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“There’s a popular saying that goes – “Some of the best things come in tiny packages”. How true it is! Just behold the Asus EEE PC T91 Netbook, the Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini UI 3520 Netbook, the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook and the HP 2133 Mini Ultra Netbook, and you’ll be convinced. All 4 netbooks sport 8.9” screens and are capable of stealing your heart at the very first glimpse. Being extremely compact, small and light, they make great ultra-portable computing devices.
Here are tables illustrating the specifications of all 4 mobile PCs.
Processor:-
| Asus EEE PC T91 | Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini UI 3520 | Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | HP 2133 Mini Ultra |
| Intel Atom Z520 1.3GHz processor | Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor | Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor | VIA C7 M ULV 1.2GHz processor |
Operating System:-
| Asus EEE PC T91 | Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini UI 3520 | Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | HP 2133 Mini Ultra |
| Windows XP | Windows XP | Windows XP | Windows Vista |
Memory [RAM]:-
| Asus EEE PC T91 | Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini UI 3520 | Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | HP 2133 Mini Ultra |
| 1GB | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB |
Hard Drive/SSD:-
| Asus EEE PC T91 | Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini UI 3520 | Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | HP 2133 Mini Ultra |
| 32GB Solid State Hard Drive | 60GB/ 80GB/ 120GB Hard Drive options | 16GB Solid State Hard Drive | 120GB of Hard Drive |
Graphics:-
| Asus EEE PC T91 | Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini UI 3520 | Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | HP 2133 Mini Ultra |
| Intel GMA 500 | Intel GMA 950 | Intel GMA 950 | VIA Chrome 9 |
Screen:-
| Asus EEE PC T91 | Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini UI 3520 | Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | HP 2133 Mini Ultra |
| 8.9” screen which is ‘Touch Sensitive’. Pivots about its central hinge and can be folded over the keyboard to use like a tablet PC. Presents a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. | 8.9” screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. No touchscreen or pivoting features. | 8.9” screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. No touchscreen or pivoting features. | 8.9” screen with the highest resolution among the foursome – 1280 x 768 pixels. No touchscreen or pivoting features. |
Networking:-
| Asus EEE PC T91 | Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini UI 3520 | Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | HP 2133 Mini Ultra |
| WiFi, wired Ethernet, Bluetooth connectivity. 3G capability. GPS support. | WiFi, wired Ethernet, Bluetooth connectivity. Optionally 3G broadband modem can be accommodated. | WiFi, wired Ethernet, Bluetooth connectivity. | WiFi, wired Ethernet, Bluetooth connectivity. |
Connections:-
| Asus EEE PC T91 | Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini UI 3520 | Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | HP 2133 Mini Ultra |
| 2 USB ports, a Disk Expander for addition of MMC, SD or SDHC, a VGA output, a multi-card reader, a DVB-T TV tuner, headphone and microphone jacks. | 2 USB ports, a 4-in-1 card reader for SD/SDHC, MS, MMC and MSPRO cards, a 34mm ExpressCard slot, a VGA output, headphone and microphone jacks. | 3 USB ports, a VGA port, 3-in-1 media card reader, microphone and headphone jacks. | 2 USB ports, a 54mm ExpressCard slot, an SD Card slot, a VGA port, microphone and headphone jacks. |
Camera:-
| Asus EEE PC T91 | Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini UI 3520 | Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | HP 2133 Mini Ultra |
| 0.3 Megapixel webcam | 1.3 Megapixel webcam | 1.3 Megapixel webcam | A VGA webcam |
Dimensions, Weight:-
| Asus EEE PC T91 | Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini UI 3520 | Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | HP 2133 Mini Ultra |
| 216mm by 165mm by 28mm, 980g | 235mm by 185mm by 42mm, 1kg | 232mm by 172mm by 27mm, 1kg | 255mm by 165mm by 33mm, 1.27kg |
Battery Life:-
| Asus EEE PC T91 | Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini UI 3520 | Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | HP 2133 Mini Ultra |
| 5 hours | 4 hours | 3 hours | 2 hours |
Price:-
| Asus EEE PC T91 | Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini UI 3520 | Dell Inspiron Mini 9 | HP 2133 Mini Ultra |
| Most expensive. About £800. | Least expensive. About £250. | Average. About £400. | Average. About £400. |
Asus EEE PC T91 8.9″ Netbook is a winner in the display, battery life and networking options. Its touchscreen, 3G and GPS capabilities are impressive. The battery life of 5 hours, is the highest among the 4 netbooks. Also being the lightest and smallest among the quad-netbooks, it seems to be the most ultra-portable.
Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Mini 8.9″ Netbook offers high speed performance with its fast processor. Powerful graphics are presented too. The hard drive capacity options are also very convenient. This netbook is an all-rounder, providing a decent battery life, flexible networking options, appreciable connections and reasonably high-resolution camera. Moreover, it is Energy Star 4.0 certified, indicating that it is an efficient portable PC.
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook, surely deserves credit, being the first netbook from Dell. It possesses a powerful and fast processor, like the Fujitsu Siemens netbook. The graphics of this mini laptop is also worthy of praise. It is the only one among the 4 netbooks considered, that houses 3 USB ports. A similar camera to that of Fujitsu Siemens netbook is integrated into this mobile computer. The battery life and hard drive space are a little disappointing. However, this device can undoubtedly meet your internet surfing, emailing and entertainment needs during your journeys.
HP 2133 Mini-Note PC is the earliest one among the others mentioned above, to be manufactured and released into market. It has a spacious hard drive, good connectivity and networking options. The screen of this netbook also offers the highest resolution among the foursome, thus promising clear and better detailed displays.
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