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 […]
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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 ÂĄ92,830 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 […]
Red, pink Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbooks hit Japan
Way back when Michael Dell first “leaked” news about the Dell Inspiron Mini netbook line to Gizmodo, he was carrying a machine with a glossy red cover. But so far the netbook has only been available in black or white. Now it looks like red and pink models are about to be released – in […]
Dell Mini hack: Adding a hard drive indicator LED
While some netbook makers *cough* *MSI* *cough* seem to feel the need to throw so many status LEDs on their case that it’s tough to tell what any individual blinking light means at a glance, others have taken a much simpler approach. The Dell Inspiron Mini 9, for example, has just two status lights: One […]
Dell Black Friday deal: $299 Inspiron Mini 9
In what we can only hope is the beginning of a major trend, Dell appears to be planning to offer a deep discount on its netbook just in time for the holidays. According to a leaked copy of Dell’s Black Friday ad, the company will be offering a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook for $299 […]
QVC selling a $449 Dell Mini 9 for $529
How much would you expect to pay for a 9 inch netbook with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1024 x 600 pixel display, an 8GB solid state disk, 1GB of RAM, and Windows XP? A thousand dollars? Two thousand? Two hundred? If you guessed $529, you’ve obviously been watching the QVC home shopping channel. Because […]