Comments on: Dell introduces cute 8.9″ netbook: Mini 9

By: johndoe

johndoe — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:00:17 +0000

@12 Wow i have never heard of “e-peen” before. i had to look it up.

sorry dudes or dudettes about my previous post. i didnt mean to brag. I was just showing how usesless this would be for me.

I see now that its purpose is to surf the internet. i should have noticed by the title “netbook”

By: leo

leo — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:40:09 +0000

lol, no one cares about your specs. stop stroking your e-peen.

it’s obviously a niche computer. that’s why it’s called a ‘netbook.’ it’s for people only looking for basics and don’t want to spend for a full blown laptop.

By: Jerro

Jerro — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:51:01 +0000

Actually you can choose the cheap linux model and add extra ram and hdd. It will be at the same price, as the windows models, but will come with Linux installed.

By: Aries-Belgium

Aries-Belgium — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:04:10 +0000

It sucks that only the cheapest model is available with Ubuntu. If you would like to have better specs you have to buy Windows XP with it.

By: Jerro

Jerro — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:48:26 +0000

It’s a netbook, a ultra portable computer you can take with you everywhere. You can’t compare it to a normal pc, not even a normal laptop, it’s not meant to compete with pc’s or normal laptops.

By: johndoe

johndoe — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:33:09 +0000

Now can anyone tell me what the point of this is. The only thing i can think of is using it to surf the internet and check mail.
I guess there are people out there that only need a computer to do that. For me it is completely useless. I will stick with my comp.

specs:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.5GHz CPU
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
SAMSUNG High-gloss Black 21.6″ 5ms (2ms GTG) Widescreen (1680×1050)
4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
4 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE 1394a, 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s

compared to:

Intel’s N270 1.6GHz Atom CPU
GMA 950 Graphics
8.9″ glossy LED-backlit LCD (1024×600)
up to 1GB DDR2 533MHz RAM
optional Bluetooth 2.1;
802.11g WiFi,
trio of USB 2.0 ports

By: dagger

dagger — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:51:48 +0000

Another toy. So is this considered an upgrade from a cell phone? Some people still prefer to use real computers.

By: A|phA

A|phA — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:01:07 +0000

LoL

If your into modding your stuff get the MSI Wind. I have one and triple boot Linux, OSX and XP.

Mine has non solid stat HDD but its upgraded to 250GB so its a tad bit more practical. Weighs in at around 1.1kg with my 6 cell battery. Plus the MSI wind has 10″ screen same Atom CPU and mine has the 1.5GB Ram upgrade + over clocked to 2Ghz.

All that said the Dell does look neat!

Still I’d go the MSI Wind any day..

Nice post, Netbooks kick ass

By: Itzik

Itzik — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:18:49 +0000

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By: dell

dell — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:16:35 +0000

http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

There’s DELL homepage for this nugget.

By: silentace

silentace — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:13:36 +0000

so this can’t be upgraded past 1GB? that sucks considering the graphics card shares the memory…

still wouldn’t mind having one but wish it supported 2gb

By: Alexander

Alexander — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:13:28 +0000

Give me a toothpick and a lens, then we can talk about buying.

By: Hmmmm

Hmmmm — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:59:44 +0000

*wants*