If you need more evidence that digital transmission high-profile residence in the fashion market, the world does need Hewlett-Packard, how about his HP Mini 210 Vivienne White Tam Edition netbook, would with a housing design and desktop theme from the designer Sprint Collection 2010 inspired by the Chinese “Butterfly Lovers” story. The netbook brands HP’s latest collaboration with Tam, who has done “digital connectors with HP since 2008.

The system sports a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 CPU, 2 GB RAM, 320 GB hard drive, and 10.1-inch widescreen LED-backlit display. The whole system is less than an inch thick and weighs only 2.7 pounds, HP says users should be able to get to five hours of operation from a single battery charge, and the integrated webcam allows users not only take snapshots and video Chats can, but as an instant mirror “can serve this way, users quickly check her make-up. The unit also features HP’s technology for QuickWeb enables users to check with social networking sites, chats, e-mail and calendar without booting into Windows completely. HP has rolled in Beats by Dr. Dre audio software to improve over to audio output speakers or headphones, having previously had the software only on high-end notebooks from HP Envy available. The systems will ship with Windows 7 Home Premium.

Product Features

• Intel Atom processor N450 (1.66 GHz, 512KB L2 cache)
• 2 GB of DDR2 system memory (1 DIMM) (Max 2 GB)
• 250GB (7200rpm) hard drive (SATA)
• 10.1? WSVGA LED diagonal HP BrightView Infinity Widescreen Display (1024 x 600)
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 (shared) with up to 256 MB total available graphics memory
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Up to 4.25 hours of battery life

The HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition comes in vibrant red with a peony-flower inspired design that reflects the globally acclaimed fashion designer’s Spring 2009 collection. It seeks to satisfy the highly mobile, Internet-centric fashionista woman and features a 10.2-inch diagonal Brightview widescreen Infinity display with 1024 x 600 resolution.

The Vivienne Tam Edition companion PC is powered by the Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor running Windows XP Home and has a 1GMm memory, making the Web, critical files and PC applications easily portable. It includes an Ethernet jack, 2 USB port, built-in webcam and microphone.

With a 10.2 inch WSVGA LCD LED HP Brightview Infinity Display, HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition comes with integrated graphics subsystem, webcam, and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. The operating system is Windows XP, while the autonomy of the netbook is ensured by a 3 cell battery.

The Asus Eee PC 1015PE builds on the very popular 1005PE, taking on a whole new improved design, and a few specifications changes. As a reminder the Asus Eee PC 1015PE has a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 pixel display with a matte finish, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive + 500GB online storage, 802.11b/g/n WiF Bluetooth 2.1 and the Intel Atom N450, N455, N470, N475 processors. It also comes with a number of battery options, the smallest lasting 5 hours, with the longest providing 14 hours of battery life.

Now on to the design! As well as looking a lot slimmer the Asus 1015PE now has a matte finish, with a matte display, yes no more fingerprints! It also has a very large and wide trackpad, and a manual on off slider for the webcam.

Apparently the Asus Eee PC 1015PED version should feature the same battery as found in the 1015PE, so we should expect to see 8 hours plus from that model. Strangely both models reviewed had a glossy screen, rather than the matte finish as featured by the models previously on display at press events. The rest of the specifications are fairly standard with 1GB of RAM, Intel GMA 3150 graphics and Intel Atom N450 / N455 or Atom N70 / N475 processors.

Even with its diminutive size, the 10.1 inch display screen will suit most users and the keyboard, while small by desktop or full-sized laptop standards is still quite usable for most purposes. The 1024 x 600 pixel screen resolution is certainly adequate but could be crisper. Best advantage has been taken of the relatively limited keyboard real estate by utilizing tiny function keys, squashed up and down arrows and multi-function keys for numbers and some letters. Still, we don’t have much room for complaining … after all, we’re the same folks who write about spacious keypads on smartphones. The computer includes an integrated webcam and digital microphone to support video conferencing and video phone calls. The device supports high speed wireless networking with Wi-Fi b/g/n running on the 2.4GHz frequencies.

The design of the Vaio P is so unique that you can’t compare it to any other laptops around. The Vaio P maybe the most portable PC available in the local market. It’s so light and tiny that you can put it in any purse/man-purse. It’s even smaller than any netbook available. The design is quite a head-turner.

The body feels cheaper compared to the first generation of Vaio P. The older model feels more expensive. I don’t like the neon color of the unit. It feels very pasticky and too pink for my taste.

The screen is pretty crisp but on the dimmer side. I think Sony decided to lower the brightness to conserve battery. One thing that might frustrate any user is the smallness of the screen. The fonts are so tiny and hard to read. And on landscape mode, browsing the web is a bit of a chore since you have to scroll a lot. It’s a good thing that Sony added a “large” view toggle button for a quick change of resolution. The keyboard is surprisingly good. I wrote the entire review on this Vaio P without any trouble.

You have 3 ways for UI navigation. First, you can attach a Bluetooth or wired mouse. I was able to connect my Apple Mighty Mouse without any problem. Second, you can use the middle trackpoint button similar to any ThinkPad laptops (they replaced the old optical navigation on the previous model.) Or you can use the optical trackpad on the right side of the screen with your thumb. The left&right button is located on the left side of the screen. The last 2 options will require some learning curve to fully utilize it.

The VAIO Z1 belongs in a class of notebooks called “thin and light”, this simply means it’s a notebook that’s easy to carry around in a case or under your arm if necessary.  Thin and light notebooks are great for business travelers or students who want something they can carry around easily but still get good fast performance out of.  Just a few examples of other brands thin and light notebooks are the IBM ThinkPad T41, Gateway 450, HP Compaq nc4000, and Fujitsu S7000.  It’s a fairly crowded category with a lot of competition.

The fact that Sony makes us go to SonyStyle.com and not Sony.com obviously emphasizes a bit about what Sony is all about with its electronics products.  Style and good looks is an important part of any product Sony puts out on the market.  The Z1 notebook certainly does a few things to make itself standout in the style category through its unique styling features.
The best way to describe the look of the Z1 is “clean”.  The Z1 sports a sloping look that makes you believe this would be an aerodynamic feature – unfortunately aerodynamics only helps physically moving objects go faster and not such inanimate objects as computers.  All of the ports on the Z1 are either hidden behind doors or inset into a recessed area, further adding to the smooth and clean look.  The case is a silver color and made of a hard plastic and not a metal composite such as a magnesium alloy.

Sony gives the VAIO Z1 series a streamlined look: The front and side edges slant inward at approximately 45-degree angles. Halfway down each side, the edge curves in about one inch, creating a crevice where Sony hides many of the laptop’s ports. In addition to two USB 2.0 ports, headphone/microphone jacks, and one PC Card slot, the left edge sports two Sony staples: an iLink (a.k.a. FireWire) port and a Memory Stick slot. The power button, a 56Kbps modem jack, and two system-status lights occupy the right-edge recession.

The Sony VAIO Z1′s arrangement of the keyboard and touchpad is less impressive than its angular case. The reasonably wide and comfortable keyboard is firm, but it’s nothing spectacular. The touchpad works fine, although the two matchstick-size mouse buttons underneath the pad could be larger. A strip of average-sounding speakers is centered above the board. Three buttons are the only standout features on the keyboard deck: two programmable application buttons in the upper-right corner, plus a convenient wireless on/off switch above the two buttons.