HP 2140 Mini Note

[xang]

Just wanted to report my findings...

I just received my new 2140 Mini Note. Of course, I immediately installed Ubuntu 8.10.
Everything worked out of the box save for..wireless.

I installed the restricted driver, but it could not connect to any access point. I saw several wireless networks, but it would not connect. That being said, I disabled the restricted driver and followed the instructions contained within this site:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/HP2133

After reboot..worked like a charm!

I really like the design of the netbook. It is aesthetically pleasing, and the keyboard is the best of any netbook I have seen and used. Screen is good, and the speakers are decent as well.

Just my two cents for anyone who is considering buying this product...

[0z0]

Hp mini note has a good review but MSI WInd with six cells battery (battery last upto 8 hours) is what i am looking forward.

good luck.

[xang]

Hp mini note has a good review but MSI WInd with six cells battery (battery last upto 8 hours) is what i am looking forward.

good luck.

I bought the 2140 Mini Note with a six cell battery, and it shows 8 hours of battery life as well

[0z0]

I bought the 2140 Mini Note with a six cell battery, and it shows 8 hours of battery life as well

if its six cells it would last that long ;for me a laptop should have a long battery life,easy portability and not so bad config which almost todays mini laptops have. mini laptops rocks

[bartenst]

@Xang, thanks for sharing your experience with the HP 2140! I am also looking forward to buying this device. Could you please tell us what configuration you have chosen?
- resolution: 1366 x768 vs. 1024 x 576
- harddisk: SSD vs. SATA-drive
- RAM?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Regards,
Dom

[dixon]

Hi,
I'm considering buying HP 2140 Mini. Can you tell me how loud is the fan in ubuntu and what's the battery life in two scenarios:
a) watching movies (with wifi turned off)
b) browsing internet (with wifi turned on)
?
How is the battery life comparing to WXP? Because my HP 6720s has worse battery life in ubuntu than in XP. I'm bit afraid about battery life and loudness in ubuntu....

[xang]

I am on vacation in Costa Rica this week. Just dropped by an internet cafe for a quick look. I will post my findings after using it all this week on the plane, watching movies, etc. More to come!

[markagraber]

Hi, I have been running the 2140 with ubuntu for a couple of weeks. Everything is working fine......except......the screen resolution is a problem because some dialogue boxes are too big for the screen. It makes navigating and setting up some software problematic (K9Copy, for example). Haven't found a solution yet. It is enough of a pain that I might wait for the new version.

Otherwise, very quick. I have both Wine and VM running so I can run a Win native software I must have in the VM (UpToDate) and some other stuff in Wine.
Battery life is 6-7 hours with 6 cell. The fan doesn't run often when running on battery and there is a hardware set in the Bios to turn the fan off when plugged in unless the computer gets too hot. USB LiteOn DVD works fine.

Overall, a "B". Not quite the perfect machine mostly because of the screen resolution. Otherwise it is wonderful.
Mark

[dixon]

the screen resolution is a problem because some dialogue boxes are too big for the screen.

Have you tried also ubuntu remix? You should have more place on the screen with UNR...

[jmontelius]

Also have a 2140 and sofar I'm pleased. Installed 9.04 without any problems from a usb stick.

Wireless worked out of the box, Skype is ok even with builtin video, no problem, Bluetooth works ok.

External monitor is ok but on one projector I can not get the screen to work in parallel with the projector. I guess the screen can not render 800x600? On another projector mirroring works, but the lcd is down to 640x480 which is then hard to navigate.

Suspend works ok.