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Linux on the HP 2133 Mini-Note, Part 1
Blog Comment As I said in the initial review, this HP 2133 is a bit long in the tooth as netbooks go, and pretty unusual in that it uses the VIA CPU and chipset rather than an Atom CPU and more "standard" Intel chipset.
[January 28, 2009, 8:14]
HP Mini 2140 - Strongly Recommended!
Blog Once I got past the problem with the BIOS setup claiming that it had a Dual Core CPU, loading UNR 9.04 was easy. The other difference is on the inside, the 2140 has an Intel Atom CPU, Intel 945 GSE Express, Mobile Intel GMA 950 Graphic controller...
[July 7, 2009, 9:33]
HP "Entertainment PC" Revisited
Blog The 2133 has a VIA C7-M CPU and VIA Chrome 9 graphic controller; the 2140 was a very standard Intel Atom based system, and the new 1010ez has an AMD Athlon Neo CPU and ATI Radeon graphic controller. The AMD Athlon Neo processor is noticeably faster...
[September 29, 2009, 14:27]
HP Mini 2140 review
Reviews It retains the aluminium construction and big keyboard, but updates the components to an Intel Atom CPU, adding an accelerometer for the hard drive and a full ExpressCard/54 slot — a netbook first (Lenovo's S10 has a smaller Express Card/34 slot).
[February 3, 2009, 14:34]
MSI Wind: a first look review
Reviews Like the MSI TurboBook GX600, the Wind uses MSI's TurboDrive Engine, which overclocks the Wind's CPU by approximately 20 per cent if the device is connected to the mains. Unfortunately we can't tell you what CPU it uses, as that's currently...
[June 2, 2008, 11:50]
Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Beta
Blog CPU Frequency Scaling works on the VIA C7-M CPU (HP 2133 Mini-Note), without having to edit the kernel boot line. HP db2-1010ez, AMD Athlon Neo HP 2133 Mini, VIA C7-M I've been installing the Karmic Beta release on everything I have around here...
[October 9, 2009, 14:03]
Which Netbook ? Help !
Blog Comment It has a VIA CPU, rather than the typical Intel Atom for these things, if that matters to you. Utz, have you looked at the HP 2133 Mini Note? I know that it has a standard external VGA connector, and I just got an advert with a huge price cut on it...
[January 21, 2009, 11:44]
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny) Released
Blog HP 2133 Mini-Note: VIA C-7 CPU, Chrome 9 display controller. HP AlphaServer DS10: Alpha CPU, no graphics, serial console. Fujitsu Lifebook S6510: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, 965GM display controller. Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110: AMD Turion 64 CPU, ATI...
[February 16, 2009, 13:03]
CPU Frequency Scaling
Blog Reducing the CPU speed is an important part of power management in modern laptop computers. In fact, running the CPU at a lower speed not only saves power, it reduces the heat production, which reduces the need for the cooling fan to run, saving...
[April 3, 2009, 14:03]
HP Mini 2140 - I Get To Try One!
Blog There are crucial differences in the internals, though, the most significant of which is the Intel Atom 270 CPU, rather than the VIA C7-M, and their associated chips. It seems the Dual Core option is enabled to support Hyperthreading in the Atom CPU.
[July 1, 2009, 15:41]
Samsung NC20 - A Brief Encounter
Blog Second, the Nano CPU and Chrome9 graphic chip combine to make the whole thing feel significantly faster than the typical Intel Atom / GSM 945 netbook. While it has nearly the same resolution as my HP 2133 (1280x780), having the much larger area to...
[July 23, 2009, 10:25]
What Do We Expect from Netbooks?
Blog Now, this has to be qualified with the fact that I have never tried any other netbook, and in particular I have never tried one with an Intel Atom CPU (the Mini-Note has a VIA C-7M CPU), but that is one of the reasons I am posting this for...
[March 26, 2009, 10:38]
ASUS N10J - Netbook or Notebook?
Blog Overall very good, and very pleasant to use, but it is an odd combination of a relatively slow CPU (Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz), and a relatively fast graphic card (nVidei GeForce 9300). It should be no surprise to anyone that it runs like a...
[July 17, 2009, 12:10]
Some Days You Eat the Bear...
Blog The Lifebook S2110, which can sometimes be difficult because of the AMD CPU and ATI graphic controller. First attempt, the HP 2133 WSVGA (1024x600). Second attempt, the HP 2133 WXGA (1280x768). and some days the bear eats you.
[April 2, 2009, 8:11]
HP Pavillion dv2-1010ez Entertainment Notebook
Blog I was particularly interested in the Neo CPU and Radeon graphics; the 12.1" 1280x800 display seems wonderful after working with 1024x600 netbooks; both network adapters are a bit on the weak side (I would prefer Gigabit wired and Wireless-N); the...
[September 20, 2009, 9:12]
Mandriva One 2010 RC2
Blog On the HP 2133 Mini-Note (VIA C7-M CPU), it still did not get CPU frequency scaling activated. The other two were both AMD CPU / ATI graphic systems. The first of those was my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510, which is a pretty standard Intel Core2 Duo CPU...
[October 14, 2009, 14:12]
ecoquiet RM ONE 50: a first look review
Reviews The ecoquiet RM ONE 50 is built around Intel's Mini-ITX D945GCLF motherboard: note that the big heatsink and fan are on the 945CG chipset rather than the CPU. Although the 45nm single-core/dual-thread Atom chip has been widely talked up as a CPU...
[June 3, 2008, 13:20]
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 muscles in on notebook turf
News Like the Inspiron Mini 9, the Mini 12 is powered by Intel's Atom, a CPU choice that helps justify Dell's designation of the machine as a netbook. This use of a platter drive is a characteristic that the Mini 12 shares with HP's 2133 Mini-Note PC.
[October 27, 2008, 15:42]
Fedora 11
Blog Now, to be fair, this is only an Atom-based system, but as it is a pretty well equipped dual CPU Atom system, I suppose this means that I wouldn't be rushing right out to put Fedora 11 on a netbook. But if you have a netbook, with either an Atom or...
[June 28, 2009, 8:18]
Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Beta
Blog Comment I have now also installed the Karmic Beta on my Fujitsu-Siemens S2110, which has an AMD Turion CPU and ATI Radeon graphic adapter, once again with no problems. HP db2-1010ez, AMD Athlon Neo: 64-bit HP 2133 Mini, VIA C7-M 32-bit
[October 12, 2009, 9:56]
