Follow us on TwitterFalling Netbook Prices – 6/15/09
Posted by Tom Greer on June 15, 2009 in Falling Prices
Today we have couple of netbooks/nettops where the price has dropped by $5.00 or more.
First up is the Dell Inspiron Mini 12 80GB 6-Cell XP where Amazon.com has slashed their price to $442.72. This is a 12″ netbook with a screen resolution of 1280×800. That’s big enough to display two web pages side-by-side. This is the model that I use as my personal netbook. This is an excellent deal.
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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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If you are looking for a good deal on a pink nettop (they are hard to find), one of the Amazon.com Marketplace merchants has cut their price to $297.78.
| Asus Eee Box B202 160G XP | ||
 | 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |
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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.
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.
Selecting My New Netbook, Part 3
Posted by Tom Greer on April 16, 2009 in Dell Netbooks, Fujitsu Netbooks
I described in an earlier post how I dropped my netbook, leading to its demise. The good thing is: Now I get to buy a new netbook!
In Part 1of this series, I reviewed out the features that are important to me. Then I scanned the currently available netbooks and selected five that met my requirements.
The first on the list (in alphabetical order) is the Linux version of the Dell Inspiron Mini 9. I reviewed that netbook in depth in Part 2.
The next netbook on my list of potentials is the Dell Inspiron Mini 12.
| 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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Falling Netbook Prices – 4/5/09
Posted by Tom Greer on April 5, 2009 in Asus Netbooks, Dell Netbooks, Falling Prices, Netbook Market, Samsung Netbooks
Here is today’s list of netbooks with new prices that are $5 or more lower than the previous lowest prices.
Let’s start with the Inspiron Mini 12 60G 6-Cell Vista Home on which Dell has trimmed its price from $638.00 to $549.00.
| Dell Inspiron Mini 12 40GB 3-Cell XP | |||
| 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, 3-cell battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | ||
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Next, we have a nettop. Buy.com reduced their price for the Asus Eee Box B202 160GB Linux in White to $282.99. Previously the lowest price was $300.99.
| Asus Eee Box B202 160G Linux | |||
 | 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB DDR2-533/677 RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Linux | ||
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The pink version of the popular Samsung NC10 has, for some time, been more expensive than the other colors. But with an Amazon Merchant cutting its price to $413.00, the gap is smaller. (The lowest price for all of the other colors is $409.00.)
| Samsung NC10 160G 6-Cell XP | |||
 | 10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 6 Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | ||
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Dell Offers 9% Off Mini 9s and 12% Off Mini 12s
Posted by Tom Greer on December 4, 2008 in Dell Netbooks, Netbook Market
For a limited time, Dell is offering special discounts on their netbooks:
- 9% off Inspiron Mini 9 netbooks
- 12% off Inspiron Mini 12 netbooks
If you go directly to Dell’s Inspiron Mini order entry pages, there is no mention of this special discount, If you look around long enough, you can find the deal page. Or you can just click here.
You can view our Buyers Guide pages (which contain specs, reviews and videos) for the Inspiron Mini 9 by clicking on the links below.
- Dell Inspiron Mini 9 4G Linux
- Dell Inspiron Mini 9 8G XP
- Dell Inspiron Mini 9 16G XP