HP Compaq Mini 311c

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Reviews for the HP Compaq Mini 311c

76% HP Mini 311
Source: Computer Shopper Archive.org version
Based on Nvidia’s Ion graphics technology and featuring a nice 11.6-inch high-resolution display, the HP Mini 311 ($494.99 direct, at the time of our review) touts superior graphics performance and full high-definition display capabilities, a combination not usually associated with netbooks. While its graphics performance is certainly better than the average netbook's, it struggles to play 1080p-resolution content smoothly, and its keyboard, though spacious, could use an upgrade, as well. This stylish netbook, the first we've seen with Nvidia's Ion graphics, delivers better-than-average graphics speed and a swell screen. We'd like to see an improved keyboard and longer battery life, however.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 76%

Foreign Reviews

72% Mobilitätsgarantie
Source: PC Magazin - 5/10
Comparison, , Medium, Date: 04/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 72% price: 80%

80% HP Compaq Mini 311c-1010eg
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/28/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 70% features: 30% display: 50% mobility: 30% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 50%

89% HP Compaq Mini 311c Netbook
Source: Minitechnet DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/23/2009
Rating: Total score: 89% performance: 70% features: 60% display: 80% mobility: 100% workmanship: 100% ergonomy: 80%

70% HP Mini 311
Source: Jambitz ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/20/2009
Rating: Total score: 70%

Compaq Mini 311
Source: Notebook.cz CZ→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/15/2010
Rating: performance: 80% emissions: 40%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Atom: The Intel Atom series is a 64-Bit (not every model supports 64bit) microprocessor for cheap and small notebooks (so called netbooks), MIDs, or UMPCs. The speciality of the new architecture is the "in order" execution (instead of the usual and faster "out of order" execution). Therefore, the transistor count of the Atom series is much lower and, thus, cheaper to produce. Furthermore, the power consumption is very low. The performance per Megahertz is therfore worse than the old Pentium 3M (1,2 GHz on par with a 1.6 GHz Atom).

N270:

Power efficient, cheap and slow Netbook single core CPU. Because of the in-order execution, the performance per MHz is worse than Core Solo or Celeron M processors.

11.60":

This is a standard display format for tablet computers or small convertibles. You see more on the screen than on a smartphone but you can't use big resolutions well. On the other hand, mobility is not a problem.

HP: Founded in 1939, the US company is a major server and printer manufacturer and one of the leading IT companies in the world. Until 2015, the company was called Hewlett-Packard Company. After a split, the computer division was renamed HP Inc.

In 2023, HP had an approximate market share of 22% of global PC sales, making it number 2 after Lenovo.

77.4%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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