HP Mini 110 Netbook Reviewed- Gets Bigger

HP Mini 110_Black Swirl_leftThe news broke yesterday about HP’s new netbook line that replaces the original Mini 1000 that I have been happy using for a while. The folks at Laptop Magazine have a full review of the Mini 110 that is the replacement for the Mini 1000, and while they are impressed with the Mini 110 (“the company’s best netbook for consumers yet”) some of the new features come with caveats in size and weight.

The Mini 110 looks very much like the previous model, but there are differences. HP listened to consumer wishes and added a VGA port (previous model required a dongle) and a third USB port. The company also went with a matte screen in place of the glossy screen of the Mini 1000, something that many will applaud.

These few additions make the Mini 110 a fuller package than the older model, but it comes at a price, with the new netbook weighing 2.6 pounds vs. the older one’s 2.4 pounds. The Mini 110 is also 1.3 inches thick, a tad thicker than the original Mini 1000. I have been impressed with the thinness and low weight of the Mini 1000, so I am not sure I like seeing the bigger package of the Mini 110.

The Mini 110 is as good a 10-inch netbook as you will find, and HP kept the same wonderful keyboard found on the older model. The new netbook can be picked up for $329, which is a pretty good price for a full-featured netbook. HP decided to lose the battery compartment on the bottom of the device and added a conventional battery that attaches to the back of the Mini 110. This means the 6-cell battery will fit more like those on other netbooks, not like the strange wedge-shaped battery like on the Mini 1000.

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