HP Enters The Sub-Notebook Market

HP recently released the Mini-Note sub-notebook that comes is a variety of flavors. The notebook is aimed to be a competitor with the Asus Eee PC which has blown the industry away with its sales. The ultra mobility, reasonable specs, and very modest price (sub $500) is attracting many new consumers who need a secondary computer just to carry around or play with. HP's entrance into this market is showing that there is a big potential for this market to grow. More companies are speculating entering the rapidly expanding market which will create good competition and hopefully keep prices low. Look for more and more of these pint size laptops showing up in 2008. Asus is already planning a second generation of the Eee PC less than a year after its initial release. These notebooks are meant to be used as a secondary computer for quick access on the go. They are by no means a replacement for your usual computer, but at their cheap prices, they are becoming more impulse buys than thought out purchases, as a main computer would be. I personally have an Asus Eee PC and think it's perfect for students, as I carry it from class to class to take notes with. Its also a fun toy of sorts for modders and hackers, as it is Linux based and has a thriving homebrew community.

*update: Liliputing has put up a guide showing all the different sub-notebook computers currently available