HP introduces laptops for students

HP's No. 1 PC maker yesterday (April 8) introduced a small notebook product for students. It is expected that the product will be officially available in the market around the end of this month.

The HP Mini-Note laptop weighs about 1 kilogram and uses an 8.9-inch display screen. The price of selling Linux-based versions is less than 500 USD. Meanwhile, a version of Windows Vista will cost more because it requires faster processor chips.

Mini-Note uses Via Technologies processor chip platform with clock speed of 1.6GHz. The product is not equipped with an optical drive, but the company leader said users can use an extra optical drive.

HP leaders expect new products to be released will not only attract students' interest but also ordinary users. At that time, users will be equipped with two laptops at the same time - a compact one for web browsing and one with full power needed for home and office use. room.

The product that HP launched this time is primarily aimed at competing with the Intel Classmate PC and Asustek Eee PC - two mainstream products in the small notebook market that are relatively young but have a speed of play. This relatively fast development.

Not only does the product aim to compete with the project's XO Laptop. Every child with an OLPC laptop is primarily intended for children in developing countries.