Tech Tuesday on Empty Streets: HP Mini 311

HP is joining the 11.6 Netbook craze with their new model HP Mini 311. The first company to have done this is Acer and soon to follow is Asus. But the HP mini has something more to offer this time with NVIDIA ION powering their mini notebook along with that of the Intel Atom N280. This is something that a lot of people should definitely check out before pulling out that credit card of yours as you start purchasing it as a personal gift for yourself this Christmas :) Here in the Philippines I was able to spot one at eHub in Park Square Glorietta for a cool price of 28,000 Pesos.

Here are more of the specs for all you techies out there:

• Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 3(1)

• Intel® AtomTM Processor N270(3) • 1.60GHz(4) • 512KB L2 • 533Mhz FSB(4a)

• 1024MB DDR3 System Memory (1 Dimm) • Max supported =3072MB

• NVIDIA ION LE for Windows XP with up to 319MB total graphics memory

• 160GB (5400RPM) Hard Drive (SATA)(7)

• HP Black Swirl Imprint finish & HP Webcam with integrated digital microphone(15)

• 11.6" Diagonal HD LED(8) BrightView Widescreen Display (1366 x 768)

• Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector) (9)

• 802.11b/g WLAN(10a)

• 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards(17a)

• Altec Lansing Speakers

• 92% full sized keyboard • touchpad with scroll zone

• Touch Pad with dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down (note: no on/off button)

• 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0

• Headphone-out/Microphone in combo jack (compatible with 3.5mm 4-conductor jack with stereo audio and mono mic)

• HDMI

• 1 VGA (15-pin) • 1 RJ -45 (LAN)

• Unpackaged: 11.4 in (L) x 8.03 in (D) x 0.78-1.20 in (H) • Packaged: 13.6"(W) x 4.3"(D) x12.2"(H)

• Unpackaged: 3.22 lbs(12). • Packaged: 5.3 lbs

• Kensington® MicroSaver lock slot • Power-on password • Accepts 3rd party security lock devices

• 65W AC Adapter • 6-Cell Lithium-Ion battery

• HP 90W AC Adapter - KG298AA#ABA • HP PT06 Mini Battery - VP502AA • HP USB Essentials Port Replicator - NK398AA#ABA

• 1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty with Toll Free Support (NA) • 1-Year Free Hardware Technical Support • 30-Days Free Limited Software Support with 1-Year (from date of

purchase) Free Limited Software Support with Product Registration.

Here is a cool review of the HP Mini 311 that I found on Youtube for you to watch: