The HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition is basically an HP Mini 1000 running an Ubuntu Linux-based operating system that HP calls Mobile Internet Experience. It comes with a custom theme, a slick program launcher, and a home screen that provides quick access to your browser bookmarks. While I find it’s a little less responsive than Windows XP on the same…

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When HP launched its new mini-notebook lineup last week, a $399.99 model running Windows XP was immediately available. HP also showed off a version running Ubuntu Linux with a custom “Mobile Internet Experience” interface which looks like a super-slick version of the Linux program launchers created by Dell and Asus. But there was no firm release date for the $379.99…

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