Three great tastes that taste great together? We suppose we’ll find out soon enough. HP has stuffed NVIDIA ION LE graphics into the new (already leaked) Mini 311 netbook-ish PC, but instead of being forced by Microsoft to go Windows Vista or Windows 7 to get the new chip in there, HP has stood by good ol’ Windows XP. It comes with a big caveat, however: “Streaming HD video playback not currently supported,” and of course an Atom N270 processor is still an N270, no matter what graphics you pair it with — stay away from heavy Flash video, dear friend. The 11.6-inch WXGA screen dreams of something more, however, and the ION chip can decode HD video and output over HDMI. Of course, it’s hard to complain about the $400 starting pricetag.
Gallery: HP Mini 311 press shots
Gallery: HP Mini 311 hands-on
HP’s 11.6-inch Mini 311 pairs Atom with NVIDIA ION graphics, Windows XP originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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