Tuesday, May 13, 2008

HP 2133 sub-notebook powered by Linux

When Asus rolled out the eeePC, it received rave reviews. Now it is the turn of HP to jump into the sub-notebook market. HP has unveiled a laptop with 8.9" high resolution WXGA display, 92% full size QWERTY keyboard and touch pad. It comes with an optional solid state drive, weighs just 1.19 KG and is just 1.05 inches thick.



HP 2133 Sub Notebook Specification

* VIA C7-M ULV processor
* 512 - 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
* 120 - 160 GB SATA hard drive
* USB 2.0 ports - 2 Nos
* VGA External monitor port
* Audio in/ Microphone Jack
* Audio out/ Headphone Jack
* Express Card 54 Slot
* SD Card slot
* RJ-45 network jack
* 1 AC Power connector
* Kensington Lock slot
* VGA webcam (Optional)
* Stereo speakers and
* Stereo microphones and
* is wireless enabled

It's all aluminium case makes it sleek, sturdy and lightweight. HP has targeted this sub-notebook at the education segment namely the students and it will compete directly with other sub-notebooks such as Asus eeePC. The HP 2133's price starts at US $499.


A video of HP 2133 Sub-Notebook - Courtesy: Notebook.com


But the one thing which excites me the most is that HP sells this sub-notebook with SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 as an option.

Xavier has written an indepth review of this eye catching notebook with plenty of pictures to supplement his narration.
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