HP Mini 1000
Posted on 01.16.09 to Technology by JoanWhen Rebecca from Edelman contacted me about playing around with the HP Mini 1000, I was more than delighted to say OK. Granted, I’m a Mac fangirl, but I’m not one to say ‘no’ when someone want to pass gadgets along my way.
It’s been ages since I last used a Windows computer, so I was a little excited to be reaquainted with the OS I first knew.
A photo from the webcam from the HP Mini 1000.
Right now, I’m posting from the P.S. Cafe at Dempsey Road, having a glass of iced tea and a slice of the infamous carrot cake, while waiting for Clare to finish school. Yes, she still bawled this morning when I said goodbye, but the good news is, she isn’t averse to the idea of going to school. She just doesn’t like me to leave.
When I first used this netbook, I was all hunched over it, squinting at the screen and fumbling with the keyboard. I kept on hitting all the wrong shortcut keys! After an hour, I was dizzy and my eyes and back hurt from staring at the tiny screen. It made me feel old.
However, I spent a few hours chatting and surfing on it last night, and I grew to like it a little bit more.
No doubt, I will always be a Mac enthusiast because I find the Windows operating system too sluggish, but it’s a great laptop to carry around. Today, I carried it to lunch and answered some work emails. It’s very light and handy, and I can chuck it into my handbag on days when I don’t carry my camera. It feels lighter than my camera even! I also like how it’s inconspicuous and doesn’t make me feel like I’m hiding behind a giant screen if I put it on the table.
Last year, Terence and I bought the eeePC because we thought it would be nice to have a small laptop to bring around to do work. But we sold it within two weeks because it was too small and the screen even worse. This HP Mini has a bigger screen without compromising on size, and the keyboard is significantly bigger too. I haven’t seen the new range of the eeePC so I can’t make a proper comparison, though.
Now, if only they had passed me the Vivenne Tam designed one instead. :) I’d carry it like a clutch!
Alright, I got to wolf down the last of my cake so that I can go pick up my little girl.
Blogged on the HP Mini, courtesy of HP via Edelman.
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[...] you may recall sometime back I was given the HP Mini which is a great carry around laptop for surfing, checking emails and [...]
As My Life Is » Blog Archive » HP TouchSmart added these pithy words on Feb 05 09 at 9:42 PM[...] no secret that I am a Mac fangirl. HP took a leap of faith and handed me an HP Mini this year, knowing that I’d be won over by the machine’s handy size, despite it being a Windows [...]
HP Mini by Studio Tord Boontje | As My Life Is added these pithy words on Nov 09 09 at 1:27 AMI really wish Apple would hurry up and make a netbook! Alternatively I’d have to buy a PC one and learn to rip out the OS and replace it with Ubuntu or something …
Tym added these pithy words on
Jan 17 09 at
8:03 AM
Next time you are going to Dempsey in the morning, let me know, we can catch up there. CNY week would be great!
Shai added these pithy words on
Jan 18 09 at
3:50 AM
I just got the HP Mini for the Hubs, now I’m a slave to Starhub for 2 years :D, I upped the ram to 2G, its feeling quite fast now. Don’t like the glossy screen, hard to read in bright places, I love the Vivienne version too though I don’t think Hubs would be carrying his like a clutch, hee hee.
crankygal added these pithy words on
Feb 09 09 at
12:40 PM
