HP Mini Note 1000 sells for Php21,950

HP has not formally launched the new Mini Note 1000 but Villman & PC Corner has already listed the netbook on their site with a suggested retail price of Php21,950USD 374INR 31,709EUR 356CNY 2,724.

Intel Atom N270 Processor 1.6GHz
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
10.2-inch display screen (1024×600 pixels)
1GB RAM
60GB HDD
WiFi 802.11 b/g WLAN
Webcam
Bluetooth
MS Windows XP Home SP3
SD/MMC card reader
3-cell battery

Official specs also indicated that the keyboard is 92% of standard size and the built-in speakers are from Altec Lansing. The RAM can be upgraded to a maximum of ~~1GB~~ 2GB (single slot) and the default storage is just 60GB.

PC Corner’s listing sets the price at Php21,950USD 374INR 31,709EUR 356CNY 2,724 while Villman has the HP Mini 1001TU for Php21,948USD 374INR 31,706EUR 356CNY 2,724 at zero percent (0%) interest for 12 months.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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26 Comments

Erin says:

16 years ago

i still say go for the MSI Wind. i heard the price is almost the same as this one but users still have the option to add another 1GB if they need it for something heavier than internet browsing and typing.

i use mine to do code compilations and other types of work so the 2GB is really paying off.

ciao!
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neis says:

16 years ago

i just bought over the weekend – it’s max is 2GB not 1GB… i have mine upgraded when I bought it.

it has also a hidden sim card slot supposedly for the 3g modem – but after several trials i can’t find a way to work it out possibly because the modem was not there but the sim slot is there.

also i compared it hand on hand with msi when deciding which to buy, specs-wise thought the same, the msi performs better as it can play an hd mkv file without a problem on WMP. the mini though has a hard time playing it. i need to resort to using mpc half-size for the lag to be reduce between the video and audio. though i wonder they have the same specs. i’m not sure if it’s the hdd or etc.. the speakers are solid though.. better sounds and keyboards as earlier reported on reviews.

the battery is around 2hours, the cam is worst as expected (read the reviews, tried it myself), and you can’t use it on projectors during presentation because you need to by the vga converter cable.

overall, it’s the best looking netbook but actual performance is inferior to the likes of msi though the same specs ._.
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jhay says:

16 years ago

Very tempting….;) But the limit on the RAM is a bit discouraging. And why on earth did they put in a 60GB HDD? 0_o
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hub says:

16 years ago

The ram is not limited to 1gb, my girlfriend bought one last week and we upgraded it to 2gb. There’s only one ram slot and no built-in ram, so you just have to replace the installed 1gb module with a 2gb one.
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Bon says:

16 years ago

This is a non-starter for me, simply because you need to buy an adapter costing US$80 for VGA out (which isn’t included in the base unit) – necessary for presentations. Also I don’t get why HP decided to use a 1.8″ 4200 RPM IDE drive for this, which causes performance to suffer relative to other Atom-powered netbooks.
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johnlazy says:

16 years ago

What is happening in your webhost company Sir. The server of my site is always down. I’m sorry to bother you but my website is suffering. It is really frustrating. I’m planning to add another site to your webhost but I don’t know right now. Thanks Sir! Take care!
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Abe Olandres says:

16 years ago

Updated my post to include the 2GB limit. Thanks for the correction.
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TechPinas says:

16 years ago

Not bad! :)

This actually feels more solid than MSI Wind.
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TopAsianWomen says:

16 years ago

At 2.5 pounds, the Mini 1000 is a touch lighter than the Lenovo S10 (2.7 pounds) and the MSI Wind (2.6 pounds). All three of these notebooks have 10-inch widescreens. The Mini 1000’s, however, is better designed. The glass screen is flush with the surrounding black bordersâ€”a technique commonly used in HDTVs. The speakers, which were adjacent to the screen on the Mini-Note, are now built into the hinge and sound better than the ones on the S10 and the Wind.

Got to have 1 now! happy holidays Abe!
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vance says:

16 years ago

Well, I’m still waiting for NVIDIA’s platform to develop (combination of NVIDIA 9400M and Atom processor), the same platform that will be use on the new Macbook Air. I heard that by 2009, most netbooks might be using this. So possible 720P to 1080p res vids (streaming videos) hehe..
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