MobileTechRoundup 130: where's Matt's money?
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INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, additional mixing by James Kendrick.
HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia)
TOPICS:
HP tx2051 Entertainment Notebook in da house!
Matt's Mini-Note purchase from last time gets rescinded.
Asus Eee PC 900-series coming soon. Specs and thoughts and the reason there's no Atom inside yet.
Differences in the HP Mini-Note and the Asus Eee PC.
So how does Mac OSX run on a touchscreen UMPC? Not too bad, it turns out... and the boot time is very interesting.
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hmm...
I think the the biggest difference of Eee and 2133 is the weight and size
Eee 900: 225mm x 170mm x 35mm, 990g / 1090g
HP 2133: 255mm x 165mm x 33/53 mm, 1299g / 1460g
Specially the weight difference is huge on this class
Posted by: jkkmobile | April 21, 2008 at 01:44 PM
No, the biggest difference is screen resolution. 1280x768 vs 1024x600. That is major.
Posted by: James Kendrick | April 21, 2008 at 01:47 PM
The chief difference is weight...weight and size...size and weight.... The two differences are weight and size...and screen resolution.... The *three* differences are weight, size, and screen resolution...and price....The *four*...no... *Amongst* the differences.... Amongst the differing features...are such elements as weight, size, screen resolution and price....
Posted by: nomo | April 21, 2008 at 03:10 PM
While the difference in screen resolution is notable, arguments could be made either way as to which resolution is better. I've become accustomed to an 8.9" display with 1280x768 resolution, but I'd prefer a larger dot pitch. I've also heard from people who operate their 1280x768 LED displays at 1024x600 even though the clarity at this non-native resolution is horrible. Given the footprint, I believe the HP should have a 10" display with a higher dot pitch.
Posted by: nomo | April 21, 2008 at 05:56 PM
you can add about an extra .5lbz to that weight to get an aftermarket EEE battery to equal the same battery life as the HP, not to mention the extra costs as well.
it's funny how poorly peoples comparisons are sometime. laptop makers have been offering small batteries in return for pretty spec sheets (lighter weight) for years now. considering you guys are suppose to be a bunch of so-called mobile enthusiasts, i dont see alot of battery talk.
Posted by: Poracle | April 21, 2008 at 07:44 PM
"extra" weight was added... 1090g is with 6cell compared to HPs 1460g with 6 cel, both giving 5 hours.
Posted by: jkkmobile | April 22, 2008 at 01:39 AM
your wayyy wrong about the Atom pricing Kev, $25-$45? the only decent Atom CPU's 1.6ghz is $95 & 1.86ghz is $180.
Posted by: NW | April 22, 2008 at 02:22 AM
i meant...
1.6ghz = $95
1.86ghz = $160
way way way over priced for what you get. thats what happens when there is no competition in this market segment (AMD doesnt exist, Via has no pull)
Posted by: NW | April 22, 2008 at 02:27 AM
those prices are for Z series MID cpus.
Intel has not published N series ( diamonville ) pricing.
It will be much less..
Posted by: jkkmobile | April 22, 2008 at 03:34 AM