HP Mini 1103 Review

HP Mini 1103 Review

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The HP Mini 1103 with battery like HP HSTNN-UB6Q Battery, HP T7B31AA Battery, HP 801517-541 Battery, HP 801517-421 Battery, HP 717861-141 Battery, HP 718102-001 Battery, HP H6L39AA Battery, HP HSTNN-IB4U Battery, HP HSTNN-LB4U Battery, HP HSTNN-UB4U Battery, HP TPN-Q126 Battery, HP HY04 Battery is one of the latest “business class” netbooks on the market to offer extreme portability and battery life for an extremely low price. Is this 10-inch netbook worth $300 from your company’s coffers, or should your IT manager spend a little more on a serious laptop?

Our review unit of the HP Mini 1103 features the following specs:

•Windows 7 Starter (32-bit)
•Intel Atom N455 processor (1.66GHz)
•1GB DDR3 RAM
•250GB hard drive (7200rpm)
•10.1-inch diagonal LED-backlit WSVGA anti-glare (1024 x 600)
•Intel HD integrated graphics
•Broadcom 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0
•4-in-1 media card slot
•Dimensions: 10.55 in (L) x 7.52 in (W) x 0.9-1.15 in (H)
•Weight: 2.78 lb with 3-cell battery (not including weight of AC adapter).
•Power: 6-cell 55Wh Lithium-Ion battery

The 6-cell battery on the HP Mini 1103 provides 55Wh of juice to keep this netbook running throughout your work day. True, models like the ASUS Eee PC 1005PE come with a higher capacity 63Wh battery, but the Mini 1103 is pretty energy efficient. In our testing with the screen brightness reduced to 70%, wireless active and refreshing a webpage every 60 seconds, and Windows 7 on a balanced power profile the Mini 1103 kept running for 8 hours and 23 minutes. That might not be enough for a flight from LAX to Taipei, but it’s enough to get most people through a typical work day without needing a power cord.

The HP Mini 1103 represents the latest evolution of business netbooks from HP. Unfortunately, this netbook is far from being the best choice for mobile professionals on a tight budget.

Yes, the Mini 1103 delivers great battery life and a budget-friendly price tag. Yes, if you just need a basic laptop for staying connected on the road, then this will get the job done. But regardless of these advantages, I can’t get over the fact that you can find much better ultraportable laptops for a modest increase in price.

Considering that HP offers the very impressive (and significantly better) Pavilion dm1z for just $150 more than the price of the Mini 1103, I can’t really come up with a good reason to recommend the Mini 1103 unless you simply cannot afford to spend more than $300.