Posted 03/25/09 at 12:39:09 PM by Nathan Edwards

The HP Mini 1001xx is easily the classiest-looking little netbook we’ve come across. Like most of HP’s recent computers, from the Blackbird to the HDX 18, the Mini 1001xx opts for subtle design flair instead of solid colors—in this case, faint gray spirals on a glossy black clamshell lid. The interior is smooth and matte black, and the keys are soft and very square but still provide an audible click—no mushiness here.

The keyboard is the most comfortable we’ve ever used in a netbook; it doesn’t feel cramped at all, although those with large hands will still find their wrists dangling off the end of the board—a familiar story in this category.

Like the other netbooks we’ve tested, the Mini 1001xx is built on Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom processor, runs Windows XP, and has 1GB of DDR2 RAM. It has the smallest hard drive of any non-SSD netbook we’ve tested, but we suppose 60GB isn’t terrible. Like the Lenovo S10, the Mini 1001 ships with only two USB ports, and the Ethernet port is so well hidden as to be virtually invisible, but it is there, behind a thick rubber cover

Read on for the rest of the review.

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Posted 03/17/09 at 02:42:26 PM by The Maximum PC Staff

UPDATE: There will be another chance to win at 4PM PST today! We’ve given out t-shirts, small toys, and even a personal beverage cooler in our weekly Twitter trivia contest (hosted by @willsmith), but this month, we’re raising the stakes by giving away one HP Mini 1001 netbook! Starting next week, our Illustrious Editor-in-Chief will challenge his Twitter followers with a series of three technology trivia questions. Correct answers will score you one entry in our random drawing, which we’ll conduct on Tuesday, March 24th. One lucky grand prize winner will score the netbook (Approximate value, $490 USD) and five first place winners will get a Left 4 Dead t-shirt, courtesy of Valve Software. We won’t be announcing the times of the trivia questions on the website, so subscribe to Will’s Twitter feed to make sure you don’t miss out!

Read on for the official rules and more photos of the prize!

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