Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is here

[clevin]

price ranges from $349 to $449
with

Intel Atom 1.6Ghz
4/8/16 Gb SSD
512MB -1G RAM
Ubuntu/Win XP
Glossy 8.9" @1024x600
GMA950
802.11g
4cell battery
black/white

http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9?cs=19&s=dhs&ref=homepg
http://i.dell.com/resize.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9-hero-295/295

if you purchase one of the selected other DELL laptops ($690-$1000), you can get this mini for $99 until 9/9/08.

why this sounds like an ads? it shouldn't, Acer Aspire one is still the king of best buy.

[gkarris]

Interesting, the thing about Dell is that it at least helps drive prices down... :eek:

Would like to see Apple's version next week? (or next month with the computers?)

Operating System
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition SP3
Ubuntu Linux 8.04 with custom Dell interface


Memory
Up to 1GB2 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM.

Chipset
Intel® 965PM / GM Express Chipset


Graphics
Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950


LCD Display
Glossy 8.9 inch LED display (1024X600)

Audio and Speakers
One external speaker

Hard Drives
Up to 16GB configured with a Solid State drive.




oh boy, ask us Mini users and others in the forum about this one... :eek:

[clevin]

Interesting, the thing about Dell is that it at least helps drive prices down... :eek:


It definitely does, I got my aspire one for $349, $50 less just two weeks ago when Dell said to enter the market, I do own them some thanks :)

[nplima]

oh boy, ask us Mini users and others in the forum about this one... :eek:

I use this one on a Packard Bell driving a 1280x800 screen and feels OK, even for games. Maybe I'm not too demanding :)

[localoid]

Everybody and their brother seems to jumping on the Netbook bandwagon this year. But if Dell announces a an integrated 3G card (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2329426,00.asp) for their Netbook that could heat the Netbook market up even more...

[gkarris]

I use this one on a Packard Bell driving a 1280x800 screen and feels OK, even for games. Maybe I'm not too demanding :)

I think it has to do with currently buying a NEW computer with the 950... :eek:

[StealthRider]

I think it has to do with currently buying a NEW computer with the 950... :eek:

You plan on doing much gaming on an ultraportable?

[clevin]

950 is fine with old games such as Heroes 3, Heroes 4, Diablo 2, etc

[gkarris]

You plan on doing much gaming on an ultraportable?

Ever try watching iTunes Videos with a GMA950 on Windows? Skipping frames... :eek:

I would think AT LEAST an X3100 as common as they are in this day and age...

[Eidorian]

I think it has to do with currently buying a NEW computer with the 950... :eek:Please find another chipset paired with the Atom them. :rolleyes:

[gkarris]

Please find another chipset paired with the Atom them. :rolleyes:

I guess you get what you pay for... :rolleyes:

[Eidorian]

I guess you get what you pay for... :rolleyes:The burden of proof lies on you.

[gkarris]

Please find another chipset paired with the Atom them. :rolleyes:

I guess you get what you pay for... :rolleyes:

The burden of proof lies on you.

hikari T7500 2.2 GHz / 4 GB / 320 GB / GMA X3100 / 10.5.4

There ya go... :D

[Eidorian]

There ya go... :DAmusing but I can't seem to find that chipset available for the Atom.

My Socket P Merom is another story though.

[QuantumLo0p]

I know more than a few people who would jump on a Apple Mini. They, as well as myself, cannot justify a desktop and a notebook. I'm willing to bet there are also a lot of potential customers who might use a MiniBook for their only computing device. Students perhaps?

I'm sure Apple has already done market research to determine viability and hopefully we will see one soon.

I find it interesting that minis started popping up before a market for them even existed.

[gkarris]

^^^ Apple's gonna one-up all these companies with an OS X Touch based tablet... :eek:

[Eidorian]

^^^ Apple's gonna one-up all these companies with an OS X Touch based tablet... :eek:For $399?

The touchpad size bothers me on this new Mini 9 but I haven't had a chance to use it in person.

[gkarris]

For $399?

The touchpad size bothers me on this new Mini 9 but I haven't had a chance to use it in person.

I guess you get what you pay for... :rolleyes:

:rolleyes:

[zap2]

I would LOVE to see one of these for OS X.

I heard OS X runs decent on the EEE PC(Tiger better then leopard, so perhaps a standard 2Gb of RAM would work)


Nice to see some main stream Ubuntu love! To bad it doesn't ship same time as XP one.

[dmr727]

I'm going to snap one of these up with Ubuntu on it. My wife has an EeePC, and she loves it. As a bonus, the idiots at TSA think it's a portable DVD player, so she never has to take it out at checkpoints.

My only complaint is that PC manufacturers seem to love the old school analog VGA port. If the Mac Mini has DVI, it can't be horribly expensive to do away with VGA.

[clevin]

I'm going to snap one of these up with Ubuntu on it. My wife has an EeePC, and she loves it. As a bonus, the idiots at TSA think it's a portable DVD player, so she never has to take it out at checkpoints.


oh, im so regret my honesty! I always took mine out voluntarily... :)

[dmr727]

oh, im so regret my honesty! I always took mine out voluntarily... :)

Heh - be careful! My wife hates the TSA with a passion, so she has no problem sticking it to the man! :)

[gonyr]

Hopefully apple will come out with a machine like this. I thought the rumors last winter were it, but that turned out to be the air. Maybe by mwsf, when there are dual core atoms available. I can always hope, right?

[chewietobbacca]

It's an actually pretty decent looking Dell

This or an Aspire One would be pretty nice. Ubuntu is awesome

The EEE really started something didn't it..

[mrgreen4242]

I'm really looking at one of these. My Mom is looking for a cheap laptop and if I can upsell her on one of the bigger Dell's I'll piggy back on her order for the $99 deal (I'll give her $150 or something to offset the cost on her laptop order, plus extend her my government employee discount).

I give it about a week before the OSX86 guys have Tiger on this. :)

[NATO]

I'm really looking at one of these. My Mom is looking for a cheap laptop and if I can upsell her on one of the bigger Dell's I'll piggy back on her order for the $99 deal (I'll give her $150 or something to offset the cost on her laptop order, plus extend her my government employee discount).

I give it about a week before the OSX86 guys have Tiger on this. :)

It's based on the same platform as the Acer Aspire One/MSI Wind etc, and Leopard's already working well on them.

[CWallace]

...I can't seem to find that chipset available for the Atom.

The Dell uses the i945G chipset. I believe most of the other machines using Atom CPUs do, as well.

Intel has a new Atom-specific chipset coming out called Paulsbo (http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3276&p=16) which will offer smaller die sizes, better power management and significantly better video then the GMA950 (including HD playback).

[wako]

The EEE really started something didn't it..

asus selling a few MILLION of these things in just shy of two years, I really would say they started something

[CWallace]

asus selling a few MILLION of these things in just shy of two years, I really would say they started something

Yeah, but are they making any money from doing so?

I would not be surprised if they are selling them for close to production cost just because with every other Wintel manufacturer rushing their own identical model to market, price is the only real discriminator so everyone will be compelled to sell them for as little as possible.

Such is the tyranny of Windows for OEMs - because it can run on anything, it prevents anyone from create a truly niche product that they alone can exploit for real profit.