Engadget got their grubby mitts on a HP Mini 210 HD and put it through the paces.  They loved the way it looks.  The rated the build quality very highly.  The biggest downsides  were the trackpad and the battery.

The buttons of the trackpad are built into the actual pad making it hard to click.  As far as battery life, the 3 cell battery barely earned 2 hours.  The 6 cell version earned a more respectable time of around 5 hours.  For the price there are a lot other netbooks which will last you a lot longer (like the Asus 1005PE)

Here’s the final word from Engadget:

As a regular netbook (sans all the HD stuff) the Mini 210 goes for about $349 with a six-cell battery. Though its ClickPad is frustrating, as a basic netbook it’s a decent option given its attractive design, comfortable keyboard and seven hours of battery life. But what about the $425 HD model? As we concluded with the Dell Mini 10, spending the extra money for the Broadcom is pretty hit or miss at the moment. Yes, Flash 10.1 Beta 3 allows for better Flash and Flash HD playback, but right now it’s flaky at best. Whether that’s worth the extra cash is up to you, but if you’re looking for a netbook that can undoubtedly stream HD Flash content out of the box you’re best looking at an NVIDIA Ion-powered system like the HP Mini 311, or better yet waiting for an Ion 2 system that uses NVIDIA’s new Optimus technology and promises better battery life than the first generation.

Will these still sell?  Sure.  Afterall they are made by HP.  HP may not make the “best” computers but they market the heck out of them and HP is looking to sell between 7 to 8 million netbooks in 2009 which is going to take a lot of creativity.

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