MiniNote 2133 and T2/Linux
The HP Mini 2133 is a quite solid mini laptop (NetBook form factor), with aluminium case. The superb keyboard as well as the case and design make it stand out among the competing cheap mini PC notebooks from the other manufacturers. The VIA CPU further differentiates it from the other vendor's models that all built a cheap plastic case around the Intel Atom CPu.
Notes
The VIA Chrome 9 video chip requires a SVN snapshot of the xf86-video-openchrome driver, as packaged in T2 as of t2 SVN revision r32256.
The VIA CPU is slightly slower in many performance tests than the Intel Atom and makes the whole machine run quite hot.
Best keyboard in class at the time of writing, despite the compact size allows for comfortable typing.
Unlike many other reviewers, we found the buttons on the side of the touchpad rather handy and space saving and not too annoying as most high profile sides suggest.
/proc/cpuinfo
vendor_id : CentaurHauls
cpu family : 6
model : 13
model name : VIA C7-M Processor 1600MHz
stepping : 0
cpu MHz : 1596.041
cache size : 128 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge cmov pat clflush acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 tm nx up pni est tm2 xtpr rng rng_en ace ace_en ace2 ace2_en phe phe_en pmm pmm_en
bogomips : 3194.76
clflush size : 64
power management:
lspci
0000:00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 1364
0000:00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 2364
0000:00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3364
0000:00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 4364
0000:00:00.5 PIC: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 5364
0000:00:00.6 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 6364
0000:00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 7364
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge
0000:00:02.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device a364 (rev 80)
0000:00:03.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device c364 (rev 80)
0000:00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 5372
0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)
0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)
0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)
0000:00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 90)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3372
0000:00:11.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 287e
0000:00:13.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 337b
0000:00:13.1 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 337a
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3371 (rev 01)
0000:02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 UART (rev 02)
0000:07:03.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03)
0000:80:01.0 Class 0403: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3288 (rev 10)
lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 03f0:171d Hewlett-Packard
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001