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Following a similar recession-beating hardware move made by rival telecommunications giant AT&T, Verizon Wireless is giving customers the chance to hop onboard the Netbook bandwagon by offering up a worthy system for just $199.99 USD (after a $50 USD mail-in rebate).
Cheaper than your average Netbook, but without a drop in specs. Image: Verizon/HP.
The slice of Web-centric hardware in question is the HP Mini 1151NR, which will be available through Verizon Wireless from May 17 and ticks pretty much all of the boxes where pocket-friendly Netbook computers are concerned – although, that said, retail Netbooks don’t require customers to sign off on a two-year Mobile Broadband plan.
The HP Mini 1151NR comes with access to Verizon’s high-speed 3G network, which is a plus, and is powered by Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom processor (N270), 1GB of RAM, and a modest 80GB conventional hard disk drive (HDD).
While the system would be more attractive with the N280 variant of Intel’s mobile CPU and a 160GB HDD, Verizon’s offer does include Windows XP Home (with SP3), Qualcomm’s global access Gobi chipset, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, wired Ethernet (RJ-45), two USB ports, an SD/MMC card slot, and a built-in Web cam.
Factor in a generous 10.1-inch LED BrightView Infinity display screen (1024 x 576), physical dimensions of 1.0 x 10.3 x 6.6 inches and a weight of just over a kilo, and the two-year data plan does start to look a little tempting beside that sub-$200 USD price tag.
If it were us… we’d still go full retail and snap up Sony’s gorgeous VAIO P. But then, we’re unashamedly shallow and easily led by aesthetic beauty as opposed to penny-saving practicality.
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