There are a few ways to get people to spend unusually large amounts of money on netbooks. You can soup it up with premium features such as touchscreen displays, spill-resistant keyboards, or 7200rpm hard drives. Or you can give the netbook a fashion makeover and slap a designer label on it. HP appears to be taking both approaches with the…

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HP’s latest designer edition netbook is scheduled to ship on March 19th, with pre-orders starting today. The netbook features a butterfly motif which was designed by Vivienne Tam, the same fashion designer that partnered with HP on one of the first ever designer edition netbooks. HP has been teasing us with the new new “Butterfly Lovers” design since September, long…

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HP recently introduced two new designer edition netbooks, the HP Mini 110 Tord Boontje edition and the second generation Vivienne Tam Edition netbook. The Tord Boontje netbook is basically an HP Mini 110 with a designer finish that covers the lid and portions of the netbook’s interior. There’s also an optional matching mouse. We don’t know much about the new…

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HP is working with fashion designer Vivienne Tam on a second-generation “Digital Clutch” netbook. The first Vivienne Tam Edition netbook was based on the HP Mini 1000 and was released last year for a somewhat ridiculously high price of $699, or about $300 more than the cost of a basic HP Mini 1000 with a black lid. But apparently the…

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The HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition netbook was one of the most expensive netbooks on the market when it was launched late last year. The $700 price tag netted you a thin and light netbook with a 10 inch screen. But the real selling point was the red color and floral pattern on the lid courtesy of designer Vivienne…

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HP has been showing off the designer Vivienne Tam Edition of the HP Mini 1000 since before the company had even announed the HP Mini 1000. But up until now, the only photos I’d seen of the netbook were press shots or photos that journalists/bloggers took at press events. Now it looks like Judie at Gear Diary has gotten her…

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Thinking about picking up an HP Mini 1000 netbook, but worried that the $399.99 starting price isn’t enough? For an extra $300 you can get the designer Vivienne Tam edition of the netbook which was first unveiled (sort of) back in October. It’s now available for order from HP’s web store. Aside from the fancy red color and artistic case…

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That Vivienne Tam designer edition HP Mini-Note that was spotted last month is apparently real. And it’s coming soon. HP plans to release this netbook in December. But that’s not the interesting part. HP is working on a next generation Mini-Note computer. And while it’s not clear if this will be the first model in that line to hit the…

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HP showed off a new designer edition of the HP Mini-Note netbook last night at a New York City Fashion Week event. The netbook is called the HP Digital Clutch and it’s inspired by designer Vivienne Tam’s designs. Under the fancy exterior it sure looks a lot like the HP Mini-Note. But Laptop Magazine’s Joanna Stern spotted something interesting: It…

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