The HP Mini 5101 ran for 3 hours and 19 minutes on our video playback battery drain test. That's not in the upper echelons of Netbook battery scores, but certainly enough for most on-the-go tasks, especially as the system should last significantly longer under casual use. An optional six-cell battery will be available for $25, which should push you closer to the 6-hour mark.
The system includes a one-year parts-and-labor warranty from HP, although we generally expect business systems to include longer default warranty terms. HP's Web site doesn't have specific warranty upgrade options for this upcoming system listed yet, but based on other HP Netbooks, we'd estimate that upgrading to 3 years of mail-in service will an extra $169, and three years of next business-day onsite service would be $189. Support for HP laptops is accessible 24-7 through a toll-free phone line, as well as HP's Web site that has an online knowledge base and driver downloads.
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System configurations:
HP Mini 5102
Windows 7 Starter; 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 248MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 3150; 160GB Seagate 7,200rpm
Acer Aspire One 532h-2326
Windows 7 Home Premium; 1.6GHz Intel Atom N330 Dual-Core, 2,048MB DDR2 SDRAM 2050MHz; 256MB Nvidia ION; 250GB Hitachi 5,400rpm
Acer Ferrari One
Windows 7 Starter; 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 250MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 3150; 250GB Seagate 5,400rpm
Asus Eee PC 1005PE
Windows 7 Starter; 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 251MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 3150; 250GB Seagate 5,400rpm
Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN
Windows 7 Starter; 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450; 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 250MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 3150; 250GB Hitachi 5,400rpm
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