We hate to crush your dreams of a World Cup-branded netbook -- and we know that's exactly what that looks like up there -- but it's really just an example of how schools can customize HP's new 10.1-inch Mini 100e. Sorry to have killed everything you've ever had to live for, but doesn't it make you happy to know that the kids can watch Justin Bieber NOVA videos on netbooks with different colors and designs? Rhetorical questions aside, HP's finally sharing the details on the education-aimed laptop we spotted a few weeks ago at Computex, and as expected, it has the typical netbook internals, including an Intel Atom N455 processor, 1GB of RAM, and a choice of decently sized hard drives. HP will also have Windows 7 Starter, XP, and SuSE Linux operating system options. While we're told the 3.2-pound netbook will start at under $299, HP won't actually be selling units directly to consumers -- instead it will only be taking bulk orders from schools. Still the 100e seems like a very worthy Classmate PC and Dell Latitude 2110 competitor, especially when you consider that it can be tricked out with a colorful keyboard, like the one in the gallery below. After you're done crying that one of those will never be yours, feel free to hit the break for the full press release.
source : engadget.com
