Silly me. When I saw that UK retailer Tesco was selling the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 the other day, I assumed it was taking preorders on a product that hadn’t been released yet. But apparently what actually happened was the company put up a product page for the 10 inch netbook and shipped Dell’s existing […]
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8 cell Dell Mini 9 battery reviewed
Following in the long tradition of big, ugly battery makers, it looks like some folks have decided to create a super high capacity battery for the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook. The highest capacity battery Dell sells for this machine has 4 cells. But you can pick up a third party 8 cell battery on […]
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 A04 BIOS now available
Dell has released a BIOS update for Inspiron Mini 9 netbooks. The A04 BIOS version includes a couple of new features and fixes. For instance, the bootup splash screen is now at the proper resolution. And users can now set the low battery alarm to issue a warning when the battery level drops as low […]
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 available for $99 with 2-year wireless plan
Mobile broadband carriers subsidizing netbook prices may be old hat in Europe and Asia, but in the US if you want to use your netbook with a 3G wireless connection you typically have to pay full price for the computer and the wireless plan. But now there are two ways to get broadband-enabled netbooks at discount […]
Dell adds 64GB SSD option for Dell Mini 9
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 […]
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 […]