THE OFFICIAL: Dell Inspiron 9 (Mini I) Thread...

i wish we had that same deal in australia. i dont know. u rekon 8.9 inch is too small for class?

 

so 'Mini 9' it was... and flyers some what correct...

agree with most that prices are high... and really only two colors (black and white)...

pretty cool though... it's official... moment everyone has been waiting for...

 

GeorgeJ, you were correct about the name...I just doubted all the releases and news coming out, as we were let down on 8/22..so I wanted to wait until the *Official Release* by Dell as to the factual name, and such..

Thanks! Cin


AND....

Wow! Hey guy's more thing's to review today regarding the I9, eh?

$99?? Not a bad deal for it, if you need a new lappy such as the S15, 1530 or 1330 and have other great coupons/config's

Hoping for better and improved news today,

Cin

 

@Cin - I didn't believe the name 'Mini 9' too... and was in the same boat and waiting for an official announcement...

but it's out now... Woot...

 

Man, Dell's site is getting pounded right now. I can't get on to check the ability to order the Mini.

 

http://jkkmobile.blogspot.com/2008/09/dell-inspiron-mini-9-official-info-and.html

 

Thanks... I don't like doubting things but with the release, and such I had too!
And, yes, WoOT! It's finally out...but only in the 2 colors, and such...*holding steady*

Yes, getting pounded by those extremely happy, or those just a tad dissapointed....I think I'm just somewhere *in the middle* right now

I hope you get to order!!!!

Thanks for sharing, George...


Cin

 

Oh man, I finally got in and Ubuntu models aren't shipping until 10/9???? Oh well, Aspire One, here I come!

 

Hey guy's head over to the *Notebook News and Reviews* section of the forum, and check out Jerry's review of the I9, it's pretty good

Here's the linky:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=3876394#post3876394


Cin

 

there is a video over here:
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/dell-inspiron-mini-9-linux.aspx?page=5

 

I ordered my 1530 this past Saturday. Do you think they would let me add it onto the order for the $100? If not, I guess I could just cancel and reorder.

 

Thanks for sharing!! Will definitely check it!

Cin

 

Normally, when you place an order an make any changes, it causes the order to be cancelled, and thus you having to reorder.

But, call Dell first and advise you saw the $99 deal for the I9...and want to know if they will honor that...or do you need to cancel and place the order once again...I'm sure they are getting an *overwhelming amount of calls* like this now...So, maybe...they will concede!

Good luck, and let us know what happened!

Cin

 

Well, I just got back from BestBuy. They didn't have any Aspire One's in stock, nor were they expecting to get any. Sadly, they didn't even have a display model for me to play with :-(

If the fully configured Mini was about $50 less, I might have jumped on it.

 

Oish. I guess I better call BB before going there, then....Cuz if they don't have them in stock...I will end up spending $$ there, get's me into trouble LOL.

That's too bad they are not expecting any soon. ....Yes, the I9 at the $299 price point would've been nice to start with...

What do you want to do now?? Are you going to wait a bit..to see if things change w/the I9???

Cin

 

Yeah, I think I'm going to wait. My Dell contact said they had a training session with the Mini this morning. I'm waiting to see what she thought of the keyboard.

As I have stated before... the Aspire One is looking better and better. I just wish I could play with one prior to ordering it. Amazon says they will have them in stock on the 23rd. Maybe I will have a chance to use one prior to that.

I think Dell will add some options in the not-too-distant future. I think the Box.net deal killed the possibility of a standard hard drive, so we probably wont see that anytime soon. I'm sure more colors will follow though.

 

Good! Good! I wil probably hold out for a bit longer....heck I've waited long enough LOL

Will wait and see,.....and try to check the Acer Aspire.

Cin

 

Here is the full scan of the flyer... previous post only showed the details.. this is the full page...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22046787@N03/2825618559/

 

I am confused about where the $299 price came from... I know that there were rumors of a $299 price point but I never heard anything official from Dell that they were going to start the price points at $299...

I think later we will see coupons and that should help bring the cost down... The black does look nice though... but why the extra $$ to get a white version?

 

http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/corporate/imagebank/notebooks/insp_mini_wt_150ppi.jpg

http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/corporate/imagebank/notebooks/insp_mini_mob_150ppi.jpg

more pretty pics...

 

The AAO is a great little machine and for $399 you get so much better specs... Went to the store to check it out and it does look pretty slick... The only gripe about the AAO is the mousepad keys are on the side... and makes the 'click' sound when clicking the mousepad buttons...

The one thing that looks promising on the IM9 is keyboard is 'Spill resistant' and the mouse pad keys are the soft press ones and not the hard click types...

 

Hmm... good to know. I have been calling all around here and no one has them in stock. I would place an Amazon order, but I really want to use one first. I too am worried about the mouse buttons being on the side. I would also like to make sure that the 8.9 screen is large enough (over the s10). I was able to find a 9 inch digital picture frame when I went to BestBuy and i pretended it was a note book screen - got some funny looks though.

 

I wish they offered a Centrino 2 laptop with this 100 dollar netbook.

 

anyone see the mini 9 on the canadian website?

 

Yep. In complete agreement.

 

Which version are you seeing in the store for $399?

If it's the 120 gig version, Acer has dropped the price to $349. Most vendors are dragging their feet to meet this new MSRP.

The $399 version should include 160 gig AND the 6 cell battery (easily should get you 5-6 hours of battery since I'm getting 2.5-3 hours with the 3 cell).

 

Are the 6 cell battery the same size as the 3 cell for AAO?

 

Too little, too late...
But good things come to those who wait

 

Will people still be buying it even though it might get hot due to no fan?

 

I don't think that will be the sole reason for people to not buy it, but it is something to consider.

 

The $399 version with 160GB HDD and 6-cell battery...

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EYV9TM

 

I had to laugh at this release. For the UK you get a choice of Black and whether or not you wish to add it to your basket.

We can't configure it, change the drive size. Not a damed thing!

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/p...spiron-9?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs&ref=homepg

Oh and the 299 thing was a uk price. I think people just assumed it was also the dollar price.

 

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320-7124 1 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
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430-3219 1 Wireless 802.11g Mini Card
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420-8051 1 Microsoft Works 9 DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
410-1160 1 McAfee SecurityCenter 30-day Trial
312-0775 1 32WHr Battery (4 cell)
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960-2780
988-6059
990-7989
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412-0148 1 No ISP requested
430-3221 1 Built-in Bluetooth 2.1 capability
313-7127 1 Base LCD Assembly in Black


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just ordered mine. Might regret it if a price drops happens or a large screen? Do you guys have any ideas or rumors about this?

 

Congrats! I hope you are happy with it.

I haven't heard of any rumors yet, but I'm sure a price drop is not too far off in the future. I know nothing of a different screen.

 

I like the verse, it's rather nice..It works well in this thread, along with the good advice!

Congrat's to you on your purchase! Great news!

What's the ESD?


Cin

 

10" and maybe the 12" coming in October.

 

Yeah, maybe these will have more colors.....

and better specs..

Cin

 

Looks like October for the introduction of additional colours. Friend just ordered his and has an estimated of on or before 26th Sept.

He is in USA though so I don't know what UK dates would be like. He delighted in telling me he ordered the white after I mentioned we only get black and an add to basket option!

Not sure if he's stopped laughing yet.

 

At least it's the top model, fully loaded, which doesn't make the price too bad. But how many people need the extras? I'd guess most would rather have something cheaper and less well equiipped.

I'm really not sure what I think of the Mini. At first I thought it was a disappointment, but now I'm not so sure, perhaps it just isn't quite what I'm looking for.

What I really want to know is does it have a proper UK enter key?

 

Bad things about it:

• No multi touch trackpad
• No fan (might run hot)
• Only 4 cell battery

Otherwise, it is great! And it would have been mine if I had not gotten the 901. But since I got my EEE 901 on Ebay, it cost about the same as an XP, 1GB, bluetooth and webcam Inspiron 9 ($612-$120 cash back=$492).

 

Hi everyone..

Cool.. so it is finally here.. the Dell Mini Inspiron. I think I'm going to hold off on buying this until Dell comes out with a good sale for this laptop. In addition, I want to see if people are able to easily upgrade the memory and SSD.. in which case it may make sense to buy a lower end model and to self-upgrade this computer to 2 GB RAM and 32 GB+ SSD.

Cheers!

 

It looks as though from some of the tech stuff that dell has up that it will be very easy to upgrade the SSD, RAM, and Wireless card.

 

I can go to Best Buy and pick up an Acer computer (8.5" screen or something like that) with a 120GB hard drive, and Windows XP, along with 1GB of RAM for $350. This machine is terribly overpriced.

 

SSD versus hard drive (in other netbooks such as Acer Aspire One). What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a SSD versus a hard drive (other than the obvious differences in capacity)? Are there benefits in terms of weight or power usage? Thanks in advance for any help with this matter. Also, does anyone know if this Dell Inspiron Mini 9 will support SSD's larger than 16 GB?

 

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...code=ss&c=US&l=EN&dgc=CJ&cid=24471&lid=566643

$99 if you buy it with a Studio 15

 

Yep... pretty good deal if you are in need of a full size notebook as well.

 

The difference in size is obvious, but SSDs in general are better performers (especially vs. a 5400 RPM drive), they are lighter, they are more shock proof, and they last more read/write cycles than a normal HHD...

Hope this helps!

EDIT: Oh, and SSDs are silent too!

 

Hi everyone,

Thanks for the info about the advantages of a SSD drive.

After looking around the internet a little, I guess you can upgrade the RAM:

HTML:

http://www.laptopmag.com/advice/how-to/dell-mini-ram.aspx?step=0

And, you can potentially upgrade the SSD:

HTML:

http://www.jkontherun.com/2008/09/did-dell-go-wit.html

So, anyone think we should buy the cheapest Inspiron Mini 9 on sale and then upgrade to 2 GB RAM and 32 GB SSD?

 

Wouldn't a 32 GB SSD upgrade kinda defeat the purpose of the sub-$500 price of these netbooks? I could be mistaken, but I think the drive alone would be about as much as the netbook.