HP Readies Low-Cost Mini LaptopsHP Readies Low-Cost Mini Laptops

Hewlett-Packard is poised to enter the market for small, lightweight laptops with models geared for education but whose price point could also appeal to SMBs.

Jim Manico, OWASP Global Board Member

April 8, 2008

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Hewlett-Packard is poised to enter the market for small, lightweight laptops with models geared for education but whose price point could also appeal to SMBs.The 2133 Mini-Note, to go on sale later this month, will come in a $500 version running on Linux, and a $600 version running on Windows Vista. The models are wireless- and multimedia-enabled, weigh around 2-1/2 pounds, sport a 4-GB flash hard drive and 8.9-inch diagonal screen, and are equipped with two battery options. Absent, however, is an optical drive for DVDs and CD-ROMs, as well as any kind of productivity software, such as for word processing and spreadsheets.

The Mini-Note is expected to compete with Intel's Classmate PC and Asus' EE PC, both of which cost less than HP's offering.

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Jim Manico

OWASP Global Board Member

Jim Manico is a Global Board Member for the OWASP foundation where he helps drive the strategic vision for the organization. OWASP's mission is to make software security visible, so that individuals and organizations worldwide can make informed decisions about true software security risks. OWASP's AppSecUSA<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/> conferences represent the nonprofit's largest outreach efforts to advance its mission of spreading security knowledge, for more information and to register, see here<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/?page_id=534>. Jim is also the founder of Manicode Security where he trains software developers on secure coding and security engineering. He has a 18 year history building software as a developer and architect. Jim is a frequent speaker on secure software practices and is a member of the JavaOne rockstar speaker community. He is the author of Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications<http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Clad-Java-Building-Secure-Applications/dp/0071835881> from McGraw-Hill and founder of Brakeman Pro. Investor/Advisor for Signal Sciences.

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