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    looking for comparison of Mini-9 and HP Mini

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by bjcadstuff, Feb 3, 2009.

  1. bjcadstuff

    bjcadstuff Notebook Consultant

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    I haven't seen a Mini-9 in person, but at Fry's and BestBuy I've compared the HP Mini with the Asus and Acer machines. I couldn't effectively type on the Asus or Acer, but I can type pretty well on the HP. (I would be interested in XP, 1GB ram, min. 16GB hd.)
     
    bjcadstuff, Feb 3, 2009
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  2. mick4394

    mick4394 Notebook Evangelist

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    If you can't type well on the Asus or Asus, you probably won't fair much better on the Dell.

    The HP's keyboard is best-in-class. Nothing else, really, comes even close.
     
    mick4394, Feb 4, 2009
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  3. MrNYC

    MrNYC Notebook Geek

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    I agree with mick4394. My girlfriend looked at the Dell Mini and the HP Mini (among others) and decided on the Mini. She had no problems typing on the Mini and she hated the HP trackpad buttons being on the left and the right. However, she stated that she felt the HP keyboard was far superior to any other netbook we tested.
     
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  4. lottdod_1999

    lottdod_1999 Notebook Evangelist

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    um... they're both Minis though
     
    lottdod_1999, Feb 24, 2009
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  5. mick4394

    mick4394 Notebook Evangelist

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    One is a mini with a huge keyboard, though.
     
    mick4394, Feb 24, 2009
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    lottdod_1999 Notebook Evangelist

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    No I mean he said he chose the mini.. but didn't specify dell or hp
     
    lottdod_1999, Feb 24, 2009
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