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News HP 2133 Eee-alike revealed

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by CardJoe, 20 Feb 2008.

  1. CardJoe

    CardJoe Freelance Journalist

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    oasked Stuck in (better) mud

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    Looks good. I like the eeePC, but the screen is simply too small. Sounds like this is a better solution. :)
     
  3. steveo_mcg

    steveo_mcg What's a Dremel?

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    I suppose it depends how much it costs, if its much more expensive then your into full laptop territory, then it becomes a matter of do you need power and space or size.
     
  4. CardJoe

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    I need a UMPC. But I also need something cheap. I reckon this will be about 600 quid minimum, so I'll grab an EEE PC 4G for £220 instead next month. Of course, if anybody has any other recommendations....
     
  5. roryok

    roryok What's a Dremel?

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    Does look pretty sweet alright, but what kind of name is 2133?

    That's not catchy at all. We all know catchy names are half the battle - look at blu-ray vs hd-dvd!
     
  6. fathazza

    fathazza Freed on Probation

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    totally want....
    if it had tablety touchscreen goodness it would be even better tho
     
  7. p3n

    p3n What's a Dremel?

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    that touchpad looks like the size of my thumb
     
  8. Xir

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    The only thing keeping me from an eee-pc at the moment is the screen resolution which doesn't allow most website to be displayed correctly...al least 800x600 is a must.
    Especially as the is a lot of room in the lid.

    :-(
     
  9. Supra55

    Supra55 What's a Dremel?

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    I like eePCs for their size(not the screen, though), but I really don't like buying from company's who throw a ton of working components together and call it the best, when their's usually a better way to make the PC go faster. As for screen size, yeah it's quite small and I have no idea what I could use it for, but as mentioned earlier, if they added a good resolution I would definitely go for it.
     
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    Cupboard I'm not a modder.

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    QFT. I would have bought one by now if it had a decent screen resolution
     
  11. Phil Rhodes

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    It's only an Eee-alike if it's two hundred quid.

    If, like everything else that size, it's twelve hundred quid, it changes things not a jot.
     
  12. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    If they get the price right, it looks to be an excellent value. While I've had historically awful luck with pretty much everything from HP, I could almost be persuaded. WXGA screen (1024x600 or something, right?) sounds like it's a good amount better than that of the eee, and GigE is a biggie for me.
     
  13. Brett89

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    I like the looks of it more, but if the price is a lot more, then it's just another expensive small laptop.
     
  14. fathazza

    fathazza Freed on Probation

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    usually 1366x768
     
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    That is so going to cost much more than £200,--...
     
  16. CardJoe

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    $650 US supposedly.
     
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    Yup. Not comparable at all. There's not going to be any true EeePC killer for a fair old while yet. And people forget, bigger screen = bigger laptop. This doesn't strike me as being massively different from other UMPC's that have been on the market for years, just slightly (but not a whole lot) cheaper.
     
  18. fathazza

    fathazza Freed on Probation

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    It's not exactly a direct competitor to the eee is it, its better specced so its gonna cost more...
    It may not be an eee killer but thats because its aiming for a less fisher price end of the market!
     
  19. cyrilthefish

    cyrilthefish What's a Dremel?

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    Like many other people are saying: the one thing stopping me buying an eeePC is the screen resolution.

    I don't care what DPI the screen ends up, but i want 1024 pixels wide at absolute bare minimum! :wallbash:

    This one looks like it will cost more than an eeePC, but as long as it isn't excessively more, i'm sold :lol:
     
  20. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    It's a good start, but it's not cheap enough. I have to say though, it's very pretty.
     
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