Look! I have a new toy for blogging and emailing on the road:
It's the HP Mini, on sale at Staples for $299. My regular laptop is in the back, and the BlackBerry is in the front, for scale. It's like a wee Mr. Jefferies kind of computer.
I'm writing this blog post on it, and I loaded the photos on it, to give it a test drive. LOVE IT. It's a tad on the slow side, or maybe that's just the IE I'm using because I have not yet downloaded Firefox, but for travel, it is going to be perfect. Tee-tiny, will fit in a backpack, only 2.5 pounds, really slick!
SWEEEEEEEET.
These mini books are great aren't they :-)
I have an Asus 901 ( also black) that I use around school - it is so light and portable and connects to the school wireless network without trouble - invaluable when troubleshooting network problems ( and great for browsing the blocks from a comfy chair in the staff room at lunch break too)
Posted by: Janine | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 04:07 AM
I am so out of the loop, but that is amazing! I have to get my computer rage under control with my big, clunky, slow laptop, so maybe investing in one of those cute little ones is just the thing for me.
Posted by: molly | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 04:44 AM
I have seen those and wondered how they were. Sweet indeed! xo
Posted by: Roger That | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 06:24 AM
That's really cool. Does it need a wireless connection or does it work like a cellphone?
Posted by: Carole | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 07:13 AM
Smith thinks he should get one for me, too! That would be so awesome!
Posted by: margene | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 07:28 AM
Very cool!
Posted by: Jean E. | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 08:08 AM
I saw an ad for that yesterday -- sure can't beat the price!! Hmmm.
Posted by: Vicki | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 08:19 AM
I'm getting the Asus 1000 (in green!!) as a tax "present" soon. I'm so excited!
Posted by: Kelly | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 08:45 AM
Ooh, I'm envious.
Posted by: Mary K. in Rockport | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 08:51 AM
It's so cute, but my Acer Aspire One is pink! It so much easier to travel with than my "big" laptop.
Posted by: paula | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 09:29 AM
How cute! We have a Sony Vaio that we got for free (but had to buy and install a new hard drive), and I love it for traveling. But it's still quite a bit larger than your mini.
Posted by: Cheryl S. | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 09:53 AM
My iPod Touch does email and internet.....
Posted by: Marcia | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Sweet, indeed!
But then again, I was the last person on the planet to get a cellphone. By the time I get around to getting a laptop, they'll be knee-cap-tops...
Posted by: gayle | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Nifty!
Posted by: Renee | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Want!
Posted by: carrie | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Sooo kyoote!
Posted by: Katie B. | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Too many https in the linky, honey. That is Typepad's fault as you know.
Very cute!
Is the text big enough to read? Not all of us have the young eyes, ya know.
Posted by: Cookie | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 03:12 PM
I have one of the alien laptops (from the give one, get one program), but I'm always tempted by the little teeny laptops I see online. One of my friends has one that is like a tiny brick and I think is even smaller than 2.5 pounds, which seems incredible!
Posted by: Seanna Lea | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 03:17 PM
happy you have one
Posted by: elizabeth a airhart | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 06:01 PM
So cool ... I'd love to have one of those little netbooks!
Posted by: --Deb | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 06:08 PM
Weird...I'm typing on mine now. :) I just bought it like 3 hours ago. The only thing that I don't like so far is that it doesn't have a cd rom. That's not what I bought it for though. LMK if there's anything I need to know about.Oh yes,be sure to get a flash drive so you can back up that cd if your mini goes haywire and needs a recovery.
Posted by: melanie | Wednesday, February 04, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Too cute!
Posted by: Sarah | Thursday, February 05, 2009 at 01:51 AM
I want one.
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Posted by: hope | Monday, February 09, 2009 at 08:20 AM