Compare Prices : HP Mini 2140 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Mini 2140, HP's latest stab at the netbook format, is solidly built and well designed. It's perfectly capable of handling typical netbook tasks and the fantastic keyboard is our favourite so far on a netbook. HP has also managed to keep the price ...

Pros: Solid metal construction ; full ExpressCard/54 slot ; big keyboard

Cons: Odd resolution loses a few pixels ; no mobile-broadband options yet ; awkward mouse-button placement

Verdict: A premium version of the plastic Mini 1000, the aluminium-clad HP Mini 2140 handles standard netbook tasks capably and offers a large keyboard and solid construction. Combined with the fact that HP has managed to keep the price down, the 2140 has ...

Pros: Solid metal construction ; full ExpressCard/54 slot ; big keyboard

Cons: Odd resolution loses a few pixels ; no mobile-broadband options (yet) ; awkward mouse button placement

Verdict: HP offers a premium version of its plastic Mini 1000 while keeping the price down, making the Mini 2140 the Netbook to beat.

Review summary: With a major platform upgrade and larger screen size, the HP Mini 2140 is a premium Netbook for the business professional.

Review summary: While the HP Mini 1000 was but an inheritor of the Mini-Note 2133's spirit, it's the newly updated Intel Atom-based HP Mini 2140 that's really the successor to the 2133. Sharing the same build and design like its brushed aluminum finish, check out our ...

Verdict: Like the 2133, our pre-production review unit of the HP Mini 2140 too has a sleek brushed aluminum finish that's really nice to look, feel and handle. The internals and platform aspects-wise, the new addition to HP's family actually shares a closer ...

Review summary: Third time's a charm? HP tries yet again to crack the netbook market, and its third endeavor is its best entry yet.

Pros: ExpressCard and SD media reader slots. Amazing battery life. Exceptional design aesthetics. Loaded with features trickling down from higher-end laptops.

Cons: Touchpad too far south; flush design means fingers keep slipping off the bottom. Side-mounted buttons still too awkward for extended use. More expensive than a netbook should be.