It happened on Monday: HP posted some images of the new Mini 1000, quickly removed them and two days after, surprise: the notebook got official.

For $400 you can get the standard Mini 1000 model that comes with a 1,6GHz Atom, 8.9” display, 512MB RAM and Windows XP Home Edition. It also features 8GB or 16GB SSD or a 60GB HDD. If that’s not good enough for you, you can, of course, upgrade it, but this will cost you a bit more. HP also lets you choose for a 10.2” display and you will pay an extra $50. For $25 you will get 1GB of RAM and for another $25 you will also receive a combo Bluetooth/Wireless (which, by the way, is not included in the classic version).

Anyway for $525 you will get yourself a notebook that suits the nowadays requirements. The HP Mini 1000 may not be the cheapest notebook on market, but is definitely worth buying one. Just look at its great keyboard and smooth shape. HP aloso changed case’s color scheme with a less MacBook-looking plan black one just for you to like it even more.