Deal 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
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 16G XP8.9" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 512 MB DDR2-533 RAM, 16 GB Solid-State Drive, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Comes in:
  • Alpine White (DNDOXM1)

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 Mini 10v

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.

You can find the special here.

Falling 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.

Dell Inspiron Mini 12 80GB 6-Cell XP
Falling Netbook Prices   6/15/0912.1" 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
Obsidian Black
Preferred Merchants
MerchantRatingPriceShippingStockAction
$440.54Free!In StockGo!

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
Falling Netbook Prices   6/15/091.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Falling Netbook Prices   6/15/09Falling Netbook Prices   6/15/09
Pink
MerchantRatingPriceShippingStockAction
$325.95See SiteNot In StockGo!
$318.99$16.99In StockGo!
$325.95$17.00Not In StockGo!

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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.  DellMini 9 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.

Inspiron Mini 10v 120GB 3-Cell Linux

Posted by Tom Greer on May 25, 2009 in Netbook Market

Dell Inspiron Mini 10v 120GB 3-Cell Linux
Dell Inspiron Mini 10v 120GB 3-Cell Linux10.1" Display (1024x576), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, Intel GMA950, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1,3-cell battery, Ubuntu Linux
Today's Best Deal
Obsidian Black
$279.00
Comes in:
  • Obsidian Black - from $279.00

Click through to the Dell Store where you can customize your Dell Inspiron Mini 10v.

Inspiron Mini 10v 120GB 3-Cell XP

Posted by Steve Greer on May 25, 2009 in Netbook Market

Dell Inspiron Mini 10v 120GB 3-Cell XP
Dell Inspiron Mini 10v 120GB 3-Cell XP10.1" Display (1024x576), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, Intel GMA950, 1 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1,3-cell battery, Windows XP Home Edition
Today's Best Deal
Obsidian Black
$279.00
Comes in:
  • Obsidian Black - from $279.00
Click through to the Dell store where you can customize your Dell Inspirion Mini 10v.

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
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 40GB 6-Cell Linux12.1" 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
Comes in:
  • Obsidian Black (DNDWYA5)

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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

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.

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