HP were slow to catch onto the small and lightweight laptop market. Now they are producing some great, affordable notebooks which we review here.
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The G61 laptop from the HP family has all the usual features of a HP laptop and yet is priced competitively. The laptop features 15.6″ diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView widescreen display with a pixel resolution of 1366 x 768. It is powered by Intel Celeron Processor T3100 1.9 GHz 800 MHz FSB with 1 MB L2 Cache. The main memory has 3GB capacity while the hard disk, 320 GB which are ample for most day to day use.
The Pavilion DM1-1110sa Mini Laptop is yet another lightweight and compact laptop packed with features from the HP stable. Powered by Intel Celeron dual core processor SU2300 1.2 GHz 800 MHz FSB 1 MB L2 cache, this cheap laptop has 3 GB RAM (expandable up to 5 GB) and 500 GB hard disk which are above normal features found in most laptops of its class.
The 11.6” LCD TFT, 1366 x 768 pixels resolution, LED backlit screen provides clear sharp images. For additional storage, the small laptop is provided with external DVD+/-RW Double Layer Lightscribe drive. The external connectivity is taken care of by Wi-fi, Bluetooth and Ethernet connections. Further the mini laptop has 3 USB 2.0 ports, HDMI audio, VGA / HDMI out, microphone / headphone combo jack, 5 in 1 card reader and integrated webcam and speakers.
3 popular 13″ laptops from HP, Dell, and Toshiba are reviewed here below.
HP Pavillion DM3-111sa cheap laptop is stylishly designed and packed with features. The brushed aluminium body is sturdy and attractive. With a thickness of just 0.9” and weighing 4.2 lbs, the laptop is very portable.
The laptop is powered by AMD Athlon Neo X2 Dual-Core Processor with 1.6 GHz clock speed, 800 MHz HT and 512 KB L2 cache. With 4 GB of main memory and 320 GB hard drive, there is plenty of storage space. There is also dual layer DVD writer for backup. The 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display has HD resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.
The HP Envy 13-1050ea is a premium lightweight laptop from the HP family. Stylishly designed the laptop has dual colours with metallic brown lid and silver body. This ultra thin laptop weighs only 3.74 lbs.
The screen is 13.1” LED backlit High Definition Widescreen display with bright colours and 1366×768 pixels resolution. Driven by Intel Core 2 Duo SL9400 – 1.86 GHz – 1066 MHz FSB – 6 MB L2 Cache processor the lightweight laptop has 3 GB RAM and 250 GB hard disk. For backup storage, it is provided with external LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±RW drive with double layer support.
The Mini 110 cheap netbook from the HP family is affordably priced with all essential features for personal use. This environmental friendly netbook is housed using recyclable materials and is energy efficient. The netbook is available in 2 different configurations.
This small netbook has outer dimensions of 10.3 x 6.77 x 1.29 inches and weighs only 2.35 lbs. The LED display measures 10.1” wide diagonally and has a native resolution of 1024 x 576 pixels. The 1 GB RAM is sufficient to run Windows 7 starter edition and the hard disk has a capacity of 160 GB.
With a new thin and lightweight design, the 12.1-inch HP DV2-1010 small laptop is highly portable without compromising on performance. The laptop is powered by AMD Athlon Neo processor (1.6GHz clock speed, 512KB cache). It has 1GB, DDR2 SDRAM main memory and 160 GB SATA hard drive. With dimensions of 11.5 x 9.5 x 1.3 inches and 3.8 lbs weight, the laptop is lightweight and compact.
The display is 12.1 in LED widescreen with 1280 x 800 pixels resolution. The graphics is handled by Integrated Radeon X1250 processor and the image quality is superb. One of the drawbacks of this lightweight laptop is that there is no internal CD/DVD drive like other laptops of comparable size.
The HP TX 2130 laptop is part of the TX 2000 range of ultra portable laptops from the HP stable. It has a swivelling 12″ HD widescreen monitor with touch screen display and a built-in digitizer for handwriting. The lightweight laptop is run by AMD Turion 64X2 Processor TL60 with 2 GHz CPU speed which is a 64 bit, dual core processor. The main memory is 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM. With overall dimensions of 12 x 8.8 x 1.5 in and 5.5 lbs weight, the laptop is very light and portable. The hard disk has a capacity of 250 GB – Serial ATA-150 – 5400 rpm. The optical storage is through a DVD±RW drive.
The HP TX 2050 laptop known as TX 2000 outside Europe is an upgraded version of the earlier TX 1000 model. It has a rotating screen, an active stylus pen and an upgraded processor. The laptop is powered by AMD Turion 64X2 Processor TL60 with 2.1 GHz CPU speed. It is a 64 bit, dual core processor. It has 2GB, 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM, as memory like many other comparable laptops. With dimensions of 12 x 8.8 x 1.5 in and 4.4 lbs weight, the system is lightweight and portable. The hard disk has a capacity of 160 GB – Serial ATA-150 – 5400 rpm and Hitachi make. The optical storage is through DVD±RW (+R DL) / DVD-RAM that permits burning of DVDs.
