For a company who’s CEO thinks netbooks are about as useful as steel wool underpants, Dell sure is pumping out its fair share of Google Chrome OS news. Yes, Doug from Dell has been hard at work (though arguably not as busy as Hexxeh) and has now released an updated version of the Chrome OS build originally released for the…

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The Dell Latitude 2100 is a rugged netbook designed for children. It’s already one of the thickest and netbooks around, measuring 1.4 inches at its thickest point. But a Chinese manufacturer apparently decided the at the laptop wasn’t quite wide enough and decided to design a clone with room for an 11.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display. The laptop…

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A number of PC makers are targeting netbooks at schools. But one of the most education-oriented netbooks around is the Dell Latitude 2100 which features a rubberized case, optional anti-bacterial coating, an optional shoulder strap, and bright, kid-friendly colors. Dell put together an interesting promotional video for the netbook a while back, showing a theoretical school where all the kids…

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Dell’s education-oriented Latitude 2100 netbook is already available for order in the US, but it has a preliminary ship date of late July. But Netbook News blogger Sascha isn’t in the US, he’s in Germany. And he got a chance to snag a Latitude 2100 and he’s posted an unusual outdoor-style unboxing video. Here are some of the highlights: That…

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[/caption] The order page for the Dell Latitude 2100 is now up and running. Keep in mind, this netbook is designed for educational markets, but if you’re looking for a mini-laptop with a rubberized design and don’t mind if it’s 1.6 inches thick and weighs more than 3 pounds, you can order one for yourself. The base configuration with Ubuntu…

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Dell is launching a new line of netbooks, aimed squarely at the educational market. The Dell Latitude 2100 features the same Intel Atom N270 CPU we’ve come to know and love, and other standard netbook components, including an optional solid state disk and a low starting price of $369. But it also has a few kid-friendly features like rubberized cases…

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Sure, the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 is still warm, having just started shipping a few weeks ago. But it appears Dell is already looking ahead to its next low cost, 10 inch mini-laptop. And this time, it’s not part of the company’s Inspiron series. Gizmodo is running a photo from a tipster that claims it’s a leaked image showing an upcoming…

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