HP 2133-KX868AT 8.9" Mini-Note PC (C7-M 1.2 GHz Processor, 1024 MB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, Vista Home) | 
| Brand: Hewlett-Packard
List Price: $629.99
Buy New: $589.00
You Save: $40.99 (7%)
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 54
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.2
CPU Type: VIA-Cyrix C3
Processors: 1
System Bus Speed: 800
System Memory: 1000
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 120
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Display Size: 8.9
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 13.7 x 5.9
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: KX868AT
Model: KX868AT#ABA
UPC: 884420000983
EAN: 0884420000983
ASIN: B00170IAU4
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Box Contents - HP 2133 Mini-Note PC (KX868AT), 3-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery, 65W AC Adapter, Software Bundle - Windows Vista Home Basic 32-Bit, 1-Year Limited Warranty | | • | VIA C7-M Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) 1.2GHz Processor | | • | 128KB L2 Cache, 800MHz Front Bus speed | | • | 1024MB DDR2 (PC2-5300) RAM Max - 2GB | | • | 120GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive |
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Product Description
Small but mighty
The HP 2133 Mini-Note PC might be small in size (2.8lbs and 1.05? thin) but it's big on usability, durability, and sleekness. Packed with an impressive combination of features, the HP 2133 offers you a full-function PC with the utmost mobility. This Mini-Note PC comes equipped with the productivity tools you need to be efficient on the go: 8.9-inch diagonal, scratch-resistant, WXGA display; 92% full-size, user-friendly QWERTY keyboard; ExpressCard/54 slot, integrated Secure Digital Reader, and a touchpad with scroll zone. Cut the cords and stay connected with wireless technologies such as integrated Wi-Fi Certified WLAN, making it easier to access the Internet as well as communicate via email, IM, chat, and blogging? at school, at home or on the road at your favorite hotspots. By using the Internet, e-mail, instant messaging and VoIP, it makes researching, communicating, collaborating, and searching more convenient and enjoyable. The simple, refined design and all aluminum case make it sleek and sturdy yet super lightweight. Reliable features such as HP DuraKeys, magnesium alloy support structure, and HP 3D DriveGuard help give you a durable mini-note PC that can go the distance. Experience video, still-image capture, web conferencing, or video-enhanced instant messaging with no additional hardware to buy or carry. Integrated VGA webcam enables both video and still-image capture so you can add photos and video clips to presentations, documents and e-mail. 8.9? diagonal WXGA (1280 x 768) Widescreen Display Built-in Webcam and Microphone VIA Chrome 9 Graphics High Definition audio with Stereo Speakers Broadcom 802.11A/B/G Wireless 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN Secure Digital (SD) Slot ExpressCard 54 Slot 2 x USB 2.0, Headphone out/Line-out; Microphone-in, VGA, RJ-45 (LAN) Approximate Unit Dimensions - 10.04? (W) x 6.5? (D) x 1.05? (H) Approximate Unit Weight - 2.8 pou
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 Is this a joke? May 9, 2008
Telstar (Los Angeles, Ca USA)
103 out of 124 found this review helpful
1. The keyboard has no distance between pinky keys like A or P and control keys. I takes a lot of effort to retrain if you are a touch typest.
2. It runs very hot...you are told not to use this in bed or on your lap.
3. It is vastly underpowered. It cannot play mpg videos from a usb stick or from an external DVD.
4. What takes 2-4% of the CPU on a modern Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.4 Ghz, will take 70-100% on this machine.
5. The fully charged, heavy, 6-cell battery reads 2 hours and 40 minutes...not four hours as claimed.
This is an expensive web browser that cannot play YouTube without hickups. Do not even think about Powerpoint Animations for Video!!!
I am returning mine!
Addendum May 9
If you turn off everything, including indexing and Aero, the unit will play video using 70-100% of CPU. Turn off the sidebar as well for this purpose.
I had read that installing XP fixes performance issues. However, getting the downgrade is not simple and not automatically provided by HP (if I am wrong here please add a comment to the review). I have no intention of paying over $100 for XP a new license to install.
Addendum May 21
I have tried the Eee PC 900. This is a much more chinsy and filmsily constructed machine. It does not run as hot. The keyboard is a far cry from the HP 2133.
However, it runs 2.5 times faster with XP and the standard configuration than the HP 2133. Videos under any number of players never break up or take more than 20-30% of the CPU...whereas on the VIA chipset it always pegged at 100%.
 Nice computer but changes required for best operation May 10, 2008
Kathleen Knowles (Port Huron, Mi United States)
85 out of 87 found this review helpful
This computer has both pros and cons. The design is attractive with a comfortable key board for typing and the design gives the computer an excellent slant for typing. It is much more comforable than computers that sit flat. The portabilty is excellent. The screen is clear, easy to read (after fonts are changed to a bigger size for people who need a litle help seeing up close)The hard drive is a good size. No complaints there.
The mouse pad took some gettig use to. I found it hard to adjust it so it could be controlled without frustration. The right and left keys being split on both sides of the mouse is inconvient but liveable.
I found it to be a bit slow, which supprised me with the memory it has, and desided to remove Windows Vista Business(which I don't like anyway)I put XP Professional on the computer. It made all the difference in the world. It sped up the computer greatly. The processor may just not be equipped to run Windows Vista well. At any rate the trade off was alright as Vista in my opinion is nothing but problems anyway.
Videos run fine on it. The sound is good. I did not have the issue with videos that another person has complained about in his or her review.
The machine gets a bit warm so be aware that operating it in your lap means being mindful of not blocking the vents on the bottom. It also has a vent on the left side but I would not recommend ignoring those bottom vents with the way the computer becomes warm.
It has Office 2007 on the computer but it is only a trial version which runs out. I simply put my 2003 version on the computer and uninstalled the 2007 version. I don't find this to be a con as hardly any computers come with Office to begin with.
For the manner in which I will be using it for my business travel I find it to be an overall nice computer. It is a travel computer only as I have a 17 inch HP for home use. I am happy with this computer after the change I made in operating systems and will look forward to using it on the road.
All Looks No Brains May 9, 2008
NYJets (NY)
43 out of 44 found this review helpful
I had done extensive research/comparisons between this HP 2133, the Asus EEE and higher end ultra mobile portables such as the Dell Laititude 430, or stripped down Thinkpad X61. I was fully aware of the trade offs that would be associated in using a lower cost HP 2133 or Asus EEE. I wanted something that could give me basic functions such as web browsing and the ability to work on office docs in places such as class or when I travel. I took into consideration battery life, screen size and most important price. I arrived at the HP 2133 thinking it would be a decent compromise of what I wanted. It's an ultra portable but would still offer features such as a bigger screen/keyboard and 120 gig HD over the Asus EEE but wont cost $1200 or more like a Thinkpad X61 type notebook.
Sadly within the first few minutes of using the HP 2133 I could tell I had made a mistake. In the professional reviews when they say this computer is slow that might just be an understatement. This computer also heats up very fast, battery life is not impressive and you will need to purchase a license for Office 2007 if you wish to use the program past 60 days. When you add all these factors up plus the extra price of office your getting a poor performing laptop pushing $1000 or more. Finding a cooling pad to fit the footprint of this laptop is also impossible. I am going to return mine as the performance of this computer is like pulling teeth.
Pros-
Solid and sturdy feel
Screen is great
Keyboard compared to Asus EEE
Cons-
SLOW
Costly
Runs very warm
3 pounds vs. @ pounds for the Asus EEE
Bottom Line- If your looking to make a purchase between the HP 2133 and the Asus EEE I would choose the Asus $300 surf model. You can easily double the memory capacity with an SD card and there is pre-installed software that can easily import/export files into Office. The extra keyboard size and screen size is not worth the extra money I thought it would be.
If your looking for a computer such as a Thinkpad X61 or Dell Latitude 430 and try to get away with using this like I did it's probably a mistake. I knew it would be slower and I would be sacrificing keyboard/screen size but it's not a sound investment. I am going to return this an look into replacing it with 12.1 inch notebook.
Not Ready for Prime Time May 19, 2008
N. Schweitzer (Tempe, AZ United States)
39 out of 44 found this review helpful
Like most who probably bought one of these 2133 Mini-Notes, I carefully considered the competition (both the cheap competition like the Eee, and the high-end Sony TZ series). It would be wonderful to have an inexpensive notebook the size of the Eee that runs Vista & Office and has a large hard drive, but as I found out, the HP mini-note just isn't that computer.
Suffice it to say that it seems like HP rushed this to market and didn't consider exactly what they were doing. Sure, this machine COULD run vista and office, but doing so transforms the mininote into a slow, lumbering, awkward notebook that could easily double as a panini-press (i.e., it gets very hot). This thing plods along much more slowly than the Eee, even though it has twice the ram. After a long time searching the internet and reading forums, it became clear that this machine is simply not capable of running Vista and Office smoothly, and, as a result, it feels sluggish and unresponsive. The only remedy is to install Windows XP and some lighter-weight applications on it.
So, faced with the prospect of spending even more money to install the software that should have probably come with it in the first place (XP), I simply decided to return it.
I figure that these sub-notebooks are taking off in popularity, so this year should see the launch of dozens of competitors to this HP. I will be waiting for the right one to come along, since this HP is not even close.
(I should note that the Sony TZ series is amazing--small, light and ultra-fast, but they cost 2-3 times as much as the HP.)
sleek and capable notebook at a great price May 21, 2008
Anthony Serrano (New York, NY United States)
34 out of 39 found this review helpful
I am a Linux zealot, so I immediately turned my Mini-Note into a dual-boot system by running Linux Mint's installation from a USB drive. Most people have gripes about how slow this machine is; however, they are using Vista primarily, which is a notorious resource hog. If you run Linux on this machine and, like me, use Windows only to run Windows-only aps, then the Mini-Note can blaze through almost anything that you throw at it: you can boot into the OS in just under 2 minutes, run Compiz desktop effects, and experience few, if any, lags when opening and running programs.
The keyboard is the main draw of this machine. I can type comfortably and quickly thanks to the near-full-sized keyboard, which really benefits a student like myself. Also, the 6-cell battery elevates the notebook slightly to provide an ergonomic position. The screen is clear and crisp, which further improves usability, but prepare to read tiny fonts by default. The touchpad buttons flank the touchpad, which is awkward, but this arrangement is not so weird that you won't get used to it.
I never understood why reviewers would criticize the Mini-Note for the faults of its software; one mustn't confound hardware performance with OS capability. If you know which operating system to run, then the Mini-Note will be a pleasure to use. Because this machine is built so well, I can find no glaring flaw to deter anyone from buying this and enjoying it for a very long time.
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