HP 2133

The HP 2133 netbook has been made specifically for the education market.  The HP 2133 comes with an 8.9-inch diagonal WXGA LCD screen that features a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels. This netbook measures 33mm x 255mm x 165 mm and weighs 1.19 kg. It uses a 6-cell (55 WHr) or 3-cell (28 WHr) Lithium-Ion battery. This netbooks comes ready with several applications including HP Backup and Recovery Manager, Roxio Creator 9, Microsoft Office Ready 2007, a Kensington lock and Symantec Norton Internet Security. The HP 2133 can be bought at the starting price of $499 with specifications include 1.0GHz VIA processor, 512MB of RAM and a 4GB PATA Flash module with Linux. Price is at to $749 for the 1.6GHz VIA processor, 2GB of RAM and a 120GB 5400 rpm hard drive running Windows Vista Business.

Specifications
This HP netbook comes with an 8.9-inch screen, large keyboard and a full-sized notebook hard drive. Operating systems can be chosen by users among these: Genuine Windows Vista Business or Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 32, depending on the users’ choice. There’s also FreeDOS, or SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 to choose from if ever needed. Processor is a VIA C7-M ULV Processor (up to 1.6 GHz, 128 KB L2 cache) and chipset is VIA CN896NB and 8237S SB. Memory is the DDR2 SDRAM, 667MHz, one SODIMM memory slot and it also can support extended memory of up to 2048MB. Internal storage is 120GB/160GB 5400 rpm SATA, 120GB/160GB 7200 rpm SATA with HP 3D DriveGuard. It can also be 64GB Solid State Drive; optional 4GB PATA Flash Module with SuSE Linux

Display
The HP 2133 comes with an 8.9-inch diagonal WXGA LCD screen that is capable of producing a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels.
Design
The input devices of the netbook consist of a touchpad with scroll zone and a 92% full-sized keyboard. The HP 2133 is 33mm x 255mm x 165 mm (H x W x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 1.19 kg.

System
The HP 2133 comes preinstalled with Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Home Basic, FreeDos and a SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. Besides that, it uses the VIA C7®-M ULV Processor which has up to 1.6 GHz and a 128 KB L2 cache as its processor. For the chipset, it uses a VIA CN896NB and an 8237S SB. The HP 2133 consists of a DDR2 SDRAM, 667MHz with one SODIMM memory slot which is capable of supporting up to 2048MB. Users can choose from a choice of 120/160 GB 5400 rpm SATA, 120/160 GB 7200 rpm SATA, HP 3D DriveGuard; or a 64 GB Solid State Drive with an optional 4 GB PATA Flash Module with SuSE Linux as its storage device. The VIA Chrome 9 is used as the GPU in the HP 2133.

Media
The HP 2133 uses a High Definition Audio stereos speaker with an integrated stereo microphones, stereo headphone/line out, and stereo microphone in.

Other Features
Purchasing this netbook, users will get a limited 1-year and 90-day warranty for service and support. The netbook also comes with a bundle of software such as HP Backup and Recovery Manager, Roxio Creator 9, and Microsoft Office Ready 2007. It also comes with a Kensington lock and Symantec Norton Internet Security.

Reviews

“The HP 2133 Mini-Note is one of the most impressive subnotebooks we’ve ever seen. Unfortunately, the amazing design and solid range of features are diminished by a sub-par processor and a price tag that places this notebook dangerously close to far superior 12-inch notebooks such as the HP tx2000.
HP managed to create the single most impressive ultraportable notebook on the market … and then decided to put a lackluster processor inside.
Despite the poor processor performance, the HP 2133 Mini-Note is a remarkably solid machine that could be a perfect fit for students, teachers, or mobile business professionals. If HP decides to replace the VIA processors with the new Intel Atom processors or alternative processors from Intel, the Mini-Note would become the undisputed champion of the subnotebook market.” (NotebookReview, 2008)