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HP has launched the successor to the mini note, dubbed the Mini 1000. And for those closely following the Mini Note, you might say this is both an upgrade and a downgrade in many respects.

The Mini 1000 has a faster and better (arguably) processor, with the Intel Atom N270. You also have the option to go for a larger screen, but without sacrificing chasis size, since the original Mini note had a large bezel around the 9-inch screen.

Some disadvantages, however, according to Liliputing:

For me, the loss of the ExpressCard slot is not a deal breaker. Same with the other “downgrades” which I think are necessary to achieve this thinner form factor. The biggest gripe I would have is that HP no longer uses an aluminum chassis, which had set the original Mini note apart from all other netbooks.

I guess you have to have tradeoffs!

Yugatech recently published a roundup of 9-inch netbooks that are on retail in the Philippines market. These include the Acer Aspire one, HP Mini Note and the Asus EeePC 900.with the addition of the MSI Wind 10-incher for reference.

According to Yuga, the Acer Aspire one comes out the winner, considering the price factor, with the MSI Wind also a “nice option.” The EeePC and HP Mini Note are lagging here, perhaps particularly because they are already dated models. Asus has reportedly chosen to forego selling the 901 in the Philippine market, but will instead launch the 10-incher 1000 next week.

Yugatech has a similar round-up of 7-inch netbooks here.

(image credit: Yugatech)