside of my house. I get around two hrs w/ skype and windows on w/ full bar.

About Fan noise and heat, I would have to say Asus Eee is quieter and produce less heat. It has not overheated to the point of shutting down or anything like that. It does get a little bit loud for my taste, but it is not noticeable at places like coffee shop, library, Applebees (didn’t know they had wifi until yesterday lol), Barnes n nobles, and just around house as I carry it around.

I hope this helps. I am not sure about upgrading to 2 gig as it seems like it runs well w/ 1 gig. Happy shopping everyone.

By: Leighton

Leighton — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:01:12 +0000

I bought the HP Mini 1000 for my wife to replace her Dell notebook. She does light word-processing, internet, saves photos, and a little excel.

A few thoughts and procedures, then some questions:

This machine comes with XP. Perfect.
The keyboard is by FAR the best netbook keyboard we tried. That’s why we purchased this netbook. Keyboard size is everything, and this one has a 92%-size standard keyboard.

It boots up faster than any of our vista machines in the house. Sad.

I modded an 8-gig USB thumbdrive to work as the “HP Proprietary” drive. The system came with a 2 Gig HP “additional” drive, but when I looked in the slot, it’s just a deeply recessed USB port. So, I stripped the cover off an 8-gig drive, wrapped it in electrical tape, padded one side, and placed it in the port cover and jammed it in. Works perfectly. I’m proud of that. My device had 16 gig ssd drive, so now I have a useable storage (8 gig more).

The screen res is ok. It’s enough for what the computer is designed for. With the stock battery, it lasts pretty long. I like that.

The netbook uses about 350 mb of memory at any given time (maybe with internet explorer open). I was thinking a memory upgrade might be good, and read that xp will recognize up to 1.99 GB of RAM, but I don’t know if that will improve the performance (faster web-page processing).

To round out the netbook system – I installed a network printer and network HD. Now my wife can sit on the couch, hit print, and whatever she printed will pop out on the office printer. Also, I wasn’t going to buy the Netbook because the HD was so small, and I knew she wanted to store photos. Somebody told me about a network HD (I guess it’s like a lite-server). So, I have a dual-drive network HD, with a mapped drive on my laptop and her netbook. Works great. Anyhow, I hope this helps.

My question – would there be any noticeable difference in performance using a 2-gig RAM instead of 1-gig? It’s certainly cheap to upgrade, but why do it if no performance improvement.

By: David C

David C — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:54:43 +0000

Has anyone used skype on this machine?
Is webcam on this worth it to use skype video?

And I would like to know about fan noise too.

By: Franken Berry

Franken Berry — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:46:08 +0000

Can it run Office 2007?

By: David

David — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:15:26 +0000

I would like to know about fan noise too.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:35:55 +0000

JK, when you do get the eval unit can you please confirm if it's fanless like the Mini 9 or if there is in fact a fan. If there's a fan, can you please provide some details about fan noise. Thanks!

By: Janne

Janne — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:09:21 +0000

“IMO nano is a better solution than atom:
- it’s at least just as fast as atom”

It also consumes about ten times more power (yes, ten times more). Yes it’s faster, but for these devices, Atom is fast enough. I wuold rather pick lower power-consumption over better performance.

And we must not forget, that the included vid-card in the Via-solution is even crappier than the one shat Intel provides….

As to the screen-resolution…. It might be due to Microsoft insisting on crippled machines. But it might also simply be because a screen with higher resolution would also cost more.

By: vance

vance — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:07:14 +0000

I know the portable video folks aren’t fans of the lowered resolution, but I actually thought fonts and such were a bit too small on the 2133. Maybe just my eyes, but I will have no problem with the 1024 res.

But the aluminum case… that one I really wanted. Still do. Will there be a true 2133 follow-up?

By: Alex Whiteside

Alex Whiteside — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:58:42 +0000

If it were any other machine your poorly-composed rant would seem vaguely sensible, but this is the nominal successor to the HP Mini-Note, which managed to combine Netbook price with the screen resolution of a “proper” ultraportable. It’s to be expected that people are a little disappointed that the 1280×800 didn’t carry over to the consumer line, although I fully expect them to retain it when they revise the Mini-Note. And to be honest nobody’s getting as worked up about it as you are.

By: Nevermore

Nevermore — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:06:32 +0000

You’re an idiot if you are complaining about a 1024x resolution on a 10″ screen. Cry a me a freakin river. That’s plenty to display any properly designed web page. You tards obviously haven’t a clue what a *NET*book is designed for. It’s for being handy when you want to do BASIC tasks, such as web/email. That is it, that is all. Want to **** around with HD video, photo apps, games, and content creation? Do what you are supposed to and buy a REAL ultra portable *laptop*… but we all know you won’t since you’re all a bunch of cheap ********. If you were so smart, you could afford to drop $1000+ on a real UPL.