Verizon HP Mini 1000 Comes With 2-Year Contract

It is confirmed – the subsidized HP Mini 1000 from Verizon will roll out later this week (on the 17th, to be precise), and it will retail for $199 a pop if you throw in $50 rebate and sign up for a two-year contract. Otherwise, the HP Mini 100 will cost you an extra Benjamin if you decide on a rebate and a commitment that is half the time frame. Bear in mind that these prices have been marked “at launch ONLY”, so there is the possibility of it going north once the initial promotional period is over. Would you take a netbook with built-in 3G connectivity, or save some money and get a USB 3G modem instead that can be used on other computers/notebooks/netbooks instead?