The Black Friday deals are continuing to roll in. Today we learned that Apple will be offering the best discounts of the year on iPads, iPods, and MacBooks, among other items. And Best Buy will have a doorbuster deal on Friday allowing you to pick up a Dell Streak 7 tablet with Android 3.2 and a 7 inch, 800 x…

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The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook features a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, a 10 inch display, and a few unusual accessory options including an optional TV tuner. I reviewed the Dell Mini 10 when it was first released in early 2010, and I liked the laptop a lot thanks to its great battery life and decent all-around performance….

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Dell is running a promotion on several laptop and desktop computers, allowing you to pick up a Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 10 inch netbook with an Intel Atom N455 processor and a 6 cell battery for $276 when you use the coupon code ?$QNC1?HSKNR9F. Here are a few other deals I spotted today on portable computers and accessories: Refurb Samsung…

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I just spotted a bonus weekend edition deal of the day that’s a bit too good to pass up. Newegg is selling  refurbished Dell Inspiron Mini IM1012 netbook with a 10.1 inch. 1024 c 600 pixel display, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, 1GB of memory, a 160GB hard drive, Windows 7 Starter Edition and a 6 cell battery for…

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Ever wonder what where notebooks go when they die are discontinued? Sure, it’s possible that manufacturers could actually sell out of some units, but there’s usually some stock leftover. Sometimes they get sold off at retail. Other times they’re repackaged and sold as if they were new thanks to a new feature or two — like the addition of 3G…

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The Inspiron Mini 1018 is a new budget netbook from Dell. It has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 processor, a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 1GB of DDR3 RAM, and a 160GB hard drive and runs Windows 7 Starter Edition. But unlike the Dell Inspiron Mini 1012, this model will not be available with a high resolution display,…

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Want to get a 3G capable notebook that works with AT&T’s network but don’t feel like signing up for a long term service contract? You’re in luck, because while up until today that wasn’t an option, AT&T has just launched a new pay-as-you-go service called AT&T DataConnect. The prices aren’t all that cheap, especially given the rather low bandwidth caps…

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The Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 is a new netbook from Dell which features a 10.1 inch display, Intel Atom N455 processor, and a tweaked color design with the entire laptop consisting of one color. The new model also has a touchpad with separate left and right buttons instead of the integrated buttons that appeared on earlier Dell Mini 10 models….

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Dell is now offering a new version of the Inspiron Mini 10 netbook in Europe. For the most part, the new Dell Inspiron Mini 1018 looks a lot like the Mini 10 I reviewed earlier this year. But there are a few subtle differences: The touchpad appears to have separate left and right buttons instead of integrated buttons. The 1.66GHz…

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Two US-based mobile broadband providers are planning to offer the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook at subsidized prices to customers that sign up for an extender service plan. T-Mobile will offer the Mini 10 with an integrated 3G modem for $199 when you sign up for a 2-year contract. The offer will be available starting tomorrow in Chicago, Dallas, Los…

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[/caption] Dell Japan is selling the Linux version of the new Inspiron Mini 10 netbook. Like the Windows version, the Linux model has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and 802.11b/g/n WiFi. But it comes with an open source operating system. The product description says…

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[/caption] Dell is now offering the Inspiron Mini 10 netbook with an optional Broadcom Crystal HD video accelerator. The decoder gives the mini-laptop a bit of help decoding 720p and 1080p HD video, something which an Intel Atom-powered netbook would normally struggle with. The announcement comes hot on the heels of the launch of Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta 3,…

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