The folks over at Engadget are reporting that the new HP Mini 1000 netbook will be sporting 3G network support come December. The 3G network, made famous as the network behind AT&T’s Apple iPhone, has been rumored for laptops for some time now. Apparently, if you are the happy owner of one of the latest Mini 1000’s, you can hack the machine with a little help from an HP driver so that it can access the network right now. The full hack tutorial is over at the Pocketables forum.
The $1000 Acer Aspire 6930G is a great candidate for a home media machine. Offering an attractive design for an Acer laptop and combining some pretty stellar specs for the price point. The 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor will keep you app switching and the 16″ display and the Nvidia GeForce 9600M will allow for some minor gaming and great movie watching. Even without the Blu-Ray drive, this litlte laptop is powerful enough to get you through for a few more years. A little heavy at 7.2 pounds, the 6930G is a true laptop, so you can expect the full package here. Overall, at under $1000, you won’t beat the Acer for a simple home media machiene. Sure, there are better laptops out there. But this system is ready to go for a good price.
If you’re eying it, go ahead and buy.
