With the volume at 50 percent, we were able to fill a small room, and we could hear the strings in John Barrowman's cover of "All Out Of Love" clearly at just 70 percent with a high-powered fan running in the background.Ĭlick to enlargeThe Mini 210 has a typical spread of ports for a netbook: VGA, USB and headphone/mic combo ports on the left Ethernet, 5-in-1 memory card reader, Kensington lock slot, and the remaining two USB ports on the right. Though the bass line in Superchick's "One Girl Revolution" was weak, the Mini 210 was able to play songs with a mix of high- and mid-range instruments and vocals without distortion. During non-video use, viewable vertical angles are wider, but users may notice that colors on websites seem a bit washed out unless you push the screen back.Īudio was impressive for a netbook. Horizontal angles were good enough for two people to watch video side by side. Under fluorescent lights the reflections from the glossy screen were distracting, though in dim lighting the issue went away. Viewing angles were adequate when we streamed an episode of Leverage from TNT.com, but during dark scenes we saw some color distortion at more extreme angles. On, for example, we had to zoom in one level to read some posts comfortably. The 10.1-inch display's 1366 x 768-pixel resolution meant more screen real estate than the typical netbook resolution of 1024 x 600, but it also left us squinting at some dialogue boxes and articles. When typing, we didn't find ourselves accidentally brushing the touchpad (even though it's so close to the keys), but users prone to this issue can adjust the sensitivity in the mouse properties or double tap the dot on the upper left corner to disable the touchpad altogether. Multitouch gestures were smooth, though there aren't many beyond two-finger scroll and pinch-to-zoom. Nevertheless, we continue to prefer the discrete touchpad and buttons on the Toshiba mini NB305. We encountered a little more resistance than we'd like when navigating the desktop, but the integrated buttons worked well, offering solid feedback. The 3.1 x 1.8-inch clickpad fills up as much vertical space as possible, jutting right up against the keyboard above it. Generally speaking, we're not fans of touchpads with integrated touch buttons, but the Mini 210 is one of the better implementations we've used on a netbook. We appreciated the snappy return, proper placement, and sizing of the keys, even along the edges.Īs with other HP systems, the Function keys along the top row are reversed so that users have one-touch access to multimedia controls, volume, brightness, the wireless toggle, and more. Due to its nearly edge-to-edge footprint, the keyboard felt nice and roomy, and we were able to reach our normal typing speed and error rate right away. Like the Mini 5102, the island-style keys of the Mini 210 have a rubber-like matte coating that offered a pleasant tactile feel. Here's an instance where we're glad a notebook maker borrowed design elements from the business side of the house. We consider anything above 105 to be a cause for concern. The hottest area was on the left by the vent, which got up to 110 degrees.
#REQUIRES ADOBE FLASH PLAYER 10.1 OR HIGHER ERROR FULL#
After playing a Hulu clip at full screen for 15 minutes, the temperature between the G and H keys reached 99 degrees Fahrenheit, the touchpad was 98 degrees, and the middle of the underside measured 93 degrees. As we wrote this review we noted that the Mini 210 got noticeably hot underneath, and it was uncomfortable to keep it on our lap even with the gap provided by the battery.
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