HP Mini Guide

stefcep · 03-09-2010, 11:48 PM

Whats the reliability of these things like?

Any hardware/heat issues?

Had a 2133, which I loved, for 3 months, before the motherboard died.

Read a post on cnet from a school teacher with 7000 units that said the case cracks easily and some have poor wiring which kills the unit.

matmiller · 05-27-2010, 05:33 AM

My mini 2140 few times was left on for a night or two when I was downloading some big torrents and was working without problems. Just remember no to cover fan so it could pull out the heat from the cpu.

jakubd · 06-01-2010, 09:05 AM

I still have my 2133 that is fine (but not so often used) and now I have switched to 5101 that I love and have no doubts it will last for years.

rgongora · 06-16-2010, 01:38 PM

I still have my 2140 since the product was released and use it on a daily basis.

This thing has fallen down a flight of hard-wood steps and collided with a wall at the bottom yet powered right up. It did not even take any cosmetic damage to the case. The aluminum seems to be like armor

I have upgraded to 2gb ram and have no heat issues what-so-ever nor any hardware problems.
I have even been using it to watch netflix lately and havent heated it up although i do get some stuttering sometimes due to the weak gpu.

03-09-2010, 11:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
stefcep Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 126	Long term reliability Whats the reliability of these things like? Any hardware/heat issues? Had a 2133, which I loved, for 3 months, before the motherboard died. Read a post on cnet from a school teacher with 7000 units that said the case cracks easily and some have poor wiring which kills the unit.

05-27-2010, 05:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
matmiller Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: PL Posts: 11	My mini 2140 few times was left on for a night or two when I was downloading some big torrents and was working without problems. Just remember no to cover fan so it could pull out the heat from the cpu. __________________ It's not a bug it's a feature.

06-01-2010, 09:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
jakubd Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 167	I still have my 2133 that is fine (but not so often used) and now I have switched to 5101 that I love and have no doubts it will last for years. __________________ Where do we want you to go today?

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06-16-2010, 01:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
rgongora Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: PA, USA. Posts: 2	I still have my 2140 since the product was released and use it on a daily basis. This thing has fallen down a flight of hard-wood steps and collided with a wall at the bottom yet powered right up. It did not even take any cosmetic damage to the case. The aluminum seems to be like armor I have upgraded to 2gb ram and have no heat issues what-so-ever nor any hardware problems. I have even been using it to watch netflix lately and havent heated it up although i do get some stuttering sometimes due to the weak gpu.