Reviews – Video

HP 2133 Mini-Note – Typing, Windows XP, Xubuntu

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HP Compaq 2133 Mini-Note In their continuing series about the HP 2133 Mini-Note, the ultraportable 8.9-inch sub-notebook (or netbook) and using it in place of a regular-sized notebook, or as a supplemental notebook, LAPTOP Magazine published three more articles today.

First: Mini-Note’s Vista Replaced with Xubuntu : Vista was proving problematic for certain intensive tasks (Skype / VOIP, etc.) and so Xubuntu was installed. It worked well from a fresh install, and devices, etc., were loaded (with help), however problems with Skype and a few other things were encountered, which leads to Windows XP.

Next: Windows XP on the Mini-Note : Using instructions from Brad Linder/Liliputing.com, Windows XP was installed in place of Vista and Linux. Included is a video of the Mini-Note booting up.

Finally: Mini-Notebook Typing Madness Part II : exactly what it says – a look at typing on the Mini-Note, including a video.

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Asus Eee PC 900 Video Review, in Black (jkk)

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Couple of interesting things were posted over at jkkmobile yesterday about the 8.9-inch Asus Eee PC 900. First up, a video review from jkkmobile of the Eee PC 900 was posted (Direct YouTube link). Next, some photos of a black Asus Eee PC 900 were … Read more

HP 2133 Mini-Note – Lots of Information

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Several articles have come out over the past few days from a couple of websites (jkOnTheRun and LAPTOP Magazine’s Blog) that concern the HP 2133 Mini-Note. I’m just going to go down the list: jkOnTherun: – Installing Windows XP – Video of Windows XP on … Read more

MSI Wind PC – Video

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The Inquirer, in addition to having a little fun at the expense of the MSI Wind PC (or rather its name) is reporting that it should be getting close to launch, now that Intel is starting to ship Atoms. Also, and more importantly, a video … Read more