Dell has apparently dressed up the Inspiron Mini 9 netbook with a coat of black paint and redubbed it the Dell Vostro A90. While the Inspiron Min is clearly aimed at consumers and perhaps educational markets, the Vostro line of laptop computers is typically targeted at business users. And the black paint certainly makes the […]
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Dell to offer some sort of discount on Inspiron Mini 9 tomorrow
Dell is running a “10 Days of Deals” promotion, and it looks like the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 will get its time in the spotlight tomorrow. There’s no indication of what kind of deal we’ll see. Dell could slash the already low price of the netbook by a few bucks, or perhaps the company will […]
Dell Inspiron Mini’s custom Ubuntu interface: A closer look
The folks at the official Direct2Dell blog sat down with Doug Anson, one of the folks behind the custom interface Dell designed to use with the Ubuntu 8.04 Linux operating system used on the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook. The most noticeable thing that Dell did was to create a new menu bar that hangs […]
Everything you need to know to install OS X on a Dell Mini
Want to install OS X on your Dell Inspiron Mini netbook, but don’t feel like struggling with missing drivers, the lack of Ethernet support, and other inconveniences? Then just shell out the money for a MacBook. But if you’re looking for a thorough set of instructions for installing OS X, complete with troubleshooting advice, you […]
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 running OS X
Want a MacBook Mini, but don’t want to wait for Apple to actually release a netbook? While hackers have been installing OS X on the MSI Wind for ages (or what passes for ages in the netbook world), it looks like there’s a new candidate for smallest OS X netbook around: The Dell Inspiron Mini […]
How to upgrade the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 SSD
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook currently ships with 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB of solid state memory. If you want a higher capacity SSD, you’re going to have to go out and buy one for yourself. Fortunately, that’s pretty easy to do. Jkkmobile picked up a 32GB SSD module from My Digital Discount and posted […]
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 unboxed
Remember yesterday when I told you how Dave Marples placed an order for a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 on Thursday and it was delivered by Friday afternoon? Well, he sent in a few photos to show off his new toy productivity machine. There appear to be a couple of items that contributed to this case […]
Dell Inspiron Z530/E Slim: Not quiet a netbook, but still sexy
Back when the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 was still just a rumor, Engadget found a leaked product roadmap that indicated Dell would be putting out several new mini-laptops. The Mini series would have a 8.9 inch display and flash memory while the company would also release a light-weight 12 inch laptop with a hard drive. […]
Dell Inspiron Mini 9: Too cool for fans
AnandTech has posted one of the most thorough reviews of the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 laptop I’ve see to date. And buried on page 10 of that review is an interesting fact: the dell netbook ships without a CPU fan. The Intel Atom CPU is designed to be a low power chip, and as such […]
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 SSD could be faster than Acer Aspire One
A lot of folks (myself included) have pointed out that you can get an Acer Aspire One laptop with 1GB of RAM and an 8GB SSD for $20 less than the cheapest Dell Inspiron Mini 9. But Kevin Tofel of jkOnTheRun makes an interesting point – the Dell netbook may include a faster SSD module. […]