The hp.ca Web site today began listing the Mini-Note 3122 ultralight notebook computer. Price and initial configurations are the same as in USA.
One problem: you can't buy it (yet). HP.ca lists the Web-only price, available only when purchasing it through hpshopping.ca. But the hp.ca page lacks the Buy Now or Add to Cart buttons, and hpshopping.ca doesn't know about it, either.
Everything Old is New Again
Suddenly I thought back to my first notebook computer with a color screen -- a diminutive unit from Daewoo model 7400S. I hauled it out of storage, and wondered about the dimensions. They are almost the same! The Daewoo is 1cm deeper and 1cm taller, but 1 cm narrower.
Other similarities:
-- both have an 8-inch screen; Daewoo = 640x480; HP = 1280x800
-- both lack a DVD drive and a floppy drive.
-- both have VGA out and a card slot: Daewoo = PC Card; HP - Express/34
-- both have 2 data connectors: Daewoo has a parallel and a serial port; HP has 2 USB ports.
-- both have headphone out; HP also has mic in.
-- both have input devices: Daewoo = scroll button; HP = touchpad.
-- hard drives: Daewoo = 20MB; HP = 120GB.
After that, the HP also has wireless internet, fax/modem, etc., which the Daewoo doesn't. But the Daewoo has infrared.
The Daewoo was $1700 with Windows 95; the HP is $550 with Linux.
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