Verizon Wireless will be selling the HP Mini 1151NR netbook on May 17th for $199.99 - after a $50 mail in rebate with a 2-year mobile broadband contract. For $40 a month you get 250MB of data transfer per month; going over that will costs you an extra 10 cents per MB. But, for $60 you get 5GB a month of data transfer; going over that will cost you an extra 5 cents per MB. If you go overseas, then you can spend an insane $130 a month for 100MB of data transfer with a 25 cent per MB for any extra data transfer.
The specs are: 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, two USB 2.0 ports, 802.11b/g, SD slot and Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3. The weight of the netbook is 2.4 pounds and it will feature a 10.1” Flush Glass (1024 x 576) diagonal LED BrightView Infinity display screen.
