Hewlett Packard (HP) again presents a version of their latest Mini Note netbook called the HP Mini 5102. Unlike the netbook class that has no other swivel screen, this product has brought a touch screen feature.
The first time, this is a distinctive advantage for HP. Moreover, this differentiation is supported by the large market-share them globally for consumer products.
Nevertheless, armed with touch-screen control of OS Windows 7 is a bit strange for a netbook without a screen play. For users who are not familiar, definitely a little awkward when combining a touch screen with the touch of a conventional touchpad. Unlike the case when a netbook does have a swivel screen, such as Lenovo S103-t.
Competition netbook market is currently located on a portable treat design, combined with the price of the 'friendly'. Likewise, the HP Mini 5102 is. The design is really quite charming and is fitting to become second-class PC for office workers, as well as academics. Unfortunately the price is not too 'friendly' for the common user.
Typical Design Mini Note
HP Mini Note 5102 comes with a choice of colors: red, blue, and black. Still like the previous series, some of these products are combined shades of black like the keyboard, touchpad, or display frames. The model on review detkINET this time is black.
Wrapped in magnesium alloy casing material, this product feels light as in the plastic of some other netbooks. Although lightweight, this netbook feels sturdy when closed, or taken during the presentation. Unfortunately, this material is easily soiled by the touch of the hand trail.
Robustness of the HP Mini 5102 is added to the brushed metal style, which now is becoming a trend. Plus the HP logo white circle in the middle of the cover, this netbook looks more classy.
In general, this product looks more bloated than the previous Mini Note series. This is because HP brings a slightly different design to the outskirts of the netbook. In fact, if juxtaposed with a long series of Mini Note, size is not much different phones to be thin.
One of the benefits of this product is on the bottom of the netbook. With diusungnya design, users will be very easy to upgrade or replace the RAM. Users do not even need a screw to remove the lid.
Display and Touch Screen Features
Items tested detikINET this time by default display resolution of 1024x600, with capacitive touch screen which has supported multi-touch.
In addition, this time the HP Mini 5102 also comes with Windows OS 7 Professional Edition, which would strongly support the touch screen features. For those not familiar definitely a bit difficult when I want to do right-click. Though it's easy. Press and hold only a pointer at one point, and a right-click the selection circle will appear.
Just as products equipped with touch screens had OS Windows 7 others, users can meraskan new sensation browsing with touch screen multi-touch. Certainly feels more responsive.
One thing that is unfortunate as noted above, this netbook screen can not be played. As a result feels a little weird and awkward when we played touch screen, with a combination of touchscreen and keyboard.
Indeed, this is not a tablet such as netbooks and Lenovo S103-t or Asus Eee PC T101MT. If you want to be honest adds features a touch screen on a netbook conventional, will not mean much.
Performance of the HP Mini 5102
In the battery test this time, detikINET trying to burden this netbook with benchmark tests, using Battery Mark Imtec in fast mode. HP Mini 5102 result could survive for 6 hours 7 minutes, with the condition of the processor load average above 90 percent.
For other needs such as YouTube to watch streaming full HD, as well as doing the work of multi-tasking office, the HP Mini 5102 is far more smoothly than the previous Mini Note series. This is all because the latest Intel Atom processor N470 (1.66 GHz), with 2GB of RAM memory.
When tested for browsing, typing with Microsoft Office, while listening to the file. Mp3, netbook is going pretty smoothly. Besides given the Microsoft Office 2007 (60 days trial), HP also put other Office applications are Corel Home Office version 5.
Unfortunately this laptop is a little body was warm, with a voice that sounded a little hard fan noise. For information, this product is equipped with a model hardsik speed 7200rpm. Meanwhile, several other netbooks currently present mostly using speed 5400rpm, or 4200rpm.
For the audio business, this product is quite standard for a netbook. Bass did not sound, sound a little shrill. As for the video business, the HP Mini 5120 proved to be very smooth to watch streaming HD video (720p) or Full HD (1020p) on YouTube.
Conclusion:
HP Mini 5102 is a second computer suitable for use by class office workers or academics. Maybe that's an appropriate description to describe this product, with all design and performance diusungnya.
This netbook proved capable of continuing charm HP Mini Note. That are in addition to differentiation touch screen that comes in it. Unfortunately this is also likely to be a weakness.
According detikINET, loyal users of the HP Mini Note series who want to upgrade netbooknya into this series, certainly not many complaints. Another brand new users who try this product definitely a little awkward. Especially for the price.
HP is positioning itself for the netbook class. Items priced dijajal detikINET this time on the market at a price of USD 599 or approximately Rp. 5.3 millions, armed with Windows 7 OS Professional Edition.
Pros:
There is a touch screen
Outstanding battery neater
Disadvantages:
- There's no swivel screen, reducing the convenience of touch screen
- Notebook bit noisy
- Cover dirty easily
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