HP 5102 now configurable, but not as cheap as predicted

I mentioned yesterday that HP is planning to offer a cheaper version of the HP 5102, with a base starting price of $399. Well, this device is now configurable on their site, but it’s not as cheap as predicted. In fact, it’s still pretty expensive.

Base version starts at $518 with the following specs:

• 10.1 LED backlit display (1024 x 600 px)
• N450 1.66 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM and 160 GB hard-drive (7200 rpm)
• Windows 7 Starter
• 4 Cell battery
• 1 Year warranty

So pretty much the specs i was telling you about yesterday, but the overall price is around $120 higher. And getting extra options will add to the price:

• HD ready display (1366 x 768 px) – $25
• multi-touch display (only available in 1024 x 600 px) – $50
• Broadcom graphics decoder – $45
• 2 GB of RAM – $25
• bigger drive – between $75 and $325 (for the 128 GB SSD)
• 6 Cell battery – $25

So, if you add up, you still get the same expensive HP5102. Fancy, great looking and with plenty of strong points, but with a price tag of around $700 . And that’s simply too much for a 10 inch netbook, don’t you think?

Configurable 10 inch netbooks from HP: 5102 - left (from $518) and 2102 - right (from $447)

You should go ahead and play with the configuration options on HP’s site.

And also, HP offers now a configurable 2102 netbook, starting from $447.

Both versions should start shipping in 2 weeks, from February 14th. But I doubt they’ll be a popular Valentine’s Day present anyway .

Tags: expensive netbooks, fancy netbook, HP Mini netbooks