Review: HP Mini 1151NR
What good is a netbook that you can take everywhere if you can’t stay connected everywhere? Enter HP’s Mini 1151NR, the first netbook offered directly from Verizon Wireless with integrated mobile broadband. Assuming you’re willing to pay $59.99 a month for 5GB of data, you can skip the bulky, awkward USB modem and get your Web fix on the go. You can also save some serious cash on the hardware. The Mini 1151NR sells for $199 (with a two-year contract and $50 online discount), versus $569 when similarly configured through HP.com. But while this netbook is a handy Web surfing companion, and we like the keyboard, the included 3-cell battery doesn’t last long enough on a charge. Plus, the device gets very warm during use.
Design
Like its predecessors, the HP Mini 1151NR is one of the most compact netbooks on the market, measuring only an inch thin and weighing 2.4 pounds. The swirl pattern on its glossy black lid gives this machine subtle elegance, as do touches such as the silver speaker bar above the keyboard (which reminds us of a long shaver foil) and the 10-inch screen’s flush display bezel. Up front you’ll find two switches with their own LEDs, one for power and another for wireless.
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