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HP has joined the UMPC party and released the HP 2133 Mini-Note.

Features of the Mini-Note include:

• Via C7-M processor
• 1280 x 768 8.9-inch scratch-resistant WXGA screen
• Full QWERTY keyboard and touchpad
• Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g or 802.11b/g)
• Optional Bluetooth 2.0
• Optional VGA webcam

Five models/configurations are available with pricing ranging from $499 to $849.

You can check out the press release here if you’re interested.

Reviews on the Mini-Note are already coming out, so how did it do?

Notebooks.com says “the HP 2133 Mini-Note is not the cheapest compact notebook you can buy, but it is the best value hands down. While other notebooks in this category look and feel like they should be sold at Toys R Us, the 2133 comes across as a serious business computer at a price that’s unbelievable.”

PC Magazine gives it a four out of five score and says “although the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC is not quite the ASUS Eee PC killer, it’s still a force to be reckoned with in the ultra-mobile space. It blows past the HTC Shift, the Fujitsu LifeBook U810, and the Samsung Q1 Ultra, with a superior design that’s both functional and alluring…This device’s most compelling aspect, however, is that you can actually go out and buy it for about $500. Until now, that was a price point only ASUS could pull off.”

[Via Engadget]