HP Mini 2140 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Dan Ackerman

Reviewed on: 29 January 2009

Tags: HP, HP Mini 2140, accelerometer, hard drive, solid-state drive

We like:

Solid metal construction; full ExpressCard/54 slot; big keyboard

We don't like:

Odd resolution loses a few pixels; no mobile-broadband options yet; awkward mouse-button placement

CNET UK judgement:

A premium version of the plastic Mini 1000, the aluminium-clad HP Mini 2140 handles standard netbook tasks capably and offers a large keyboard and solid construction. Combined with the fact that HP has managed to keep the price down, the 2140 has become the netbook to beat

Full review:

Now that the plastic-clad, Atom-powered Mini 1000 has become a hit, HP is taking another crack at the netbook market with the Mini 2140: a radically updated version of its first netbook effort, the 2133 Mini-Note. The 2140 updates the 2133's components from an underpowered Via C7-M to an Intel Atom CPU, also adding an accelerometer for the hard drive and a full ExpressCard/54 slot -- a netbook first. Continue Reading...