The Netbook Market » Mini 311 http://www.netbookmarket.net Buy the latest and greatest Netbooks at the lowest prices! Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:25:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 HP Mini 311 Benchmarks! http://www.netbookmarket.net/2009/10/hp-mini-311-benchmarks/ http://www.netbookmarket.net/2009/10/hp-mini-311-benchmarks/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:28 +0000 Admin http://www.netbookmarket.net/?p=619 Laptopmag have done the first benchmarks of the HP Mini 311 with the Nvidia ION LE chipset.hp_mini_311

As the first netbook with the Nvidia ION and Geforce 9400M graphics the Mini 311 looked like it could be the fastest netbook yet released.

Well we can confirm that it does score very well in the standard PC Mark 05 and 3D Mark 06 tests:

HP Mini 311EEE PC 1005HA-P
PC Mark 0519171605
3D Mark 061386126

As you can see it clearly beats the previous number one netbook, the ASUS EEE PC 1005HA-P, by a healthy margin in both tests. The 3D performance is greatly increased showing the clear advantage the 9400M has over the Intel GMA950 GPU.

What does this mean for real world performance? The ION based netbook should be more capable of some light 3D gaming as the dedicated GPU will take the bulk of 3D processing. Older and less graphic intensive games like World of Warcraft and Counterstrike should be playable on medium settings.

Video encoding will also benefit with Laptopmag noting that the Mini 311 was 5 times faster than the average netbook in this regard. The also said that it was playing 1080p trailers from the iTunes store with 'acceptable' performance.

Any software not making use of the GPU will still remain poor however. In this regard we are referring to high definition flash video which as a CPU intensive process will still be choppy and unwatchable.

Read the full review here.

]]> http://www.netbookmarket.net/2009/10/hp-mini-311-benchmarks/feed/ 0 First shots of HP Mini 311 – Could be the first ION Netbook! http://www.netbookmarket.net/2009/09/first-shots-of-hp-mini-311-could-be-the-first-ion-netbook/ http://www.netbookmarket.net/2009/09/first-shots-of-hp-mini-311-could-be-the-first-ion-netbook/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:46:31 +0000 Admin http://www.netbookmarket.net/?p=575 hp_mini_311_front

Notebook Italia has posted a number of photos of the upcoming HP Mini 311. This could be the first ION netbook that makes it to market with the previously slated Lenovo S12 and Samsung N510 both being delayed until later in the year.

There has been no official word from HP on when this will be released but it has shown up on their support site which hp_mini_311_sidewould suggest an imminent release.

HP Mini 311 Specifications are said to be:

  • Intel Atom N270 1.6Ghz
  • Nvidia ION Chipset with 9400M GPU
  • 11.6" Screen with 1366 x 768 resolution
  • 1GB DDR2 667
  • 5400RPM 160GB Hard Disk Drive
  • 5 in 1 Card Reader
  • Bluetooth, 802.11 b/g wireless, Ethernet
  • HDMI Out, VGA
  • 3 x USB2.0
  • Webcam and Microphone
  • Windows XP Home

The 11" screen and HD resolution are a nice touch but take these specs with a grain of salt. These things always tend to change before the release date!

Rest assured we will be listing the HP Mini 311 and other ION netbooks as soon as they are available.

*UPDATE* - The HP Mini 311 is now available and can be purchased from eBay here!

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