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Netbooks Galore: A Tale of Seven 10-inch Netbooks!

By Aloysius Low - 29 Jul 2009

HP Mini 110

HP Mini 110

If you find HP's Mini 110 a very familiar prospect, well, that's because it mostly is. With design elements inherited from the HP Mini 1000, you'll find the form factor and design to be generally the same, except for a few changes. Most important of them is the built in 3G modem. But for those of you who wish to keep costs low, HP also has this same model offered without the 3G modem.

Apart from that though, as highlighted earlier, there's hardly any significant change to the external appearance of the netbook. The same mesh imprint design remains, together with the rounded corners from the previous model. They have however, done away with some of the connectivity options found on the Mini 1000 that may have been less desired by regular consumers (like the expansion port) and have stuck to a more commonplace option of providing more USB 2.0 ports.

If you're having a case of deja vu, well, you're not the only one. The HP Mini 110 looks exactly like it's predecessor, the HP Mini 1000 from the outside.

 one for powering up the unit and one for turning off the Wi-Fi.

The right side seems to be a little packed with two USB ports, a card reader, VGA out and LAN port.

The left side has just space for a USB port and an audio jack.

 

Mini Outside, Maxi Inside

For the HP Mini 110, the only visible difference on the inside is the removal of the central chrome colored speaker unit found on the Mini 1000. Instead, where the speakers used to be is now part of the battery, while the speakers are now integrated just below the screen. Strange move by HP on their part, for we really did liked the previous shiny design that gave it a classy look. Otherwise, everything else is pretty much in the same place, including the trackpad buttons placed on the side of the trackpad and the large keyboard that was a peach to use.

The interior reveals HP has slightly tweaked the design. Gone from the HP Mini 110 is the chrome finishing found just above the keyboard on the previous Mini 1000.

The keyboard is still as good as ever, though the side buttons of the trackpad can be a hit or miss for most. But from feedback we've heard, most can adapt to this layout fine.

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