The built-in stereo speakers, now hidden below the screen, were surprisingly loud and we heard our caller loud and clear. In a video call over Skype the image quality was solid, but our caller complained of blurriness typical of VGA resolution. Horizontal viewing anglesĬlick to enlargewere not as forgiving, but decent for sharing the screen with another person.Ī0.3-megapixel camera and dual stereomicrophones are embedded in the bezel above the display. An episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia streamed on lookedextremely clear and detailed, and tilting the screen back 45 degrees (which is as far as it goes) didn't produce distracting glare. We appreciated HP's software tool in its Quick Launch that allows for easily adjusting the size of desktop icons and fonts. We were able to keep a Web page and a document in Microsoft Word 2007 open side by side. The flush glass screen, which is coated with a scratch-resistant treatment, makes for a bright desktop. In a side-by-side comparison with 1024 x 600-pixel resolution netbooks, the HP Mini 2140 consistently showed one to two less lines of text on Web pages, resulting in more scrolling for end users. Similar to the BenQ Joybook Lite U101, the subtraction of 24 vertical pixels also limits the amount of space you have vertically on the screen. While some may appreciate this aspect ratio on larger 16-inch notebooks, we don't see the benefit of it on a smaller screen that one won't use frequently to watch movies. One of the first 10-inch netbooks with a true 16:9 aspect ratio, the Mini 2140 allowed us to view a DVD using an external optical drive without the small borders along the top and bottom of the screen. However, HP will also offer a higher definition 1366 x 768 display option starting in mid March. However, its native resolution of 1024 x 576 is not only lower than that on the 2133 (which was 1280 x 768), but it's even lower than that on most other netbooks, which sport 1024 x 600-pixel resolution screens. The speakers that straddled the screen on the 2133 Mini-Note have been moved to accommodate a larger 10.1-inch, 16:9, glossy, LED-backlit display. (HP may offer integrated mobile broadband as an option in the future, but the company hasn't finalized its plans.) While most netbooks have three USB ports, HP used the space for an ExpressCard/54 slot, perfect for adding a mobile broadband card. The HP Mini 2140 is surrounded by two USB ports, an SD Card reader, mic and headphone jacks, a VGA port, and an Ethernet jack.
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