Long rumoured Dell netbook launches as Inspiron Mini 9
Dell enters netbook market to take on the Eee PC and other rivals with Inspiron Mini 9.


Dell has finally revealed its netbook rival as the Inspiron Mini 9.
It will ship initially with Windows XP and will cost 299 including shipping. A version with Ubuntu Linux will follow in a few weeks for 269.
The specifications are pretty much as expected with the mini computer powered by a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and a 16GB SSD hard drive. The display is 8.9in in diameter, with a resolution of 1,024 x 600.
Other features include three USB 2.0 ports, a VGA connector a 3-in-1 card reader, a 1.3 megapixel webcam and a four-cell battery.
The Inspiron Mini 9 is available now from the Dell website, but it warns that it could take up to 15 days for it to ship.
The Inspiron Mini 9 adds to a long list of similar rivals such as the Asus Eee PC, the Acer Aspire One, the MSI Wind, the HP Mini Note, Lenovo's IdeaPads and even LG with its X110.
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