Tag: HP Mini 311

How To: Avoid an HDCP Nightmare on the HP Mini 311 when Using HDMI Out

How To: Avoid an HDCP Nightmare on the HP Mini 311 when Using HDMI Out

| April 12, 2010 | 2 Comments

A little background before we begin. HDCP stands for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection, and it is a protocol that was designed by some evil people in an evil lair for the sole purpose of frustrating the crap out of you. Actually, I suppose I should clarify. HDCP is a protocol designed by a subsidiary of [...]

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ION Equipped HP Mini 311 Netbook Impresses with Flawless Blu-ray Playback

ION Equipped HP Mini 311 Netbook Impresses with Flawless Blu-ray Playback

| April 11, 2010 | 4 Comments

I’ve written recently about the value that Nvidia’s ION” technology adds to a netbook and showed you full HD flash playback in the Mini 311 full review (see the Performance section). Before ION, the name netbook made sense because a netbook was a small, low-powered notebook that was best fit for browsing the web. With [...]

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HP Mini 311 Review

HP Mini 311 Review

| January 24, 2010 | 15 Comments

The HP Mini 311 is HP’s first netbook that is equipped with Nvidia ION, which is a video accelerator that allows the Mini 311 to support smooth playback of high quality video (even up to HD resolutions). The 311 is part of HP’s line of Mini” computers which is their low-cost series, or what many [...]

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HP Mini 311 Brings High Value to Low Cost With the Help of ION

HP Mini 311 Brings High Value to Low Cost With the Help of ION

| January 14, 2010 | 3 Comments

I’ve got the HP Mini 311 netbook that I’m checking out. This is HP’s first generation of netbooks with Nvidia ION, which affords the netbook much improved processing for videos and other graphical tasks over netbooks which lack ION. The Mini 311 has an 11.6” screen with a 1366×768 display which is higher resolution than [...]

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Which ION powered Netbook is the best?

Which ION powered Netbook is the best?

| December 31, 2009 | 2 Comments

Picking the right netbook isn’t an easy decision and thanks to the inclusion of Nvidia ION technology in more netbooks it hasn’t gotten any easier. The inclusion of an ION GPU to the typically underpowered netbooks has made it possible for users to watch HD video, edit images at a reasonable pace and yes, even [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Notebooks under $600

Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Notebooks under $600

| November 22, 2009 | 1 Comment

It used to be that finding a notebook under $600 was a challenge, even for a low end machine, but thanks to competition and advances in technology you can get quite a wide range of notebooks for under $600. These aren’t just Black Friday or once a year specials, just great buys on solid computers. [...]

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Win an Epic Netbook Bundle From Nvidia

Win an Epic Netbook Bundle From Nvidia

| November 5, 2009 | 6 Comments

Nvidia is giving away 12 custom HP Mini 311 netbooks featuring Nvidia Ion, a component of the netbook which provides much improved graphic performance over netbooks which only utilize an on-board graphics processor. With Ion, the Mini 311 is capable of playing back full 1080p content and pushing said content through its included HDMI port [...]

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HP Mini 311, Mini 110 Coming To Verizon For Under $250

HP Mini 311, Mini 110 Coming To Verizon For Under $250

| October 19, 2009 | 2 Comments

Engadget reports that Verizon is readying two new netbooks for sale on the network. That’s right the “Big Red” should soon be offering the HP Mini 311 and Hp Mini 110 netbooks for sale with integrated global mobile broadband in place of the aged Mini 1511 currently for sale. The Hp Mini 311 will be [...]

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HP Mini 311 Introduced (Video, Specs and Pricing)

HP Mini 311 Introduced (Video, Specs and Pricing)

| September 15, 2009 | 27 Comments

HP officially announced the Mini 311, an 11.6″ netbook that features NVIDIA ION graphics. The Mini 311 looks pretty similar to the Mini 110, but there are a few key differences that may make the Mini 311 more attractive for some users. The Mini 311 stretches the definition of “netbook.”Its 11.6″ display has a resolution [...]

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