Want a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 with a 64GB solid state disk? Dell has added the option to configure a system with a high capacity SSD for $150, but here’s the catch: It’s only available on Ubuntu Linux models at the moment. When you go to configure a Windows XP model, the highest you can […]
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Dell shipping lower capacity Dell Mini 9 batteries
Update: Looks like this was a false alarm. It appears Dell has quietly started shipping 24.4WHr hour batteries with the Dell Inspiron Mini 9. That wouldn’t be such a big deal if the company hadn’t originally shipped 32WHr batteries. Pretty much all of the review units the company sent to bloggers and journalists before launching […]
Vodafone pulls 3G Dell Mini in Australia due to mixup
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is available with a 3G modem in Europe, Australia, and the US. And while you’ll have to shell out nearly $200 to get the 3G model in the US, wireless provider Vodafone has actually been susidizing the price of the netbook in Australia for customers who sign up for a […]
How to change Firefox’s full screen hotkey
If you’ve got a netbook with a 1024 x 600 pixel or lower resolution display, the F11 key is your friend when surfing the web with Firefox. That’s the button that lets you view web pages in full screen mode with no toolbars or scrollbars to impede your view. But what if you’ve got a […]
Buffalo to release SSDs for Dell Inspiron Mini 9
Buffalo offers 32G and 64GB solid state disks designed for the Asus Eee PC 900 and 901. Now the company has annonuced plans to release SSDs built for the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 as well. The new disks will be available in 16GB and 32GB capacities, and will be priced at about $57 and $101 […]
Black Friday netbook deals
Netbooks already make great presents during an economic downturn because they’re generally cheaper than full sized laptop computers. But at least a few computer makers and retailers are planning on slashing prices a bit further for Black Friday sales. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the US, and it’s traditionally one of the […]
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 now available with wireless broadband
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 has won the race to be the first netbook to include an optional wireless broadband modem and service plan in the United States. While Acer, Asus, Dell, and others have been working with wireless carriers in Europe and other countries for a few months, most netbooks sold in the US […]
How to add a touchscreen to a Dell Inspiron Mini 9
While few netbook makers have released mini-laptops with built in touchscreens, it seems like every time a new netbook hits the market, there’s some hacker willing to rip it apart and add a touchscreen the hard way – manually. But it’s taken a while for the first Dell Inspiron Mini 9 touchscreen hack to show […]
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 now available with 32GB SSD
When Dell launched the Inspiron Mini line of netbooks a few months ago, the storage capacity topped out at 16GB. But now you can buy a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 with a 32GB solid state disk. It’ll cost you about $100 more than a model with a 4GB SSD, but just $25 more than the […]
Dell Vostro A90 hits Europe, paints the town black
The Dell Vostro A90 netbook is basically just a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 dressed up in a dark, (like solid black) case. Yet for some reason, when Dell launched the Vostro A90 as a business class netbook in Japan, the company decided to charge ¥92,830 or about $998 for the mini-laptop, which is significantly more […]
Dell Mini 9 with HSUPA modem available in Singapore
Want a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook with a built in HSUPA modem capable of wireless broadband speeds up to 7.2Mbps? If you happen to live in Singapore, you’re all set. Wireless provider M1is offering a deal on Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbooks. Pricing varies depending on the service plan you choose, but if you […]
Dell adds a little color to Inspiron Mini line
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and Dell Inspiron Mini 12 aren’t the most unattractive netbooks around. But the fact that the mini-laptops were only available in black and white did make them feel a bit drab when compared to more colorful options from companies like Lenovo and Acer. Now it looks like Dell is ready […]