Some years ago, when the Internet as we know it was waiting its first major changes, Toshiba succeeded with its line of mini-laptop Tegras, a name which stayed with them until the Internet and Web literally exploded about 2000; with the explosion the mini-laptop disappeared, to be replaced by the "new" tiny purveyor of personal computing power, the Netbook.
When you think about it, the name Netbook more aptly describes the a products such as HP's Mini 210-4150NR. A netbook is a notebook computer that is built primarily to work on the Internet, so the name Net works and the fact that it is a tiny notebook (book) works as well, so you have the name Netbook.
In reality, anyone who opts for the HP won't be disappointed as it is a 4.8-pound lightweight pack quite a wallop. For starters, if you are looking for a lighter-than-normal sound experience then you won't be disappointed with the HP as it uses Beats Audio(TM), which delivers better audio to users than you would ever expect.
Oh, you might expect that the HP would have a couple of small, tinny tweeters that would deliver some sort of sound and you might expect a half-way reasonable mid-range speaker to deliver sounds in the 3,000 to 15,000 Hz range, but when you listen to the speaker set that HP has installed int its Netbook, it literally is one for the computer ad books (remember those ads a few years ago that had the listener in a deep leather chair hanging on as the music blasted into and around him; that's the way it seems with the HP). The music, while not Carnegie Hall quality (you can't think a tiny speaker will deliver that type of rendition no matter what type of rare earth magnet and speaker cone material, do you?) is still excellent.
And, when you think that this type of sound emanates from a netbook-style PC that's on 16.3 by 4.3 by 10.2 that is only 4.8 pounds, you know you have a powerful worktool in your hands.
Yes, it would be nice to think of this as a "kid's computer," leaving you to find "something better" -- meaning that the little computer is for kids and that we would pick up the "real" computer -- especially if the company was paying -- that offered the 17-inch screen; 8 GB of memory; four or more USB ports; a bidirectional printer port; mouse/keyboard port; VGA port; huge, fast hard drive and DVD/blu-ray player. In other words, you get the laptop -- on the company, of course, that you can use to watch 3D movies and the like, while the "kid's computer" handles their homework.
If that is your thinking then within about 20 minutes of using the "kid's computer (Netbook)" and the "real computer (powerful i5/i7 Quad core processor and memory)" you will find that you will be using the Netbook not only because of its size -- it's a whole lot lighter than the "real computer," but it also does everything the "real computer" does, including interfacing with four USB devices, printers, monitors and the like, in a size factor that's mind boggling.
It is lightweight and yet the backlit screen has great color rendition and contrast so you can use any program that will work with Intel's Atom N2600 processor (an i2 Quad dual-core low power draw microprocessor that is aimed for the Netbook market).
The HP features a huge -- for a Netbook -- 5,400-spin hard drive. It comes equipped with 1GB of memory and features a 1MB cache and the lithium-ion battery that powers an almost full-sized spill-resistant chicklet-styled keyboard.
The HP network-aware Netbook recognizes WiFi Standard b/g/n, meaning that it will operated at any speed from about 10 Mbps to over 300 Mbps.
Overall, the HP is a fine value and you'll find that it may be a good assistant. By the way, your kids will love the "real computer" because they will be gaming on it. Indeed, you'll probably find the 3000 Intel Chipset doing the video work in both.
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