I’ve been a fan (pun intended) of this netbook for a while, but from a far since I don’t actually own one. Looks like there are a few people like me as well and got the chops to put together a fan control app to control the annoying buzzing of its cooling device.

The software can be toggled to four settings: silent, low, mid or smart modes. What I’d want to find out is if this can be used on other HP models (or even other netbooks) to control those noisy fans.

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We already covered LaptopMag’s take on this and now Engadget releases their own comparison between the four Ion netbooks in the market and reveal the pound-for-pound winner for the top spot.

The results are pretty much the same, with the Asus Eee Pc 1201N leading the pack. Hit the link below to get the full scoop on this netbook challenge

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Laptopmag got four NVIDIA Ion netbooks and pitted them against each other to see what’s the best one. They put them through their paces in seven categories: Design and Ergonomics, Overall Performance, Overall Graphics Performance, Video Performance, Gaming Performance, Battery Life and Value. The competitors were the HP Mini 311, Lenovo Ideapad S12, Asus Eee PC 1201N and Samsung N510.

HP Mini was the best in design with the very svelte silver palm rest and keyboard combined with a contrast of black bezel for the screen. The keyboard was also nice and comfortable with a large touchpad and separate left and right buttons. It also was the winner in graphics performance, giving solid marks for HD-video playback and video transcoding.

For the best performance in regular tasks, video and gaming, it’s no surprise that the Eee PC 1201N led the pack with its dual core CPU providing fast processing overall. Having Flash 10.1 on top of the Ion graphics really helped as well.

In the battery category, it was the Samsung N510 that came on top with almost 5 hours of battery life for continuous surfing via WiFi. As for the value, the best bang for the dollar was the 1201N which keeps with what most of us experience with the Eee PC line. Most netbooks from Asus are spot-on their prices for what they offer versus other brands often with a few more added features, accessories and freebies bundled in.

Hit the link below to see the big winner but I think you already know who it is based on the results above.

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How does an HP Mini 311 with NVIDIA ION graphics and loads of exciting features sound to you? This netbook is well worth around $1,500 so I don’t think nobody in this planet would not want to have it.

So, what are you waiting for head over to this site and learn how you get the chance to bring home one of these 12 (yes NVIDIA is giving away 12 units) HP Mini 311′s loaded with the following specs and extras:

• Windows 7 Home Premium
• 320GB hard drive
• 3GB memory
• Wireless-G Card with Bluetooth

loaded with the following apps:

• Total Media Theater 3
  with SimHD plug-in by Arcsoft
• MediaShow 5 by Cyberlink
• Badaboom by Elemental Technologies
• vReveal by MotionDSP
• The Sims 3 by Electronic Arts
• Portal by Valve
• Left 4 Dead by Valve

and the following extras:

• HP external Blu-Ray drive
• HDMI cable to connect your netbook to the
  big screen in your living room
• A case to hold all the goods
• 3 hot new Blu-Ray titles for you to watch at home
• And top it off with $50 credit from Roxio CinemaNow
  so you can watch Hollywood’s latest hits on the go

So may the luckiest geek wins!

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Obviously the reason why Verizon added these netbooks is to join the Windows 7 netbook craze that is just starting to heat up right now. Although only the HP Mini 311 has the Windows 7 installed, the HP Mini 110 could still be a good choice.

Anyway, here are the published specs of the HP Mini 311:

• Genuine Windows(®) 7 Home Premium
• 11.6″-diagonal HD LED BrightView widescreen display (1366 x 768)
• 16:9 aspect ratio for full-screen HD content playback
• Altec Lansing speakers
• NVIDIA ION for Windows 7
• Intel Atom(TM) Processor N270 1.60 GHz
• 2 GB RAM
• 160 GB
• CDMA/1X/EV-DO Revision A: 800/1900 MHz; UMTS/HSPA: 850/1900/2100 MHz; GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n
• HP Webcam with integrated digital microphone
• Integrated 5-in-1 digital media reader for SD, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
• 3 USB 2.0; 1 HDMI; 1 RJ-45 (LAN); 1 VGA (15-pin)
• 6-cell lithium-ion battery (usage up to 6.25 hours with Windows 7)

Pricing starts at $249.99 after $100 mail-in rebate and comes with a two-year customer agreement on Mobile Broadband plan.

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With many netbooks already able to load into OS X it comes as no surprise that the netbook/CULV device from HP can also run OS X. One hacker over at the Insanely Mac forums, has successfully loaded into the Apple operating system on their HP Mini 311. Both the high resolution of the device (1366 x 768) and graphics (NVIDIA GeForce 9400M) are supported in OS X along with the card reader, Ethernet, webcam and bluetooth. Unfortunately WiFi and sound don’t work at the moment. Neither does the sleep/resume function but, this has been a case with many Hackintosh netbooks.

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Over at LaptopMag the folks benchmarked the HP Mini 311 with 3DMark06 along with trying Far Cry 2 on the ION powered netbook. Users asked for more specific tests to be done which relate to very popular games. They asked for the netbook to be tested with Spore, Call of Duty 4 and World of Warcraft. Call of Duty 4 has already been demoed on the HP Mini 311 which you can view here.

Laptop Mag listened to their readers and have videos of the netbook playing both World of Warcraft and Spore. Overall they were pleased with the results. They even made use of the 1080p HD Video out and connected it up to a Samsung HD TV and the results are very impressive. While doing their tests, they’ve also played the HD trailer of “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” back, which apart from some motion blur, had smooth playback. You can view their videos of the games and trailer tested here.

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MyHPMini.com stumbled upon this vital documents relating to the upgrade features for the upcoming HP Mini 311. And from the looks of it, HP seems to be really prepping up the HP Mini 311 to become a powerful machine with excellent video handling capability.

Not convinced? Well, here are just some of the upgrades that you can do with the HP Mini 311:

• NVIDIA ION, the FULL platform, only with Windows 7
• Added 1GB RAM (plus 1GB on-board ram), total 2GB
• Added 2GB RAM (plus the 1GB on-board), total 3GB
• 80GB Solid-State-Drive (SSD)
• 250GB Hard Drive, 5400rpm, only with Windows 7
• 320GB Hard Drive, 5400rpm, only with Windows 7
• Windows 7 Starter, Basic, Premium and Professional options. (All 32-bit)

Check out the upgrade docs for the HP Mini 311.

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So we’ve read the specs of the upcoming netbook/CULV notebook from HP and we’ve seen the machine in action handling Call of Duty 4 smoothly, now it’s time to see it up close and personal. The lucky folks at Blogeee have got hold of the upcoming HP Mini 311 and have taken many photos of it.

Firstly, while it is noted as the HP Mini 311, the actual branding on the netbook is that of Compaq who HP took over. In the photos, Blogeee have captured each side of the netbook, along with a look at under the battery. Also thrown in are a couple of photos showing it with the Samsung NC10.

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