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Hi,
I have this … Hi,
I have this netbook but not with Linux but with windows vista business edition, it works absolutely perfect! you are absolutely correct, the high resolution is amazing for such a tiny screen! the keyboard is tough and the trackpad is tough. I have used the asus netbook and it is very cheap and very bad quality. Thank you for recommending the HP 2133, I have subscribed.
Thanks!
Great review, I … Great review, I bought myself a Dell Mini 9 with Ubuntu 8.04 preloaded, its nice; but, I bought my wife the MSI Wind, WOW, scrubbed off the XP install, put 8.10 on, its absolutely amazing.
Be careful when you … Be careful when you want to buy such a thing and would like to use linux on it! They made some “submodels” with hardware linux just DOESN’T work with.
I will sell the 2133 to some windows user and buy me a asus eee 901 with real linux support.
Actually he said it … Actually he said it comes with Suse, he just put Ubuntu on it. From what I understand, you can choose to have it shipped with either Windows or Suse.
There are some … There are some bigger batteries available for the eee. I don’t know if there are any official ones. I got one off ebay for 30$ + shipping – that lasts about 6 hours (10400mAh) at normal usage, it elevates the machine quite a bit, but 6 hours is a striking argument. I think there are normal sized 6600mAh ones too.
I’ve never seen you that excited over a gadget .
Unfortunately the ndiswrapper stuff doesn’t work so well with kismet *caugh*. Great to see more budget mini notebooks though.
I didn’t, but only … I didn’t, but only because I read in forums, etc, that the “standard” firmware and broadcom drivers did NOT work with this version of the hardware.
I had no reason to believe the Ubuntu forum users were wrong, so I just went with NDISWrapper.
Just curious if you … Just curious if you installed the firmware for the broadcom linux driver? most broadcom’s I remember having to install firmware in /lib/firmware
Both Linux and … Both Linux and Windows versions are available. You can’t order Linux on the top end models, however, which is one of the things I’m hoping my video(s) change.
I have a question.. … I have a question… did the HP MINI already come with windows installed? Because i would much rather use linux. which is why I prefer the asus eeepc
Linux Journal’s Shawn Powers reviews the HP 2133 Mini-Note.
driver problems ( …
driver problems (wifi + graphic card). blank screen laptop issue. Dont buy it: bad design
Junk..
Junk..
Linux driver …
Linux driver problems? What else is new?
I miss these …
I miss these podcasts *,*
Hi,
I have this …
Hi,
I have this netbook but not with Linux but with windows vista business edition, it works absolutely perfect! you are absolutely correct, the high resolution is amazing for such a tiny screen! the keyboard is tough and the trackpad is tough. I have used the asus netbook and it is very cheap and very bad quality. Thank you for recommending the HP 2133, I have subscribed.
Thanks!
Great review, I …
Great review, I bought myself a Dell Mini 9 with Ubuntu 8.04 preloaded, its nice; but, I bought my wife the MSI Wind, WOW, scrubbed off the XP install, put 8.10 on, its absolutely amazing.
yer
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Be careful when you …
Be careful when you want to buy such a thing and would like to use linux on it! They made some “submodels” with hardware linux just DOESN’T work with.
I will sell the 2133 to some windows user and buy me a asus eee 901 with real linux support.
Nice one dude – …
Nice one dude – just bought one and wanted reassurance!
Actually he said it …
Actually he said it comes with Suse, he just put Ubuntu on it. From what I understand, you can choose to have it shipped with either Windows or Suse.
slow down lol
slow down lol
@orgthingy
I don’t …
@orgthingy
I don’t think it actually comes with Linux, he just put it on.
is there wireless …
is there wireless internet?
wow… HP now has …
wow… HP now has linux on laptops.. Dell as well and many many companies! great! (yea, BSD isnt ready for desktop yet)
MSI Wind ?
MSI Wind ?
but no, silicon …
but no, silicon mechanics ..
(he wore antennas) lol
I was pretty …
I was pretty excited about the X-Arcade.
There are some …
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There are some bigger batteries available for the eee. I don’t know if there are any official ones. I got one off ebay for 30$ + shipping – that lasts about 6 hours (10400mAh) at normal usage, it elevates the machine quite a bit, but 6 hours is a striking argument. I think there are normal sized 6600mAh ones too.
I’ve never seen you that excited over a gadget
Unfortunately the ndiswrapper stuff doesn’t work so well with kismet *caugh*. Great to see more budget mini notebooks though.
I didn’t, but only …
I didn’t, but only because I read in forums, etc, that the “standard” firmware and broadcom drivers did NOT work with this version of the hardware.
I had no reason to believe the Ubuntu forum users were wrong, so I just went with NDISWrapper.
ah ok. Thank for …
ah ok. Thank for the info trunkboy.
ok
=)
I am glad …
ok
=)
I am glad about that
=D
keep on the good work so… =P
Just curious if you …
Just curious if you installed the firmware for the broadcom linux driver? most broadcom’s I remember having to install firmware in /lib/firmware
This is one of the …
This is one of the things I’ve really been pushing HP to change. Hopefully they’ll listen.
Both Linux and …
Both Linux and Windows versions are available. You can’t order Linux on the top end models, however, which is one of the things I’m hoping my video(s) change.
I have a question.. …
I have a question… did the HP MINI already come with windows installed? Because i would much rather use linux. which is why I prefer the asus eeepc