Hewlett-Packard unveiled its latest netbook today. The HP Mini 5101 promises to be a a stylish, yet durable fully functional companion PC.
The Mini 5101 comes with an anodized aluminum display enclosure with a black, brushed finish and lower case made of magnesium alloy. It is powered by an Intel 1.66GHz Atom N280 processor and 945GSE chipset. It comes with a 10.1-inch LED display (WSVGA or HD resolution), 1GB RAM (expandable to 2GB), Wi-Fi, an integrated 2MP webcam, a spill-resistant keyboard and a trackpad with buttons below it (unlike many other HP netbooks) and an SD card slot. There are also optional HP un2400 EV-DO/HSPA Mobile Broadband, 802.11 a/b/g/draft-n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 modules and a six-cell battery. Different hard drive capacities from 160 to 320GB will be offered as well as 80 and 128GB SSD options. Windows XP Home, SUSE Linux Enterprise 11, and FreeDOS will be offered as operating systems.
The HP Mini 5101 will be available in late July with pricing starting at US$449.