Comments on: HP Mini 1000 6-cell Battery in the House

By: Edward

Edward — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:43:12 +0000

Rob…
Do you have a stable version of Windows 7?

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:06:16 +0000

Thanks james, the audio driver worked great! And you’re right, a little bit of monkeying and I got the webcam working too. My 6-cell battery is on the way too!

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:01:38 +0000

Jeremy, do you mean dual booting it? So when you turn it on, you can choose Windows or Linux? Yes you can do that but you’ll have to copy the installation files from your XP cd to a USB stick since there’s no optical drive on netbooks.

But, I’d suggest dual booting Windows 7 and Linux instead of XP. Or just skipping Linux altogether

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 14 May 2009 04:40:48 +0000

Hey i was wondering if it’s possible to have a mini 10 with ubuntu but then use the XP cds i have to install XP on it? Would everything function like normal? Is it even possible? Thanks

By: Luscious

Luscious — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:36:46 +0000

…or keep it and buy a mini 1500 later this year.

Waiting for Pinetrail James? Me too!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:20:15 +0000

I just wanted to note that I added a sony micro usb card in the hp proprietary storage slot and it fits like a glove in case anyone else had similar ideas. No need to buy the hp one

By: L3wish

L3wish — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:11:08 +0000

I’m running Windows 7 Build 7100 everything works but the only issue i had was the lag of web browsers..

I tried Firefox and it lagged
Chrome, Internet Explorer and Opera did the same thing. So at last i downloaded Safari and WHOOOLA is gone now. So if your suffering with the same problem try it out.

WIndows 7 build 7100
Ram: 2Gbs
Hard drive: SSD 16GB

By: A.

A. — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:16:26 +0000

I don’t have any problems with the glossy screen indoors, but it is impossible to use outdoors.

I will have to try Windows 7.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:52:25 +0000

It is glossy but that doesn’t bother me. YMMV however.

By: Andrés

Andrés — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:44:40 +0000

I heard that the Mini 1000’s screen is particularly glossy, more so than other netbooks, and that this can cause annoying reflections. Has that been the case for you?

By: Andrés

Andrés — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:42:31 +0000

Wow, that’s great! I’d thought that the current generation of netbooks was not powerful enough to run Windows 7. I guess the only reason to wait until the newer ones come out is so that you get the Windows 7 license right out of the box instead of having to buy an upgrade.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:23:31 +0000

Only if you’ll tell mine.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:06:13 +0000

That’s a common effect from notebooks like this where the screen swings back behind the body. Macs are like that too.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:05:06 +0000

Tell my wife that it’s a good thing for me to buy stuff, please.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:47:55 +0000

Can you explain to me how to put the Windows 7 RC on the HP Mini?

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:44:44 +0000

Yes Win7 on the Mini runs Aero. And beautifully I might add.

I love my Mini (and Windows 7) but one thing I don’t like is that the screen doesn’t tilt back very far. I’m a tall dude and use my netbook standing up a lot so it’s kind of an inconvenience. But, despite that flaw the Mini is the best netbook out there that I’ve seen.

I’m not usually away from a power outlet for more than a couple hours so I don’t really need the 6-cell but it would be nice to have for trips and stuff. Too pricey for me to justify though.