New HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition Coming this Week

01/03/09 at 04:12 PM

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HP has a new model of the HP Mini 1000 coming up in a couple of days called the HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition (stands for Mobile Internet), possibly from the Wed 7th.

This edition apparently comes with a completely different OS judging by the description. It looks like a ~~cloud based~~ Linux based OS possibly with quick boot-up and shut down times like we’ve seen on the Lenovo IdeaPad S10e with it’s “SplashTop” OS. You can also access photos, music and videos stored on your computer. Hopefully like the “SplashTop” OS on the s10e, you can quickly bypass this and load Windows XP.

Looks like there’s going to be a mini drive for additional storage for that recessed port that comes with certain models (SSD only).

Prices starting at $379.99.

Check out the HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition at HP.

Thanks to this tip from Kevin of MyHpMini.com.

Update 5 Jan:
News of the HP Mini Note 2133 successor, the HP Mini Note 2134 Coming Soon.

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Readers Comments: (14 Replies)

LuluManager 01/03 at 04:46 PM from France

This is NOT a cloud OS.
This is Ubuntu linux with some HP’s improvements…

Portable Monkey 01/03 at 04:51 PM from Tokyo, Japan

Thanks for the correction LuluManager.

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Lulumanager 01/03 at 08:22 PM from France

You’re welcome!
:)

Kevin 01/04 at 01:54 AM

Kevin here. Everyone excited for the MI version?! (Changed from MIE to MI!)

Bryon 01/04 at 03:02 AM

chat with the webcam that is too dark to even use, awesome

will 01/05 at 08:21 AM

Wednesday is the seventh not the sixth

Portable Monkey 01/05 at 09:57 AM from Tokyo, Japan

Thanks will :)

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EddyKilowatt 01/09 at 07:16 AM

Will buy as soon as the Linux command line is enabled (or cracked).

Portable Monkey 01/09 at 08:09 AM from Tokyo, Japan

I just read that you can hit FN+2 for that..

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xens 01/13 at 04:21 AM

“Hopefully like the “SplashTop” OS on the s10e, you can quickly bypass this and load Windows XP. “
eeeeek! certainly not… :P

Angel 02/15 at 10:51 PM

How do you load iTunes on this system?

Peter 02/16 at 12:12 AM from Tokyo, Japan

Angel, if you have the Mi Edition of the HP Mini 1000, then you can’t use iTunes I’m afraid, you’ll need the Windows XP Edition.

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Willie Ha 05/03 at 07:54 AM

@angel
you could just use programs like songbird
and oh, portablemonkey just asking, but how many punches do you think the hp mini could take?

Peter 05/03 at 01:02 PM from Tokyo, Japan

Willie: I think it’s quite sturdy all around though I had a bad experience with mine. Had a mark forming on the wristpad which easily became scratched also. I never took it places so I can’t really comment on it’s durability.

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