Comments on: Up close with the HP Mini 311

By: thequinox

thequinox — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:54:12 +0000

I completely agree. While I don't think it is exactly feasible to expect battery life like that and a Qi screen at an affordable price, a backlit keyboard shouldn't be very hard. I use my netbook all over the place and very often in low light situations.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:54:00 +0000

I completely agree. While I don’t think it is exactly feasible to expect battery life like that and a Qi screen at an affordable price, a backlit keyboard shouldn’t be very hard. I use my netbook all over the place and very often in low light situations.

By: vss123

vss123 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:14:13 +0000

I totally agree with you Fanfoot. It's bigger than it should be.

By: Slice

Slice — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:28:05 +0000

The bezel is really ugly and with out a matte screen it's a no buy. So close though. BTW Nvidia LE mean no Direct-X 10.

By: Fanfoot

Fanfoot — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:35:54 +0000

Not impressed. Its basically the size of a 12″ laptop, with that huge bezel around the screen. If I'm going to buy an 11″ netbook rather than a 12″ laptop I expect it to be SMALLER. If its going to be the same size, I'd rather have the larger screen. Ditto the keyboard. Stupid design decision to keep the same keyboard design when there's all that room for a full sized keyboard.

By: Snipeuout

Snipeuout — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:48:19 +0000

I realy hope the N280 part is true.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?doc…

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By: pixel qi fan in waiting

pixel qi fan in waiting — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:20:19 +0000

Oops – Keyboard backlighting with a switch to turn it on and off to save power when you don't need it…

By: pixel qi fan in waiting

pixel qi fan in waiting — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:18:50 +0000

Netbooks need backlighting for night use (on dark airplane), need HD dual mode direct sunlight readable screen (pixel Qi stuff), long battery use (18-20 hours) and AA battery setup like the Gecko Edubook. The first one to do all that will WIN.

WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G, and MeshNetworking optoins off course are needed too.

RunCore SSDs (or other SSD make & model with same speed as RunCore) … etc.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:38:59 +0000

The small keyboard is really a downer, I can't understand this way of thinking by HP. The smaller keyboard was stellar for the 10″ notebook, no doubt about it, but it's still pretty cramped compared to the full-size keyboard. And it's virtually identical to the one on the larger dv2, and I can't type on that thing without constantly thinking how stupid that keyboard looks and feels on a larger chassis.

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:03:02 +0000

It can play 1080p video smoothly even though it will be downscaled to
run on the lower resolution display. Most netbooks can't do that. You
can also plug in an external display via the VGA or HDMI ports and
watch full 1080p video on a 1080p screen.

By: biboka

biboka — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:20:38 +0000

The official specs are now updated to Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz.

By: markntravis

markntravis — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:19:58 +0000

How can it play 1920 X 1080p when the screen is only 1366 X 768?