I’m not personally a big fan of the fashion-over-function netbooks, but there’s obviously a market for them. Along the same lines as the Vivienne Tam editions we’ve seen from HP, Dell is now offering a limited edition design from Deanne Cheuk. As far as the hardware goes, it’s pretty standard netbook fare. Intel Atom Z530 at 1.6GHz 1GB DDR2 memory…

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While some customers already have the new Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbooks in their hands, it looks like the company might be facing a roadbump that could affect future shipments. DigiTimes reports that Compal Electronics, the company building the tiny laptops is dealing with a shortage of in-mold roller treated chassis (I looked it up, the plural of chassis is…

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The folks at Brazilian blog Zumo say they got a chance to tour the Dell complex in Austin and get some more details about the upcoming low cost laptop from Dell. We’ve seen reports that the laptop would be called the Dell E, while other reports say it will be dubbed the Inspiron Mini. Zumo’s going with the latter. Here’s…

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It looks like Dell is releasing a few more details about the company’s upcoming cheap ultraportable laptop. But just a few. First, the computer, which may or may not be called the Inspiron Mini, will be released in August.Second, the reason Dell is waiting until after every other computer maker on the face of the earth has already announced or…

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