Follow us on TwitterDeal of the Day – 7/30/09
Posted by Tom Greer on July 30, 2009 in Dell Netbooks, Falling Prices
| Dell Inspiron Mini 9 16G XP | |||
 | 8.9" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 512 MB DDR2-533 RAM, 16 GB Solid-State Drive, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | ||
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A few months back, Dell abruptly discontinued their popular Inspiron Mini 9 series. These 9″ netbooks were a great buy at $249.00.
Apparently, Dell has located a few more and they are offering them for $199.00. Act fast if you want one.
New Dell special takes care of the whole family
Posted by Steve Greer on July 10, 2009 in All-in-Ones, Dell Netbooks, Netbooks
Dell has a special offer that has something for the whole family for under $1000.00.
Dell is offering a Inspiron 15 Laptop, Mini 10v netbook, and Inspiron 537s Desktop all for $999.00.
This is a great deal if you are looking to get something for everyone. The offer is only good until July 16th, 2009.
Dell Mini 9 officially dead.
Posted by Steve Greer on June 4, 2009 in Dell Netbooks, Netbooks
Dell has officially announced the end of the road for the Mini 9 Netbook. Dell
has joined other manufacturers as they have drop their 8.9 inch netbook model.
Dell has removed the Mini 9 from their site and is now no longer available.
Farewell Mini 9.
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Review
Posted by Tom Greer on May 11, 2009 in Dell Netbooks, Reviews
Dell’s Inspiron Mini 12 breaks new ground in the netbook marketplace. With atypical netbook features like a 12.1-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution, an Intel Atom Z-series processor, a larger keyboard and the speaker mounted face-up on top of the keyboard, the Dell Inspiron Mini 12 stands out.
| Dell Inspiron Mini 12 40GB 6-Cell Linux | |||
 | 12.1" Display (1280x800), 1.33 GHz Intel Atom Z520 Processor, Intel GMA500, 1 GB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1,6-cell battery, Ubuntu Linux | ||
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Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Video Review
Posted by Tom Greer on May 10, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Dell Netbooks, MSI Netbooks, Samsung Netbooks
We’ve done an in-depth video review of the Dell Inspiron Mini 12.
In addition to the typical review and commentary on features, we also include:
- A comparison of the thinness of the Mini 12 compared to a 9″ Acer Aspire One (at 1 minute 15 seconds).
- A side-by-side comparison of keyboards with the Samsung N120 (at 3 minutes 15 seconds)
- A comparison of overall size with the Acer Aspire One 9″, MSI Wind U100 and Samsung N120 (at 7 minutes 20 seconds)
Stay tuned. We’ll be publishing more videos soon.
Dell offering new Dell Mini 10v for under $300
Posted by Steve Greer on May 7, 2009 in Dell Netbooks, Netbook Market, Netbooks
Dell Mini 10v
It looks like Dell will be offering the Dell Mini 10v sometime this May. If you look in Dell’s May Catalog you will see the new Netbook is priced for under the $300.00 mark. The big difference between the Dell Mini 10 and the Dell Mini 10v is that the Mini 10v is offering the Intel Atom N270 Processor. The rest of the specs between the models are almost identical. Here are some of the specs on the Dell Mini 10v.
Dell Mini 10v
- Intel Atom N270
- 1GB Memory
- 1.3MP Webcam
- 120GB Hard Drive
- Windows XP Home
Engadget reported the finding earlier today from Dell’s May Catalog.
Unboxing My Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Netbook
Posted by Tom Greer on May 4, 2009 in Dell Netbooks
After dropping my Aspire One, I needed a new netbook. I wrote a series of articles detailing my requirements and exploring various netbooks, before selecting the Dell Mini Inspiron 12.
It arrived yesterday. Our unboxing ceremony is documented below.
This our first foray into video. If you have any comments, recommendations - or if you just want to make fun of us, please take time to comment below.
We had a blast doing this. We will be doing a lot more in the future. Stay tuned.
Netbooks Get Bigger, More Powerful
Posted by Tom Greer on May 3, 2009 in Asus Netbooks, Dell Netbooks, HP Netbooks, MSI Netbooks, Netbook Market, Ultraportables
For a long time, it seemed every new netbook looked the same as the last: 1.6 GHz Atom N270 processor, 10-inch screen, 160 GB hard drive, etc. But recently, there have been a whole wave of netbooks featuring bigger screens, faster processors and other features unique to netbooks.
Here are the ones that we like best:
- HP Pavilion dv2
- Asus N10J
- Dell Inspiron Mini 12
- MSI Meron VR220
Read more about each in the tabs below.
Falling Netbook Prices – 4/18/09
Posted by Tom Greer on April 18, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Dell Netbooks, Falling Prices, Netbook Market
Here is today’s list of netbooks where today’s price is $5.00 or more below yesterday’s.
TheNerds.net has cut the Fine Ebony model of the Asus Eee PC 1000 40G Linux to $351.99.
| Asus Eee PC 1000 40G Linux | ||
 | 10" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB DDR2-533/677 RAM, 40 GB Solid-State Storage, 4-Cell Battery, Xandros Linux | |
Dell has a special limited-time program on for the Inspiron Mini 12 netbooks that provides a $59 instant savings on these models.
| Dell Inspiron Mini 12 60GB 6-Cell XP | ||
| 12.1" Display (1280x800), 1.33 GHz Intel Atom Z520 Processor, Intel GMA500, 1 GB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1, 6-cell battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |
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| 12.1" Display (1280x800), 1.33 GHz Intel Atom Z520 Processor, Intel GMA500, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1, 6-cell battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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