We’ve been sitting on this information under embargo for a month and it’s driven us batty. HP is announcing the HP Mini 2140 netbook that is a very nice refresh of the HP 2133 Mini-Note. The 2140 keeps the same metal case and wall-to-wall keyboard but adds an Atom processor to replace the lagging Via C7.

HP has kept what was great about the 2133 and added quite a bit under the hood for this fully configurable netbook. What you cannot see in the photos is the improved thermals according to HP.
Here are the full specs:
Operating system options:
- Genuine Windows Vista® Business 321
- Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic 321
- Genuine Windows Vista® with downgrade
- to Genuine Windows® XP Professional custom installed1,9
- Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
- FreeDOS
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
Hardware:
- Processor Intel® Atom™ N270 Processor (1.6 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB)
- Chipset Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset
- Memory DDR2 SDRAM, 800 MHz,10 one SODIMM memory slot, supports up to 2GB
- Internal Storage 160 GB 5400 rpm SATA, 160 GB 7200 rpm SATA; with HP 3D DriveGuard (supported on Windows models only); 80 GB Solid State Drive
- Display 10.1-inch diagonal HP Illumi-Lite LED SD (1024 x 576); 10.1-inch diagonal Illumi-Lite LED HD (1366 x 768)
- Graphics6 Mobile Intel GMA 950
- Audio/Visual High Definition Audio, stereo speakers, integrated stereo microphones, stereo headphone/line out, stereo microphone in; integrated VGA webcam
- Wireless support3 Broadcom 802.11a/b/g/n, b/g, optional Bluetooth™ 2.0, HP Wireless Assistant
- Communications5 Marvell Ethernet Integrated Controller (10/100/1000)
- Expansion slots (1) ExpressCard/54 slot, Secure Digital (SD) slot
- Ports and connectors (2) USB 2.0 ports, VGA, power connector, RJ-45/Ethernet, stereo headphone/line out, stereo microphone in
- Input device 92% full-size keyboard, touchpad with scroll zone
- Software HP Recovery Manager (Windows Vista only), Roxio Creator 9, Microsoft® Office Ready
- Security Kensington lock
- Dimensions (h x w x d) 1.05 (at front) x 10.3 x 6.54 in / 26.7 (at front) x 261.4 x 166.2 mm
- Weight starting at 2.6 lb / 1.19 kg (with 3-cell battery and Hard Drive, weight will vary by configuration)
- Power 3-cell (28 WHr) or 6-cell (55 WHr)8 Lithium-Ion battery, 65W HP Smart AC Adapter, HP Fast Charge

The HP Mini 2140 starts at $499 and should be available later this month.
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