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 […]
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Update: How to install the HP Mi Edition theme on any Ubuntu system
HP’s Mobile Internet Experience software is basically a custom version of Ubuntu Linux that includes a slick black theme and a nifty program launcher. It’s designed to run on the HP Mini 1000, but you may be able to install the operating system on other computers with similar hardware by creating a system restore disk. […]
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How to create an HP Mini Mi Edition restore disk in Linux
As I mentioned last night, HP plans to make a utility available on its web site within the next few days that will let users either restore an HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition netbook to its factory default settings or replace Windows or another operating system with HP’s custom Linux environment. But the tool that […]
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HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition is here
So look what I just got my hands on: An HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition. Actually, I’ve had a loaner HP Mini 1000 in the house for the last few weeks. But it came preloaded with Windows XP. But today I got the tools to load it up with HP’s special blend of Ubuntu Linux. […]
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HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition reviewed
I’m still waiting for HP to send me an HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition with the company’s custom Linux software to review. But the computers are already available for purchase, and Perry Longinoti at Notebook Review managed to grab one and write up a decent review of the computer’s hardware and custom software. The HP […]
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HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition photo gallery
Good news on the HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition front. After I asked myself a few questions about the netbook’s functionality this morning, I decided to check out the HP booth on the CES show floor. And wouldn’t you know it, the thing really is just running a modified version of Ubuntu Linux. You can […]
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HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition in action – Video
I stopped by the HP booth at the Digital Experience show in Vegas last night, and they had all sorts of goodies, including the new HP Pavilion DV2, HP 2140 Mini-Note, and HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition running a custom version of Ubuntu Linux. The Mi Edition software is slicker than the easy mode interface […]
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HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition now available for $329 and up
HP is now accepting orders fo the HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition netbook running Linux. And the price is about $50 lower than what HP had announced a few months ago. Of course, that makes sense since HP has also dropped the base price of the Windows XP version to $359. The HP Mini 1000 […]
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HP rebrands Mobile Internet Experience as “Mi”
In a sign that HP could be almost ready to start shipping the Linux version of the HP Mini 1000 netbook, the company has made a modest change to the information on its website. Where the HP Mini 1000 with Linux used to be branded as the “MIE Edition” with HP’s custom “Mobile Internet Experience” […]