The HP Mini 1000 Netbook
While there will be three versions of the Mini 1000 available in the US, including one that runs the brilliant looking Linux powered, ‘Mobile Internet Experience’, here in the UK there is currently only one model available – the high-end ‘Vivienne Tam’ model. This runs Windows XP and at £390 plus VAT, it’s not in keeping with budget ethos that launched the netbook.
Alternatively, business users can purchase the Linux powered HP Mini 2133 netbook, but as we pointed out in our review, its Via C7 processor leaves the netbook rather underpowered.
HP told IT PROin a statement that it is committed to bringing new netbooks to the UK market and will be launching the Compaq 700. “The company has assessed the current EMEA market and believes that the Compaq 700 and HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition better address the market and consumer needs. As a result the HP Mini 1000 with Mobile Internet Experience will not be introduced in EMEA.â€
This may not be revelant but i figured i’d post this anyway. If you’re using ubuntu 8.10 you may be in for some issues with the network manager. For some unknown reason it stops functioning. You will need to manually set you’re resolv.conf with your ISP’s DNS servers. That file is located in /etc/network/resolv.conf