Comments on: HP Mini 5102 now fully customizable (for a price)

By: mrbofus

mrbofus — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:16:40 +0000

For people who have put the Broadcom HD decoder into other netbooks, it seems like they have to use a custom versions of software, since only certain software can utilize the HD accelerating functions. Is this true? Or is the HD decoder usable by all applications and the OS itself?

By: mrbofus

mrbofus — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:16:40 +0000

By: crabolsky

crabolsky — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:49:50 +0000

Well I took the plunge. Ordered one today and should have it by the 18th. Thanks again for the code. It brought an absurdly priced netbook back into (although still premium) reasonable price range.

By: crabolsky

crabolsky — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:05:19 +0000

Smartbuy options are now up this morning.

http://h71016.www7.hp.com/dstore/ctoBases.asp?o...

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:47:05 +0000

Too bad you can't take both of Broadcom HD and 3G.

By: crabolsky

crabolsky — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:28:57 +0000

Thanks for the coupon and the info. The HD is accelerator definitely worth the extra $18. Its funny, I have spoken with 3 different reps at HP over the last couple weeks and nobody could confirm the a touch screen was even an option let alone what type of touch screen it was. I think this will be my next netbook…the only other on eI was waiting for was the Viliv S10 but that could be another 2 months before its available.

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:50:57 +0000

Actually, 720p video often isn't a problem. Most netbooks can handle 720p in
at least some formats, although CPU usage is usually pegged near 100%. But
1080p HD video is a no go.

By: Rookhawk

Rookhawk — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:33:08 +0000

The issue is that the 450/470 pinetrail processors (and the 270s) cannot handle the raw processing required to present a 720p video without horrible stutter. The graphics cards onboard netbooks do not have sufficient horsepower to resolve the situation currently. In conclusion, you need the broadcom HD accelerator card if you want to watch HD content on a netbook enjoyably. The touchscreen is capacitive but it doesn't come in an HD version, only 1024×600.

By: Rookhawk

Rookhawk — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:30:22 +0000

The handle is great. It articulates under the unit when you're working so it doesn't protrude from the back unless you want it to.

By: Rookhawk

Rookhawk — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:29:27 +0000

The coupon code for 12% off the 5102 is either CTO5102 or 5102CTO. I lost my notes on this but if you look around the net and find their “coupon naming convention” it is the same for the 5102 as it is for other HP small biz products.

By: tlove

tlove — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:06:49 +0000

yeah now to get to the 5102 you have to go here..

http://h71016.www7.hp.com/dstore/MiddleFrame.as...

By: crabolsky

crabolsky — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:21:01 +0000

Would you mind sharing the %12 code for HP? Iam configuring one with a touchscreen and it $708. Which unfortunately is out of my budget. Even if I could afford it, I wouldn't spend that much on it!

By: crabolsky

crabolsky — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:12:17 +0000

Is it work the extra $45 to add the Broadcom graphics decoder? Without it are you still able to view HD content?

By: MonkeyKing1969

MonkeyKing1969 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:24:02 +0000

That handle is wack. If you can't remove it, so they're saying it just will get in the way when you don't need it like shoving it in a suitcase for a quick trip. If they can't make it removable at least don't steal the handle off a refrigerator? (Industrial design gone amok?)

By: Rookhawk

Rookhawk — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:26:08 +0000

As of 4:26AM CST on 1/29/2010 guess what? You guessed it, the 5102 is now missing from the HP small biz site yet again. What on earth are those HP folks doing? The real question is, are they listening to us and making rapid course corrections?

Still eager to purchase a 5102, still waiting for a reasonable pricetag.