Now HP Compaq 2133 Umpc Mini laptop Vs Eepc

Has Asus set off a new price war in the mobile computing landscape? It was only a few years ago that brand-name laptops started to slide in under the $1,000 mark.

Introducing the NEW HP Compaq 2133 UMPC laptop

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Then the Taiwanese company released Eee PC Its super-compact size and weight, surprisingly decent feature set, Linux OS and $499 price tag all ensured the Eee PC found favour well outside its intended target audience of school kids. Travellers and tech tinkerers alike have adopted the Eee PC as a brilliant little ‘second PC', and in some cases even a second laptop. We can't say for sure, but the current word has the HP 2133 UMPC priced in the $600 range, making it a good chunk more expensive than the Asus Eee PC. For $600, consumers may be more inclined to buy a full notebook than an in-between unit like the HP 2133. To better serve as a "lifestyle companion device", HP might need to cut some costs

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This has ignited interest in the mini-notebook form factor and proven that if you get the formula right - if you nail the correct mix of size, features and price - you'll find plenty of buyers.

Now HP is coming to the party, and it's dressed to steal all the attention away from Asus. There's no doubt that the Compaq 2133 (which distinctly needs a catchy consumer-friendly brand name rather than Yet Another Model Number) will be aimed at a more professional slice of the consumer and perhaps even business market when it lands in the US sometime in April.

HP's Compaq 2133: you could call it an EeePC wanna-be, but it looks more like an EeePC killer

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The notebook itself looks more like Apple's classic 12in PowerBook G4, thanks to clean lines and an anodised aluminium chassis, although this plays some part in tipping the weight to 1.2kg. The 8.9in widescreen panel runs at a squint-worthy 1366 x 766 (WXGA), includes a tiny webcam and is perched above keyboard that HP claims is 95% of full size.

HP COMPAQ 2133 UMPC SPECS at a Glance

“The HP Compaq 2133 “lifestyle accessory” features a big, scratch resistant 8.9-inch 1366 x 766 (WXGA) display, ExpressCard/54 slot, Wireless LAN, nearly full-sized QWERTY (95% of full), integrated webcam, and optional SSD in a 2.5-pound anodized aluminum sex pot running Vista or Linux,”

The stylish silver Compaq 2133 seems to mimic Apple's 12in PowerBook G4 in several aspects of its design .It also has boasts technology handed down from more conventional notebooks, such as a Gigabit Ethernet and 3D accelerometer to protect the hard drive from sudden knocks and shocks. That won't be an issue if you choose the optional solid state drive, although we don't yet know its capacity (but we'll take a punt on 8GB).

On the communications front is 802.11b/g wireless, a single ExpressCard/34 slot (for the skinny cards favoured by devices such as 3G HSDPA wireless modems) and two USB ports (one either side of the keyboard).

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The QWERTY keyboard, extends all the way to the edge of the unit, ensuring that it gets as close to being a full-sized keyboard as possible. The screen is bigger than the Eee's 7-incher, we hear, because the HP 2133 comes with a 8.9-inch widescreen (1366x768). There's also a one-inch bezel all the way around.

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