Dell's Mini 10 Netbook Specs and Price Revealed

[topgear]

Many of you have been keeping track of the Mini 10 since we previewed some details at CES. Starting today, we'll begin taking preorders from customers in the United States through QVC. U.S. online availability through Dell.com will follow soon after—it's scheduled for February 26. We'll begin shippping next month. The regional schedule will vary, but the Mini 10 will be available to Dell customers worldwide in the future.



It comes standard in Obsidian Black, but we offer Alpine White, Promise Pink, Cherry Red, Ice Blue and Jade Green as color options. Mini 10 pricing starts at $399. With the 3-cell battery, its starting weight is 2.86 lbs.


The Mini 10 will be available with two Atom processor options: the Z520 and Z530. Standard features include:

an integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam
an HDMI out port
integrated 802.11g Wi-Fi
a 3-cell 24Whr battery
160GB 5400rpm hard drive
a 4-in-1 memory card reader



Initially, all Mini 10s will come with 1GB fixed RAM (which means it will not be upgradable), the Windows XP operating system, and a 16:9 edge-to-edge display that supports a maximum resolution of 1024 x 768. The default screen resolution is 1024 x 576, which is a better fit for the widescreen display. As far as ports, the Mini 10 features HDMI out, 3 USB ports, an Ethernet jack, a 4-in-1 memory card reader, AC Power in and 1 line out + 1 Mic-in ports.


All Windows XP machines will ship with Windows Live Essentials and the Windows Live Toolbar. Microsoft Works will also be standard software. Microsoft Office Basic 2007 will be an option in the future.


If you prefer Linux, Ubuntu 8.04 will be an available option soon. The higher resolution 720P panel will be available as an option in the future and the integrated digital TV tuner will be available on a future model. While I'm on the subject of future options, Bluetooth, integrated GPS and mobile broadband, will all be options down the road.


I've been using the entry-level config for Mini 10 for the last few days. My verdict: I'm going to have a hard time giving it back. The keyboard is the first thing I noticed—at 92% the size of a standard keyboard, it's a bit larger than the one on the Mini 9. I adjusted to it in no time. The other thing I noticed was that overall performance on Windows XP seemed really snappy. Just about all my work these days revolves around e-mail and web-based apps, and for those kinds of things, the Mini 10 was great. I installed Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3 and fired up several tabs to mimic what I do everyday. I used two of my favorite Twitter clients, Twhirl and Tweetdeck to have some conversations there. Beyond that, the Mini 10 performed well when I uploaded and viewed videos and images on YouTube (even HQ and HD-quality ones) and Flickr, checked Techmeme and wrote most of this blog post on both Live Writer and the Community Server back end. Doing these kinds of activities, I was able to get about 3 hours of battery life with the standard 3-cell battery.


I'll update this blog post as new options become available. For a bit more background on the Mini 10 and where netbooks fit in the world of mobile devices, check out this StudioDell video. And if you want to see some photos of the Mini 10, take a look here on Dell's Official Flickr page.

Source : http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/d...s-a-punch.aspx

[j1n M@tt]

hmm...seems the best bang for buck in mini pc category.

[Vishal Patil]

How much better are the Z520 and Z530 processors better in performance than N270 processors.

[Coool]

Nice design.....

[j1n M@tt]

^^+1 ya Coool design for a budget lappy

[comp@ddict]

This one is competition for the ASUS Eee PC, which is currently the best netbook.
The price will be again 23-25k, same as Eee PC, some competition these two are gonna have.

[phreak0ut]

Cute lappy

[Abhishek Dwivedi]

now this is really something cool...just love the pricing for this spec...

[ico]

Me getting this soon.

[topgear]

Yeah, This lappy or I should say netbook looks awesome

[IronManForever]

This lappy is ideal for those who intend to make a 'hackintosh'.. as I have read. But then its bad karma.

Apple should really make a netbook..

[NucleusKore]

Price in India?

[gxsaurav]

Originally Posted by IronManForever

Apple should really make a netbook..

A netbook is a small & lite laptop which you can use as your secondary PC when you are on the move. It weighs less, has enough processing power & sometimes sacrifices on an optical drive to reduce weight further.

Guess what, Apple already has something like this called Macbook Air. Just that it costs $1800

[Pat]

^^ Lol! What a joke..Do you seriously think Intel Atom in netbooks = Core 2 Duo in MBA ? And name a single netbook in market with a 13.3" screen. And how about a netbook with Nvidia 9400M ?

[Ecstasy]

What's the review about this netbook? Any good?

[IronManForever]

@Pat Nvidia has displayed their 'Ion' platform having 9400m GFx for 'Atom' which may find its way to netbooks soon.

Originally Posted by gxsaurav

A netbook is a small & lite laptop which you can use as your secondary PC when you are on the move. It weighs less, has enough processing power & sometimes sacrifices on an optical drive to reduce weight further.

Guess what, Apple already has something like this called Macbook Air. Just that it costs $1800

MBA can be a really good netbook along with being powerful, both at the same time. If I had that kind of money, I would definitely buy it. I wont ever have that kinda money though.

And yes, it costs 1800$.. Not like the rest of the market, but I cant see why MBA cannot be taken as a 'Netbook' in any such scenario.

[topgear]

Originally Posted by NucleusKore

Price in India?

No idea about pricing in here but it should be Rs. 20-22K


here's the link to the official product page

http://www.dell.com/content/products...op-inspiron-10

[IronManForever]

^ Did you just delete and reposition your post? If not, I'm hallucinating..

[topgear]

^^ No buddy, But why did you ask that ?

Just check the times.

BTW, check that official page. they have updated it with more infos & pricing.

[IronManForever]

^ Never mind, I think I was hallucinating.

[NucleusKore]

Originally Posted by topgear

No idea about pricing in here but it should be Rs. 20-22K


here's the link to the official product page

http://www.dell.com/content/products...op-inspiron-10

That's the US link. Here is the India link, no mention of the rupee price though

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/prod...hs1&l=en&s=dhs

[topgear]

^^ But that's the link for Dell Inspiron Mini 12 laptop which screen size is 12 inch.

But the thread is about Dell Mini 10 Laptop which has a 10 inch screen.

Dell india website has no link about mini 10 - it's strange but I think it's not released in here yet.