Comments on: HP Mini 5102 now available… for $749 and up http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html Compact Computing Sat, 26 May 2012 09:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: DavidC http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-47566 DavidC Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:44:43 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-47566 I was torn on what to use for my next portable writing machine and after a ton of research had decided on this netbook + keeping my aging iMac. Oh well. Last night I used the money this would have cost and got a good price on a barely used Macbook. I'll get a cheap netbook for travel later. Possibly an HP 5101. (Nearly won a model on ebay at a real good price but Nigerian scammers screwed it all up.)<br><br>What a joke HP. I mean, it's a good little machine but the price is ridiculous and I'm not going to wait 6 months for the price drop. I was torn on what to use for my next portable writing machine and after a ton of research had decided on this netbook + keeping my aging iMac. Oh well. Last night I used the money this would have cost and got a good price on a barely used Macbook. I'll get a cheap netbook for travel later. Possibly an HP 5101. (Nearly won a model on ebay at a real good price but Nigerian scammers screwed it all up.)

What a joke HP. I mean, it's a good little machine but the price is ridiculous and I'm not going to wait 6 months for the price drop.

]]> By: Brad Linder http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-47567 Brad Linder Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:05:47 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-47567 I'd look at the Dell Mini 10. It's not available with an HD screen yet, but<br>it will be within the next few weeks. It gets about 9 hours of battery life,<br>has a Bluetooth option, and comes with Win 7 Starter. I'd look at the Dell Mini 10. It's not available with an HD screen yet, but
it will be within the next few weeks. It gets about 9 hours of battery life,
has a Bluetooth option, and comes with Win 7 Starter.

]]> By: DavidC http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-39985 DavidC Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:44:43 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-39985 I was torn on what to use for my next portable writing machine and after a ton of research had decided on this netbook + keeping my aging iMac. Oh well. Last night I used the money this would have cost and got a good price on a barely used Macbook. I'll get a cheap netbook for travel later. Possibly an HP 5101. (Nearly won a model on ebay at a real good price but Nigerian scammers screwed it all up.)<br><br>What a joke HP. I mean, it's a good little machine but the price is ridiculous and I'm not going to wait 6 months for the price drop. I was torn on what to use for my next portable writing machine and after a ton of research had decided on this netbook + keeping my aging iMac. Oh well. Last night I used the money this would have cost and got a good price on a barely used Macbook. I'll get a cheap netbook for travel later. Possibly an HP 5101. (Nearly won a model on ebay at a real good price but Nigerian scammers screwed it all up.)

What a joke HP. I mean, it's a good little machine but the price is ridiculous and I'm not going to wait 6 months for the price drop.

]]> By: Brad Linder http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-39984 Brad Linder Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:05:47 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-39984 I'd look at the Dell Mini 10. It's not available with an HD screen yet, but<br>it will be within the next few weeks. It gets about 9 hours of battery life,<br>has a Bluetooth option, and comes with Win 7 Starter. I'd look at the Dell Mini 10. It's not available with an HD screen yet, but
it will be within the next few weeks. It gets about 9 hours of battery life,
has a Bluetooth option, and comes with Win 7 Starter.

]]> By: Rookhawk http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-39964 Rookhawk Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:08:01 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-39964 Here are some additional 5102 updates that occurred today at HP. They now offer the 5102 for the low, low price of $599. This model is totally stripped down and compares to the $279-$329 HP 210HD model. HP continues to add additional preconfigured options written by someone with zero marketing background. Let me explain:<br><br><br>Why would you pay a premium for a netbook?:<br>Battery life. (6 cell)<br>1366x768 HD screen<br>SSD drive for more durability<br>Built in HD accelerator card<br>3G SIM card slot built in<br>2gb of Ram (or 4gb) out of the box<br>Premium OS instead of linux/xp/win7starter<br><br>Yet, for $600-$700 you are getting none of those features whatsoever. HP has neutered their competitive advantage by providing an overpriced unit that fails to achieve the goals it set to accomplish at a reasonable pricepoint.<br><br>Today I received my "new" quote for the 5102, a system I was sincerely hoping to use for audit/compliance work where we use it in datacenters and complete reports on long flights home. The new quote has 802n+bluetooth, 6 cell battery (and a 4 cell which you can't say no to in their warped build process), 2gb RAM, 160gb hard drive, 1366x768 HD screen (no touch), HD accelerator card, NO 3G slot, carry handle, win7pro. <br><br>How much for this middle of the road netbook you ask? $828 plus taxes. <br><br>Did anyone forsee HP peddling the 5102 at this pricepoint when they said "starting at $400 on January 6th while claiming HD video and win7 starter would be standard?" <br><br>I was thinking (as most were) that $800 would get you a touchscreen, 2gb, 80gb SSD, 6-cell, win7 product but that is simply not the case. <br><br>Perhaps a reader can suggest a solution for my firm that will yield 8 hour battery life, HD resolution screen, win7 and bluetooth in a netbook offering? Surely someone has to have such a device available? Here are some additional 5102 updates that occurred today at HP. They now offer the 5102 for the low, low price of $599. This model is totally stripped down and compares to the $279-$329 HP 210HD model. HP continues to add additional preconfigured options written by someone with zero marketing background. Let me explain:

Why would you pay a premium for a netbook?:
Battery life. (6 cell)
1366×768 HD screen
SSD drive for more durability
Built in HD accelerator card
3G SIM card slot built in
2gb of Ram (or 4gb) out of the box
Premium OS instead of linux/xp/win7starter

Yet, for $600-$700 you are getting none of those features whatsoever. HP has neutered their competitive advantage by providing an overpriced unit that fails to achieve the goals it set to accomplish at a reasonable pricepoint.

Today I received my “new” quote for the 5102, a system I was sincerely hoping to use for audit/compliance work where we use it in datacenters and complete reports on long flights home. The new quote has 802n+bluetooth, 6 cell battery (and a 4 cell which you can't say no to in their warped build process), 2gb RAM, 160gb hard drive, 1366×768 HD screen (no touch), HD accelerator card, NO 3G slot, carry handle, win7pro.

How much for this middle of the road netbook you ask? $828 plus taxes.

Did anyone forsee HP peddling the 5102 at this pricepoint when they said “starting at $400 on January 6th while claiming HD video and win7 starter would be standard?”

I was thinking (as most were) that $800 would get you a touchscreen, 2gb, 80gb SSD, 6-cell, win7 product but that is simply not the case.

Perhaps a reader can suggest a solution for my firm that will yield 8 hour battery life, HD resolution screen, win7 and bluetooth in a netbook offering? Surely someone has to have such a device available?

]]> By: HP launches the $749 Mini 5102! | Laptops Today http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-39956 HP launches the $749 Mini 5102! | Laptops Today Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:15:32 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-39956 [...] Source [Liliputing] [...] [...] Source [Liliputing] [...]

]]> By: crabolsky http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-39941 crabolsky Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:40:08 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-39941 Buy the way whats the 12% coupon code? Buy the way whats the 12% coupon code?

]]> By: MonkeyKing1969 http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-39937 MonkeyKing1969 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:18:05 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-39937 With that said you could buy half-a-dozen OTHER netbooks with the same specs are a tricked out HP 210 HD for less too. I don’t like the way HP sells that 210 HD either. There are no real choices except color...so it is really on their site just so they can trick you into buying printers, cables, USB thumb drives, shoulder-bags, Wi-Fi, etc <br><br>I suppose the HP 5102 looks nicer then anything else HP has, and its for business so "you" aren't buying it your company is...but still it seems like a bad deal for cosmetics. With that said you could buy half-a-dozen OTHER netbooks with the same specs are a tricked out HP 210 HD for less too. I don’t like the way HP sells that 210 HD either. There are no real choices except color…so it is really on their site just so they can trick you into buying printers, cables, USB thumb drives, shoulder-bags, Wi-Fi, etc

I suppose the HP 5102 looks nicer then anything else HP has, and its for business so “you” aren't buying it your company is…but still it seems like a bad deal for cosmetics.

]]> By: crabolsky http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-39931 crabolsky Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:01:28 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-39931 Rookhawk...well put! <br><br>I actually had this targeted as my next netbook because of the build quality and touchscreen option. I recently got rid of a T91mt because of its lack of processor power. But since then, I have had a hard time going without a touchscreen. Once you get used to it, it is a fantastic addition to the form factor. I was hopeful to get into a base unit with the touch screen for $600 but it does sound like that's going to happen (at least in the near future). Are they even offering the touchscreen option yet? I heard another 2 months away! Rookhawk…well put!

I actually had this targeted as my next netbook because of the build quality and touchscreen option. I recently got rid of a T91mt because of its lack of processor power. But since then, I have had a hard time going without a touchscreen. Once you get used to it, it is a fantastic addition to the form factor. I was hopeful to get into a base unit with the touch screen for $600 but it does sound like that's going to happen (at least in the near future). Are they even offering the touchscreen option yet? I heard another 2 months away!

]]> By: MonkeyKing1969 http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-39925 MonkeyKing1969 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:14:00 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-39925 This just shows how much HP wants to kill netbooks by confusing people. Heck, Dell, Lenovo, HP, and many other want netbooks to die so we can't just blame HP. They hate the netbook margins, yet they don't want to sell more computers to make more money or sell apps to make more money. They believe there is only one way to make money -- hardware! They don't want to change, they just want to shift people away form $400 computers.<br><br>We can only hope Acer, Asus, and MSi step in yet again to kick the stool out from under western manufactures so they hang themselves again. This just shows how much HP wants to kill netbooks by confusing people. Heck, Dell, Lenovo, HP, and many other want netbooks to die so we can't just blame HP. They hate the netbook margins, yet they don't want to sell more computers to make more money or sell apps to make more money. They believe there is only one way to make money — hardware! They don't want to change, they just want to shift people away form $400 computers.

We can only hope Acer, Asus, and MSi step in yet again to kick the stool out from under western manufactures so they hang themselves again.

]]> By: HP launches the $749 Mini 5102! http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-39905 HP launches the $749 Mini 5102! Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:01:58 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-39905 [...] Source [Liliputing] [...] [...] Source [Liliputing] [...]

]]> By: Rookhawk http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-39900 Rookhawk Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:46:13 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-39900 Thanks for the update, Brad. The readers may be interested to know that the one fairly decent upgrade price offered in the 5102 fiasco is a 80gb SSD for an additional $220 over the standard 160gb drive. There is also a coupon code for 12% off custom configured 5102 machines on HP small biz website. <br><br>So to get a 5102 with the following:<br><br>1300x768 HD screen<br>Carry handle<br>black finish<br>1gb ram<br>Win 7 starter<br>80gb SSD<br>802.11 b/g/n<br>bluetooth<br>4 cell battery<br>HD accelerator card<br>standard warranty<br><br>You'd pay: $908 -12% = $799. Add the 6 volt battery that lends battery life to the unit = $1038 - 12% = $913.<br><br>Of course readers are wondering why you wouldn't go with 2gb of ram at this point? That requires a win 7 professional upgrade to be eligible. That puts you in the $1300 pricetag combined. Add the 128 gb SSD and you're at $1500. Please note that you haven't added the SIM card slot for wireless 3g networking (it's over $100 and is incompatible with HD display/accelerator) and you'd then be in the $1600 range. Why stop there? Why not add on the capacitive touch screen display and spend in the $1700 price range for a netbook from HP?<br><br>Being more realistic about all of this, you are going to spend $900 for the HP 5102 that has inferior specifications to a custom order HP Mini 210HD that has a retail of <$449 fully equipped. Thanks for the update, Brad. The readers may be interested to know that the one fairly decent upgrade price offered in the 5102 fiasco is a 80gb SSD for an additional $220 over the standard 160gb drive. There is also a coupon code for 12% off custom configured 5102 machines on HP small biz website.

So to get a 5102 with the following:

1300×768 HD screen
Carry handle
black finish
1gb ram
Win 7 starter
80gb SSD
802.11 b/g/n
bluetooth
4 cell battery
HD accelerator card
standard warranty

You'd pay: $908 -12% = $799. Add the 6 volt battery that lends battery life to the unit = $1038 – 12% = $913.

Of course readers are wondering why you wouldn't go with 2gb of ram at this point? That requires a win 7 professional upgrade to be eligible. That puts you in the $1300 pricetag combined. Add the 128 gb SSD and you're at $1500. Please note that you haven't added the SIM card slot for wireless 3g networking (it's over $100 and is incompatible with HD display/accelerator) and you'd then be in the $1600 range. Why stop there? Why not add on the capacitive touch screen display and spend in the $1700 price range for a netbook from HP?

Being more realistic about all of this, you are going to spend $900 for the HP 5102 that has inferior specifications to a custom order HP Mini 210HD that has a retail of <$449 fully equipped.

]]> By: HP Mini 5102 now available | GadgetsHolic http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-39898 HP Mini 5102 now available | GadgetsHolic Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:17:29 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-39898 [...] be the inclusion of Windows XP Professional, thanks to Windows 7 Professional downgrade rights.[LP] Sharing is [...] [...] be the inclusion of Windows XP Professional, thanks to Windows 7 Professional downgrade rights.[LP] Sharing is [...]

]]> By: Nathan http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-39871 Nathan Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:22:52 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-39871 Does HP really think anyone will buy a netbook at that price? Does HP really think anyone will buy a netbook at that price?

]]> By: Holy Crap! http://liliputing.com/2010/01/hp-mini-5102-now-available-for-749-and-up.html#comment-39870 Holy Crap! Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:21:26 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=18317#comment-39870 $749...which doesn't even include the 6 cell battery, are you kidding me HP? Though this is under their business section, the HP 5102 had quite a lot of home users speculating...not any more. $749…which doesn't even include the 6 cell battery, are you kidding me HP? Though this is under their business section, the HP 5102 had quite a lot of home users speculating…not any more.

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