We’d seen the HP Mini 1000 leaked online already, but now it’s official, along with an even cheaper version, the HP Mini 700.
As expected, the HP Mini 1000 is a dinky PC packing a powerful Atom processor, a 10.2-inch screen, a choice of 8 or 16GB in solid state storage and a built-in webcam. There’s Wi-Fi inside too (obviously) alongside Bluetooth.
So far, so standard issue, but HP is also including fancy-sounding ‘dashboard’ software, letting you “easily watch video, view photos, listen to music and more” through an “all-you-need dashboard interface” which lets you split the desktop according to specific tasks.
In case you hadn’t guessed already, this all means the Mini 1000 comes without Windows installed.
It’ll go on sale in February for £400, but if you simply can’t wait that long there’s a special edition Vivienne Tam-designed version hitting stores in January, for the same price but with a red shell, optional built-in 3G broadband and a 60GB hard drive.
Hang on a minute… A better spec, available sooner, for the same price?
Even better, the HP Mini 1000 will debut alongside an even cheaper Compaq Mini 700, costing £300 but packing pretty much the same spec, but with the added option of 3G broadband built in and available even sooner – in December. We know which one we’ll be choosing.
Out December | From £300 | HP
