Comments on: Dell Inspiron Mini now available with 2GB of RAM, Windows Vista http://liliputing.com/2009/08/dell-inspiron-mini-now-available-with-2gb-of-ram-windows-vista.html Compact Computing Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dell Inspiron Mini 10 offers with 2GB RAM and Windows Vista | Gadget Folder Free Gadget Review http://liliputing.com/2009/08/dell-inspiron-mini-now-available-with-2gb-of-ram-windows-vista.html#comment-26256 Dell Inspiron Mini 10 offers with 2GB RAM and Windows Vista | Gadget Folder Free Gadget Review Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:22:07 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11596#comment-26256 [...] Source Dell Inspiron Mini now available with 2GB of RAM, Windows Vista [...] [...] Source Dell Inspiron Mini now available with 2GB of RAM, Windows Vista [...]

]]> By: wanorris http://liliputing.com/2009/08/dell-inspiron-mini-now-available-with-2gb-of-ram-windows-vista.html#comment-48611 wanorris Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:33:26 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11596#comment-48611 As usual, they gouge you on the upgrades ($25 for wireless n, $20 for bluetooth, $35 for upgrading the battery), but this is rounding into a pretty nice system, with 2GB RAM, up to a 250 GB HDD, choice of hi res or low res screens, 3 different flavors of 3G (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint), and up to 3 years of accidental damage coverage.<br><br>When they get the choice of OSs up and running (and can sell 7 instead of Vista on the 2GB version) and start offering discounted packages that roll up a lot of the spendy add-ons, this will be about as loaded as netbooks get. As usual, they gouge you on the upgrades ($25 for wireless n, $20 for bluetooth, $35 for upgrading the battery), but this is rounding into a pretty nice system, with 2GB RAM, up to a 250 GB HDD, choice of hi res or low res screens, 3 different flavors of 3G (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint), and up to 3 years of accidental damage coverage.

When they get the choice of OSs up and running (and can sell 7 instead of Vista on the 2GB version) and start offering discounted packages that roll up a lot of the spendy add-ons, this will be about as loaded as netbooks get.

]]> By: wanorris http://liliputing.com/2009/08/dell-inspiron-mini-now-available-with-2gb-of-ram-windows-vista.html#comment-48612 wanorris Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:24:50 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11596#comment-48612 The Microsoft rules and all that -- no XP = Vista.<br><br>What surprises me is that they didn't have Ubuntu ready at launch. I guess however they got 2 GB units working, it required some OS integration work. Hopefully Ubuntu will be along soon.<br><br>BTW, can anyone figure out whether this is a new memory-upgradeable rev of the motherboard, or did they just start surface-mounting 2GB as well as 1GB? The Microsoft rules and all that — no XP = Vista.

What surprises me is that they didn't have Ubuntu ready at launch. I guess however they got 2 GB units working, it required some OS integration work. Hopefully Ubuntu will be along soon.

BTW, can anyone figure out whether this is a new memory-upgradeable rev of the motherboard, or did they just start surface-mounting 2GB as well as 1GB?

]]> By: wanorris http://liliputing.com/2009/08/dell-inspiron-mini-now-available-with-2gb-of-ram-windows-vista.html#comment-26179 wanorris Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:33:26 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11596#comment-26179 As usual, they gouge you on the upgrades ($25 for wireless n, $20 for bluetooth, $35 for upgrading the battery), but this is rounding into a pretty nice system, with 2GB RAM, up to a 250 GB HDD, choice of hi res or low res screens, 3 different flavors of 3G (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint), and up to 3 years of accidental damage coverage.<br><br>When they get the choice of OSs up and running (and can sell 7 instead of Vista on the 2GB version) and start offering discounted packages that roll up a lot of the spendy add-ons, this will be about as loaded as netbooks get. As usual, they gouge you on the upgrades ($25 for wireless n, $20 for bluetooth, $35 for upgrading the battery), but this is rounding into a pretty nice system, with 2GB RAM, up to a 250 GB HDD, choice of hi res or low res screens, 3 different flavors of 3G (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint), and up to 3 years of accidental damage coverage.

When they get the choice of OSs up and running (and can sell 7 instead of Vista on the 2GB version) and start offering discounted packages that roll up a lot of the spendy add-ons, this will be about as loaded as netbooks get.

]]> By: wanorris http://liliputing.com/2009/08/dell-inspiron-mini-now-available-with-2gb-of-ram-windows-vista.html#comment-26178 wanorris Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:24:50 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11596#comment-26178 The Microsoft rules and all that -- no XP = Vista.<br><br>What surprises me is that they didn't have Ubuntu ready at launch. I guess however they got 2 GB units working, it required some OS integration work. Hopefully Ubuntu will be along soon.<br><br>BTW, can anyone figure out whether this is a new memory-upgradeable rev of the motherboard, or did they just start surface-mounting 2GB as well as 1GB? The Microsoft rules and all that — no XP = Vista.

What surprises me is that they didn't have Ubuntu ready at launch. I guess however they got 2 GB units working, it required some OS integration work. Hopefully Ubuntu will be along soon.

BTW, can anyone figure out whether this is a new memory-upgradeable rev of the motherboard, or did they just start surface-mounting 2GB as well as 1GB?

]]> By: BoloMKXXVIII http://liliputing.com/2009/08/dell-inspiron-mini-now-available-with-2gb-of-ram-windows-vista.html#comment-26160 BoloMKXXVIII Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:29:18 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11596#comment-26160 Vista? Really, no kidding, Vista??? Vista? Really, no kidding, Vista???

]]> By: philip_0729 http://liliputing.com/2009/08/dell-inspiron-mini-now-available-with-2gb-of-ram-windows-vista.html#comment-26155 philip_0729 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:46:19 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11596#comment-26155 as far as i was aware the dell mini 10 has the ram and cpu on the same mini pcb with no provission for extra ram... see here <a href="http://gadgetmix.com/netbook/dell-mini-gets-dissected/" rel="nofollow">http://gadgetmix.com/index/dell-mini-gets-disse...</a> as far as i was aware the dell mini 10 has the ram and cpu on the same mini pcb with no provission for extra ram… see here http://gadgetmix.com/index/dell-mini-gets-disse…

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