VGA cable for HP Mini 1000 now available

The HP Mini 1000 netbook is about an inch thick and weighs just 2.25 pounds. But in order to achieve that small size, HP made a few compromises. The maximum hard drive capacity is 60GB, because HP wanted to use an affordable 1.8″ HDD. And instead of a full sized VGA port, there’s a proprietary display port that requires a VGA adapter. While the netbook has been available for several months, the VGA cable hasn’t.

But it looks like HP finally has the VGA cable in stock. You can now pick one up for $19.99 from the HP web site, with same day shipping.

via Portable Monkey

Posted on Thursday, March 19th, 2009, 11:07 am by Brad
Tags: hp mini 1000, vga cable

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Lee

A non-standard VGA port that requires a $20 attachment that is barely becoming available? Deal killer if you ask me. The HP is officially off my list of potentials.

kangas

@Lee - It's nonstandard because the body of the Mini 1000 is too thin for a DB15 VGA connector.

What drives me crazy is that it took so freaking long to ship a dumb cable!

sam

sold out... :(

Tony

Yes, and it seems to cost $34.95, not 19.95 like this site suggests!

charina

i checked it today at 3:14 PM, and it is sold out :'( i love my hp but it's so annoying that it does not come with the adapter when i bought my mini 1000 plus the fact the computer stores at my small town don't have this adapter available. i guess i'm going for usb-vga adapter.

Theodore Klein

The Hp Mini Netbook has been a great computer with a nice key board and sleek design. One of its short comings is the port used to attatch your "netbook" to a larger moniter. Unfortinatelly this cable adapter, known as the Hp Mini VGA Cable is almost impossible to buy. If you visit the HP website, this cable is labled as "Sold Out---Check back soon"
I hope I can buy this cable soon, either that or I will obtain eye strain!
-Hp Mini user,
-Theodore Klein

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Looks like they bumped the price up to $35. =(

confused

Wait-you bought a netbook rather than a notebook, and you don't like the smaller screen size? So, why did you buy a netbook? The extra 2 lbs gonna kill your back?

guest

the new hp mini's are slightly larger and do not require this cable. alas mine does, the significant other's new hp mini is slightly taller, and has a vga port.