HP 2133 Mini-Note netbook computer

Weighing in at 1.4kg (without power adapter), the HP 2133 Mini-Note is one of the heaviest netbooks we've seen.

There are, however, a couple of very good reasons: build quality and the massive six-cell 55WHr battery. It also has Windows Vista installed; in this case, Vista Business.

It uses a Via C-7M ULV processor rated at 1.2GHz in preference to an Intel CPU. Because of its Vista OS, it also comes with 2GB of PC2-5300 667MHz DDR2 memory ­ the maximum it will support.

It features a stylish design and good build quality. You really have to press hard to get any flex in the screen. It looks good, too, with a brushed-metal lid set off by a silver finished chassis and gloss black screen bezel.

But the star of the show is the keyboard – ­ a full-width unit with slightly concave keys that are well spread out. The keyboard also has very little flex to it, making typing easy and comfortable.

The trackpad has vertically mounted mouse buttons on each side of it, which takes a bit of getting used to, but it was the only place HP could put them as the trackpad comes up to the front edge of the chassis. The trackpad on our review system was overly sensitive with the pointer moving all over the screen at the slightest touch, which was very annoying.

The 8.9in WXGA screen has a 1,280x768 resolution and comes with a glossy coating, which is fine indoors but may be problematic in bright outdoor conditions.

The sliding power on/off button on the left front side of the chassis is matched on the other side by a switch for the 802.11a/b/g Wifi, a handy way to increase battery life.

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