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    Is this worth it?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Smooth_J, Mar 1, 2010.

  1. Smooth_J

    Smooth_J Notebook Deity

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    I went to Dells site and started to configure a Dell Mini 10:

    Genuine Windows® 7 Starter for Small Notebook PCs, 32bit, English
    Microsoft® Works 9
    2 Year Advanced Service Plan plus Lojack
    McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial
    No Mobile Broadband Selected
    Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
    Obsidian Black
    Intel® Atom® Processor N450 (1.66GHz, 512K L2 Cache)
    Inspiron Mini 10 (Inspiron 1012)
    10.1" Widescreen Display (1366x768) Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam
    Crystall HD Broadcom Media Accelerator
    1GB DDR2 SDRAM
    SRS Audio Enhancement
    250G, 2.5inch, 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
    56WHr Lithium-Ion Battery (6-cell)
    No Internal Digital TV Receiver
    Bluetooth 2.1 module via USB I/F with EDR
    Integrated 10/100 Network Card
    Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0

    The price cam out to $630 without taxes.

    Is this "worth it" for the price?
     
    Smooth_J, Mar 1, 2010
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  2. Mikazukinoyaiba

    Mikazukinoyaiba Notebook Evangelist

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    Unless you insist on having a netbook, you could get a ULV notebook at that price. Like the Asus UL30A.
     
    Mikazukinoyaiba, Mar 1, 2010
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    What do you want to do with it?

    $630 is in laptop territory, which means a little more size, but a lot more power.
     
    count_schemula, Mar 1, 2010
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    I keep on saying "I will do that and do this", but honestly I never do any of that "stuff".

    So I will just need it to surf the net, check email, and watch youtube. Maybe a MKV (via coreavc codec) every once in a while, but thats really it. I was thinking about the iPad when it comes out, but its way over-priced. The *book will be sitting either on my laptop, or most likely next to my tv 99.9% of the time.
     
    Smooth_J, Mar 1, 2010
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