Compaq Mini 700: It’s the HP Mini 1000 with optional HSDPA

While trolling around for HP Mini 1000 news, I noticed a number of stories in UK based publications including Pocket Lint and T3 about the Compaq Mini 700. At first glance, I just figured this was the UK version of the Mini 1000. But upon closer inspection, it appears that the Compaq Mini 700 has a few differences:

You can pick one up with an optional HSDPA modem
It has a Compaq logo instead of an HP logo

And that’s about it. Really. Spec-wise, the two netbooks look pretty much identical. At least one site claims they will have different screen resolutions, but the US version of the HP Mini 1000 has a 1024 x 600 pixel display, so I’d be surprised if the UK version actually has a 1024 x 576 resolution screen.

The Compaq Mini 700 is expected to be out in the UK in mid-December for £299 while the HP Mini 1000 will be available in Februrary for £399. No, I have no idea why it costs more.

Posted on Thursday, October 30th, 2008, 8:38 am by Brad Linder

DougC3

Funny how Pocket Lint doesn't just stop at 1024 x 600 res for the Compaq Mini 700 and 1024 x 576 for the Mini 1000, they go on to say that the Mini 700 has a 10.2″, 16:10 ratio screen and the Mini 1000 has a 10.1″ SD[?] display with a 16:9 ratio!

Also, it's interesting that they chose the new and informative name “700″ to distinguish the 10.2″ model from its smaller 10.1″ brother, the “1000″ (Are we sure that Carly Fiorina actually left HP and now heads McCain's financial advisers? I wonder if commerce schools include a logic subcourse in their marketing courses
DougC3

Funny how Pocket Lint doesn't just stop at 1024 x 600 res for the Compaq Mini 700 and 1024 x 576 for the Mini 1000, they go on to say that the Mini 700 has a 10.2″, 16:10 ratio screen and the Mini 1000 has a 10.1″ SD[?] display with a 16:9 ratio!

Also, it's interesting that HP chose the new and informative name “700″ to distinguish the 10.2″ model from its smaller 10.1″ brother, the “1000″ (Are we sure that Carly Fiorina actually left HP and now heads McCain's financial advisers? I wonder if commerce schools include a logic subcourse in their marketing courses

Since the HSDPA is said to be optional, I don't suppose a provider subsidy would account for the lower price of the Mini 700. (I mean, if it's optional and you leave it out, you wouldn't get a subsidy, so, all else equal, the price would be the same as the mini 1000.)
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sockatume

According to the US service manual, that screen resolution is accurate. The 8.9-inch Mini 1000 has a 1024×600 screen and the 10-inch has 1024×576.
sockatume

According to the US service manual, that screen resolution is accurate. The 8.9-inch Mini 1000 has a 1024×600 screen and the 10-inch has 1024×576.
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