Thursday, September 4th 2008
Dell Inspiron 910 ''Mini'' Gets Official, Starts at US $349
Dell's first netbook, the Inspiron Mini 9 also known as Inspiron 910 has finally changed its status to official. This small, easy-to-carry device stands for the modern people. It is perfect for web browsing, office tasks, watching videos and listening to music and even playing games on the go. With a starting weight of 2.28 lbs, the Inspiron 910 packs a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 512MB DDR2 memory at 533MHz, 4GB Solid State Drive, Intel GMA 950 graphics and a 8.9-inch glossy LED display with 1024x600 resolution. Standard features include a built-in Wi-Fi and a 4-cell battery, but you can futher customize your "mini" with a 1.3MP webcam and built-in Bluetooth. Dell ships the 910 with Ubuntu 8.04 or Microsoft Windows XP Home. Two color options are available for now, Obsidian Black that's included in the price or Alpine White for an additional $25. At last, all Dell Inspiron 910 netbooks come with 1 year warranty. You can purchase one right now directly from Dell. The starting price is $349 with Ubuntu, and $399 if you want Windows XP Home.
Source:
Engadget
10 Comments on Dell Inspiron 910 ''Mini'' Gets Official, Starts at US $349
Other than that issue, it looks like a nice device, small, easy to transport (to meetings, on the road, etc.)
$500 once you add a reasonable amount of memory and HDD. (16GB SSD). I think that's a fair deal.
For 350 bucks, it definitely would be something great to have (if you don't mind working with Ubuntu.) I mean, people spend that much on phones when it comes to business. I can see someone using this to touch up a presentation right before a meeting, or ironing out some last minute bugs and recompiling some software before delivery...
I guarantee most users won't really care. Firefox works perfectly on Ubuntu, and that's all you really need for a netbook. :p
Glossy screens are awful - for any reason , at any time. It's a cheap trick to make the color & vibrancy "appear" better in a showroom (or to potentially compensate for what is actually an inferior screen) but it IS a trick - one that renders the display very unpleasant to use in real life - a stunt one would have thought was beneath Dell...
That said - for that price, I still think its a great deal - gloss @ 1024X600 beats 800X460 any day of the week.