tekio

Favorite game: Crysis Favorite OS: OS X, Amiga Workbench 1.2 : not much to it but the closest thing to an error is, please insert disk 2. Favorite console: PC Nationality: USA Sex: Male Age: 28 Height: 5"7' Status: depends on who's available Build: Medium Favorite band: Alice in Chains Favorite book: The Blue Nowhere Favorite author: Michael Crichton Favorite movie: Serenity Favorite TV Show: Super Natural, Hak.5 (i watch everything on a computer anyway), Firefly Favorite actor/actress: Sandra Bullock Other hobbies: Snowboarding, PUA, Delphi development Car: 2003 Chevy Trailblazer, Public Bus Occupation: Network Technician

I'd really like to get a Dell Mini9. My biggest worry is the SSD write speed. Is the 16GB SSD that comes in the Mini 9 fast enough for a good computing experience? I'm really hesitant about the SSD after experiences with the poor 16GB in the Eee 900.

After downloading the latest VIA chipset drivers the heat situation is much improved. HP should really consider putting these on the 2133 download site. Before it was hot as in blister my finger hot. To pick it up after 4hrs use a hot-pad was needed. No Joke!

I really like my Eee 1000. After getting the temperature under control on my 2133 it is difficult to pick one to sacrifice to e-bay. The Eee 1000 is the better value while the 2133 is much sexier.

You are correct. I didn't really pay much attention to it. A while ago I read Intel was coming out with a dual core Atom. Looking in Task Manager I noticed one could set the CPU affinity of the Atom. Guess my logic and assumptions were flawed.

Actually I'm surprised with the little 1.6Ghz Via. It really runs Vista great, no joke. I've got an EEE 1000 series with the 1.6Ghz Atom and they really are similar in speed. OF course the Atom is dualcore and doesn't need to ramp the FSB up to 800Mhz to make up for a lack of power.... With an Atom and SSD drive the thing might actually be usable. However, with the Via, 800Mhz FSB, and a 7200RPM Hdd it is just too hot!

I just wanted to add a little insight to the HP 2133. About 5 hours ago mine arrived from ups. The form factor is great, it is really cool looking, and the keyboard is great. The biggest problem is the heat. This thing is hot!!!! I've been using it for about 5 hours now and need a hot-pad just to pick it up. I'm not joking one bit, if I were to leave my hand on the bottom it would easily get a 3rd degree burn. This makes it very impracticable to use a mobile pc. Much much too hot to sit on your lap. The best way to describe the heat problem with this is to compare it a curling iron. Not hot enough to light a smoke, but enough to cause a minor burn of handled too long! I wanted so bad to like this thing, and thought I had found the ultimate UMPC, Mine is going back to HP ASAP! EDIT: if one ordered this from jr.com and sent in the $100.00 rebate then wait about 2weeks for the rebate to be credited they could really stick it to the man. JR.com has an unconditional 30-day money back guarantee. Just sayin.... EDIT: just to add I've just been surfing the web too. Nothing at all that should heat the CPU like it is.