The ‘professional-aimed’ $399 Mini 5103 netbook (seen right) will be getting a dual-core 1.5GHz processor option that will offer a 20% boostin power, without any shortcomings on battery life. The system also will offer the HP Day Starter OS, but no webOS yet *frowns*.
On the flipside, for the ordinary consumer, the HP Mini 210 has a new design, the same heavily-praised keyboard, a ton of very clever colors, a Broadcom Crystal Accelerator option for 1080p playback, and will retail for $330 with a single core Atom CPU and six-cell battery, but will have the optional upgrade to the faster N550 processor for a bit more greenbacks (probably $75).
HP Mini 5103 & 210 Press Shots
While the Sony VAIO W was deemed to expensive to be a netbook for its size, the recently-leaked Sony VAIO M is purportedly set to replace the W. Moving straight onto specs there’s a 1024 x 600 10.1-inch screen, 1.66GHz Atom N450 CPU, Bluetooth on the basic model, 250GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, Windows 7 Starter, b/g/n Wi-Fi, and all in a package that weighs only 2.86 pounds. It’s expected to sell below $500 Benjamins which would turn it into hotcakes, although there’s no official release date (or price for that matter). One more shot after the break for your fancy.
