Dell netbook rumored Aug. 22
Gizmodo has gotten what looks like genuine information about the upcoming release of the Dell netbook, the Inspiron 910. There is no evidence that supports the starting price of $299 that is much bandied about but the specs Gizmodo is showing look pretty decent. They are stating that it will be available with SSDs up to 16 GB and a 1.6 GHz Atom processor. The 8.9-inch screen will run at 1024×600, not the greatest but not a surprise either at a low price point. Interestingly the specs they’ve uncovered indicate there is a WWAN option which would be interesting to see on a cheap netbook. It appears there will be two OS options, Ubuntu and WIndows XP. They have some other photos that detail all the ports and controls so check it out.
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I’d be surprised if they kept that rumor where the starting price would be $299 (if anything that’s the ubuntu version with 4GB SSD)
Hopefully the keyboard looks as promising as it is on the picture and for them to cut out F1-F12 keys, better pay off.
“I’d be surprised if they kept that rumor where the starting price would be $299 (if anything that’s the ubuntu version with 4GB SSD)”
So then…the starting price would be for the starter system? Sounds about right ;)
Anybody notice that they seem to be using the intel mini-card SSD (which plugs into mini pci-e).
While that might make it possible to upgrade the SSD (easier), the performance for that intel SSD is supposed to be pretty bad (35MB/s read, 10MB/s write).
So how can you hack that and put a faster SSD in there?
boring, cheap looking, crippled keyboard, small battery
Dell is probably relying on their brand name to sell millions of these & didnt want to put much money into R&D because they could get away with it. unfortunately the once these are out everywhere & become the “face” of netbooks the uninformed general public will get to see them & be very unimpressed.
it doesnt really surprise me Dell blew it, they do it time & time again. if the general public wasnt so lazy (to shop around) & cheap Dell would have no customers.
I still think the HP mininote sets the standard for these devices, $499 gets a very nice unit and 80 bucks more puts fully-supported Windows on it.
I just wish HP would upgrade the thigh-burning C7 with the newer Via Nano or Atom. Another item on my HP mininote wishlist would be a 10″x6.5″x0.5″ slim li-poly slice battery underneath, if only to keep the heat away from the bottom.
Dell blew it? I don’t think so. Looks great…priced right…and most people will never miss the function keys…because most never use those keys anyway (I am on a device with no function keys right now).
Rumors were off a bit. Actual price was $50 higher and the Dells were late hitting the market.
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