Quick review of the HP 2140

[jCiti]

Would it be fair to say that get Linux (Ubuntu 8.10) was easier on the 2140 compared to the 2133 because of more mainstream hardware?

[earlycj5]

Would it be fair to say that get Linux (Ubuntu 8.10) was easier on the 2140 compared to the 2133 because of more mainstream hardware?

I don't have a 2140 but I finally got around to setting up 8.10 on my 2133 earlier this week and don't understand what you're getting at here?

Everything worked out of the box but one thing, wireless. Then even at that all I had to do was plug in my CAT5 cable and hit the button to install the driver that was "restricted" and reboot, bam it worked. That's pretty easy to set up in my book. YMMV.

[Raul]

When Im at my University the connection is so slow, I cant even use Internet Radio, but when Im at my house its fine. The connection says Im at about 160Mbps at school, and when Im at home its only like 54Mbps what I want to know is how come its faster at home? Is the connection at school to fast? Because the darn pages are dragging and video on youtube sucks/it plays for a couple of seconds then it Stops/Plays then Stops. What's the Problem?

[extragoode]

The speeds your seeing as the connection speed is the theoretical MAXIMUM speed based on the type of connection. I'm guessing since it's 160MBS, that it's an N connection at school and 54MBS is a G connection at home. The thing is, there is no way this is the ACTUAL throughput. The school probably has a nice big 100MBS internet/cloud/outside world connection, but it's being shared by possibly hundreds of concurrent connections. At home, you've probably got 2-10MBS DSL/cable/fiber connection, but it's just you.

Basically the connection speed shown in the connection manager is a lie. The access point can only give you data as fast as it can get it from upstream.

[Raul]

Thank for the Info. :idea:

You said the same thing my friend told me. He said the school must have a Cap on how much bandwidth each person can use. They sort of spread it out so everyone uses an equal amount.

[joly]

EIGHT HOURS OF BATTERIE LIFE!?!?!?
(is this true?)

[rlarson_mn]

EIGHT HOURS OF BATTERIE LIFE!?!?!?
(is this true?)

With the standard battery saver setting turned on my HP2140 with a 3 cell battery gets very close to 4 hours. I have installed a 128gb SSD which replaced the standard hard drive. This change out has added about another 15-20 minutes of battery time to my unit. That time is with a USB optical mouse. I have a MoGo X54 bluetooth mouse in my Express Card slot but when using it that seems to loose the gain in from my SSD addition. Still 3 1/2 hours is a great amount of time so I got a spare 3 cell battery to carry in my netbook case. This gives me at least 7 hours of work time.

[Dennis Wong]

I have bought one. I am living in HK. The price is HK$4880 (US1= HK$7.8, so, it's U$625. No need to pay VAT in HK.

It comes with:

a/. 2GB ram
b/. 80 GB SSD
c/. XP home in the SSD and with CDs for recovery
d/. A 6-cell battery that makes the LT a bit tilted at the back and very good for typing (not like the ones of the old 2133 or 2140 version; they are not tilted)
e/. A carrying case (grey and with design pattern of HP, quite nice looking)
f/. Free cover protector
g/. Power supply and relevant manuals

I especially like the design of its mouse pad disabling switch. With a bluetooth mouse linked to the built-in BT function, I can free one USB port as well. I do not need to worry touching the mouse pad accidentally when typing. This is a great design.

The resolution is good- 1366 x 768. Just open a normal Excel sheet and you will see the difference. Those with 1024 x 600 or lower can only display columns from A to M or so. With 1366 x 768, you can see the columns up to R. So, don't ever buy any LT with less resolution espcially thos Eee PC or similar ones. Also those heavier than 1.8 kg should be thrown into the dust bin.

I also have bought an Acer 3810-T. 13.3 inchese of 1366 x 768 with 1.6kg. That is good. The only draw back is that its bluetooth needs to be powered on manually.

You can go to the Fortress retail shops in HK for buying the HP 2140 SSD model. I understand Fortress is selling this machine in HK exclusively. Of course, I mean in HK only. There may be sellers in other countries. Its website is www.fortress.com.hk

Any more queries, please don't hesitate to send me email at denniswong820@yahoo.com.hk

Best wishes in your purchases.

(14/6/2009)