HP MINI 5101 N280 EN

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 4.2 x 11.5 inches ; 5.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002KLO5SU
• Item model number: FM978UT#ABA
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,183 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 1, 2009

Product Description

Hp 5101, N280 5101 CPU, LCD 10.1 DISPLAY, WSVGA, 1G 800DDR2 1DM 5101 MEMORY, 160

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Slick Travel Machine, August 22, 2009

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D. Dayton "Muscle Geek" (Saint Petersburg, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP MINI 5101 N280 EN (Personal Computers)

I've owned a netbook since April '08 when I bought one of the first mass market Asus EeePC Surf models. It was a useful travel tool, light, easy to store and secure, but it lacked two things.. screen size and an adult size keyboard. The HP Mini 5101 covers both those issues and more.

I've had the 5101 for a week now, and been on my first trip with it. No complaints. Keyboard feels great, good key action. Metal case (aluminum and magnesium) feels solid without being weighty. The power brick is the same as the one my work laptop (also HP) uses, so I can even use that in a pinch when the 6 hrs of battery life runs out. Wireless is great; I picked up wifi points my smaller netbook never saw at the same hotels and airports.

If you're looking for a solid work class netbook, I strongly recommend this one.

5.0 out of 5 stars Never been a HP fan..., July 16, 2010

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P. McKibben "HumBull" (Mississississippi) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP MINI 5101 N280 EN (Personal Computers)

Never liked HP, but needed a netbook for my Toyota Tacoma. It needed to be tough, and so far (4.5 months), it has held up great! I mounted it on a Jotto desk (swap the laptop desk for the side desk... perfect fit, velcros on). So far I've hit some pretty rough bumps while read/writing and no probs at all, though I wouldn't recommend intentionally doing it. I wanted to swap drives for a SSD, but it would double the cost of the netbook, which was supposed to be cheap (er). I don't like HP, but this is a jewel.

Pros: great keyboard, tough little machine, 2G option available, Win XP Pro an option.

Cons: Yes, it is a dust, fingerprint magnet, who cares? (Cheap shower caps from Sally Beauty Supply cover it nicely)

Conclusion: In the netbook market (tough and rugged), the Samsung NB30 or the HP 5101 were my two top picks. I went the HP route and haven't regretted it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice and powerful netbook, July 6, 2010

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R. R. NOVAES - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HP MINI 5101 N280 EN (Personal Computers)

I've had this since September now, so it's been with me for 9 months.

The good
+ The netbook is very light and convenient to carry around.
+ The keyboard is a great upgrade from any ASUS I know. As large and comfortable as it could be in a computer this size.
+ The aluminum cover is resistant to scratches and other minor damage from daily use.
+ Plays standard quality video, music and Flash very well.

The not-so-good
o Not very easy to clean - the thing is a fingerprint magnet!
o Windows XP doesn't run well with 1Gb - an upgrade do 2Gb is very cheap and can be done at home, but will only help if you buy a good, fast anti-virus/firewall.
o Cannot handle HD video - this was to be expected from a single core processor.

The bad
- If you decide to install Linux (I'd definitely recommend it for most netbooks, if not for performance, for security reasons), then you lose HP 3D Driveguard support. That's a shame since Driveguard will protect your hard drive not only from falls (which are very rare), but also in the event of a turbulence in an airplane, or a bump while riding a cab.

If HP had Linux support for all the features in this computer, I'd certainly give it 5 stars.