Comments on: Handmade HP Mini-Note case

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By: Bernard Gitlin

Bernard Gitlin — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:53:32 +0000

Best Buy sells cases for the 7-8 inch DVD players, as well as one's for the 10inch DVD players. I bought one of these and it is a perfect fit for the HP 2133. The price is very reasonable, about $11 to $13.

gbernman

By: Bernard Gitlin

Bernard Gitlin — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:53:32 +0000

gbernman

By: Bernard Gitlin

Bernard Gitlin — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:53:32 +0000

Best Buy sells cases for the 7-8 inch DVD players, as well as one’s for the 10inch DVD players. I bought one of these and it is a perfect fit for the HP 2133. The price is very reasonable, about $11 to $13.

gbernman

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:12:19 +0000

Sturdy? Yeah. Scratch resistant? I wouldn’t want to push my luck. Since it slips and slides around in a full sized laptop case or backpack, I’d rather not push my luck. it’s like carrying a cellphone in your pocket. You certainly *could* just slip it into your pocket without any sort of protection. But it’s going to show less wear and tear over time if you put it in a slipcase first.

By: 42gems

42gems — Tue, 27 May 2008 06:15:57 +0000

nice bag. but isn’t the mininote supposed to be really sturdy and scratch resistant, so it wouldn’t be very liable to get scuffed up?

By: BobH

BobH — Mon, 26 May 2008 23:44:30 +0000

So would I. Making people get Vista on a machine that is not designed for it makes no sense. These ULPC's are tailor made for XP and it should hum along happily on them. Maintaining an onerous policy such as that on the Mini's will not help Microsoft. If anything, I would think it only benefits the Linux community which now has an excellent opportunity to get that OS more into the mainstream. I use both MS Office 2003 and Open Office and have no difficulty switching between the two. It would not be difficult to switch completely to a Linux platform. I learned DOS and Windows, I should be able to learn Linux.

Anyway, keep up the good work.

By the way, it looks like the Mini and the Wind are about the same size, so your wife's case may work for both.

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Mon, 26 May 2008 21:12:05 +0000

Thanks Bob,

My wife doesn’t typically follow patterns, but I’ll ask her if she happens to remember the measurements she used for this case.

As for the HP policy on Windows XP “downgrades,” I believe this is a result of a Microsoft policy, not HP’s. I suspect MSI will do something similar, requiring Windows users to pay for a Vista license to get an XP install disc. But I’d love to be proven wrong.

By: BobH

BobH — Mon, 26 May 2008 19:53:52 +0000

Brad, Maybe you could simply post the pattern and sewing instructions so that those who sew or have a spouse who sews could make one.

By the way, many thanks for all your work in keeping us up to date with what’s happening in the ULPC field. I especially like the even reporting without taking sides in Eee vs. everyone else battles. Myself, I am waiting for actual use reports on the Wind before making a decision. Given HP’s miserable support for the Mini and the ridiculous “downgrade” policy to get XP, if Wind comes loaded with XP and a recovery disk, I think it could put a serious crimp in HP’s shorts.

By: Nate

Nate — Mon, 26 May 2008 13:12:20 +0000

I ordered a slip case from Waterfield Designs for my Mini-Note. I highly recommend it. The thing fits like a glove, it’s durable and it looks good.