w00t! A Verizon Netbook for as little as $960*

Online Shopping, PCs, Rumors, The Internet — By kurteng on May 14, 2009 at 10:43 am

In typical w00t-off fashion, Andy has the day off.

But in other news, Verizon will release their new HP Mini 1151NR netbook with built-in 3G access on Monday, May 17th (the rumor anyways). While it has the built in 3G connectivity, be expected to pay up! The netbook is $199 after $50 MIR with data plans ranging from 250MB/$40/month to 5GB/$60/month for a 2 year contract. But wait! Verizon will even throw in global internet access through this netbook for a charge of $130/month/100MB(global or 5GB US/Canada). Ouch! You could be spending up to $1440 over 2 years* for this semi-decent netbook…

Specs via CrunchGear:

Key Specifications
· Mobile Broadband – EV-DO Revision A (Rev. A) Embedded
· GlobalAccess – Qualcomm Gobi chipset (quad-band GPRS/EDGE/GSM and tri-band HSPA/UMTS)
· 802.11b/g WLAN and Bluetooth®
· Wired Ethernet RJ-45
· Display – 10.1” Flush Glass (1024 x 576) diagonal LED BrightView Infinity display
· Weight – 2.4 Pounds
· Dimensions – 1” x 10.3” x 6.6”
· Power – three-cell battery, 30W AC Adapter
· Processor – Intel Atom N270
· Processor Speed – 1.6 GHz
· System Memory – 1 GB RAM
· Storage Hard Drive – 80 GB hard disk drive
· Operating System – Windows XP Home Edition; Service Pack 3
· USB Ports – Two USB 2.0 ports
· Video – VGA out (requires optional accessory); built-in Webcam 640 x 480, 30 fps
· Audio – Stereo speakers, integrated microphone, combo headphone/microphone jack
· Removable memory – combo SD/MMC card slot
· Limited Warranty – one-year
Key Pre-Installed Applications
More than 30 applications come pre-installed on the HP Mini 1151NR Netbook including:
· VZ Access Manager
· Internet Explorer 7®
· Adobe® Reader® and Flash® Player
· Microsoft® Works (share and edit Works Word Processor and Spreadsheet files with Microsoft® Office Word and
· Windows Media Player 11™
· HP Wireless Assistant
· Symantec® Norton Internet Security 2009 (including 60-days of complimentary live updates)
· AOL® AIM®
· Microsoft® Office Excel and vice versa)