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

Ok cool! Then that will be fairly easy for me (I hope)



Cin

 

http://mydellmini.com/forum/2gb-ram-upgrade-guide-t78.html

^^ Idiot proof guide

 

Oh lulz...that's a good *idiot proof guide*!

Thanks for sharing!


Cin

 

If I could upgrade in about 2 minutes anybody could..
Oh ordered a xps 1530 yah.

 

Well there then, it shant be so difficult for me

You ordered a 1530! Cool and congrat's It's a great lappy
When's the ESD?


Cin

 

They said set to ship the 26th of November.

 

Oh Cin.... time to break out the purse and get a mini!


THEY HAVE RED IN THE US!!!!

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...dhs&cs=19&kc=productdetails~laptop-inspiron-9

 

They have pink and several sticker designs too. Anyone who has had one of these apart, how difficult would it be to change out just the colored part of the lid?

 

not very hard at all.... the replacement part is only $24.99 when I got a spare black lid. Takes about an hour or so going very slowly and paying attention. Or rip through it in about 10 minutes and pray it works when it's back together!

 

That's cool! What color did you get??

OMGawd...WOOT..FINALLY

I am sooo on this!!!! Thanks

 

Oh my..that Orange Muse is HOT! :yes:


Cin............is kind of over excited right now........:laugh:

 

Dell EPP doesn't have the COLOR choices availi' yet

Guess I gotta call.......bah...NO it's good.



Cin

 

wooooooooooow, they have 7 new colours/Stickers thingy...

the red looks sooo fekin sweeet, is it possible to buy the cover only? if it is then where can i get it from? ebay or dell?

 

Those are actually pretty cool looking cases.

It still tops out at 16GB on the drives, though.

 

BAH the Delll EPP rep is telling me it's not available in other color choices..I told her to check the main site.........WTH????

Ive been on hold for over 10 minutes w/Dell EPP over the color choice issue.

She's telling me Black or white only ....


Cin.

 

Is there a Doctor in the Forum? Cin' has stopped breathing. She is only responding by blinking her eyes when the color RED is shown.

 

Darn right..I can't breathe......IS THERE a Dr.?????

Ok now I cant get the 4% EPP discount when using DPA...she told me for first time users. I just disconnected the call. Thats soo wrong, I just configured a white on on EPP and it appeared. BAH.


seriously....I can't breathe.


Cin

 

Free Shipping Coupon Code: 9CHDZZ6RP80$FD

I tested it and it works fine on the new Color options.

 

hey all,

so im new to netbooks, right now i use a xps 1730, but i won a dell mini 9 from an online raffle and it comes with 512 ram, and the 1.6atom processor, i was wondering how does windows xp perform with 512 ram nowadays? i havent even used a pc this weak in a long time. i basically have one gripe with linux and that is that one of my favorite programs, (oovoo) doesnt work on linux yet...

but yea is performance on xp any good with 512 ram and this processor? i want to at least be able to keep my browser, my office suite, and a music app going at the same time, and i kno linux would def be able to do all this, but nowadays windows programs are getting pretty bloated.

 

Here's a little tidbit of info. Seems BIOS A02 has enabled F11 and F12.

Fn-Z is now F11 and Fn-X is F12.

This works in Ubuntu as well as XP, since it's a BIOS update.

 

Considering the Dell install of Linux lags with the 512, I'm willing to bet that the XP machines are worse. I suppose I could be wrong, but I can tell you my machine runs smoother with a gig than it did with 512.

There's a very good chance that you aren't going to be very pleased with the multitasking abilities of the Mini 9. You are going to find that the less you do, the better.

 

That ought to shut some of the whiners up.

I wonder if they'll start shipping with the keys labeled properly.

 

Why, thank you N! I will definitely use this!


Cin

 

aha! no more keyboard remapping! I never did mine anyway.

It just didn't make sense to me all the whining over the F11 key to make IE go full screen when you just click on the options menu and whoa! There it is, Full Screen! just click it!



But, very cool that they put this in there!!!

 

Really, I don't use function keys anyway. Whether a computer has them, or not, is irrelevant to me.

How are you feeling about your paint job, now that the real deal is out?

 

I ran Sisoft Sandra and it said my Mini 9's max installable memory is 1GB. I am running the bloatware infested XP SP-3 Home edition. Will I be able to upgrade it to use the full 2GB or do I need XP Pro on the laptop, or is Sandra reporting false info?

 

about the only function key I use regularly is F4 to close stuff with alt+F4.

Still happy with the paint job... It's got a textured grippy finish to it so I like it. I do like the cherry red from dell, but it's still glossy and I would be constantly cleaning it like I did the black!

I may order a cherry LCD cover through spare parts though...

 

Cin, i see you are going to be classified as a late adopter of the mini 9 even though you are a top anticipator of it.

wassup smiley

 

LMAO! YOU got that right! .....Late adopter/Top Anticipator!

I tried ordering in Red thru EPP...but they are giving me crap...saying it's still not availi' and I want to use my discount

I wont pay for something that I can very well get my discount on!

Wassup with moi'....not much just hyped up for a movie premier tomorrow, and ordering my *cough* red I9

You???? Are you getting the I9 now??


Cin

 

When you finally get your Red or Pink some new pics would be great.

What is that an picture of in the avatar?

 

Yes...I will post some pic's... for sure...

Oh thats my 599GTB

Before I stored it for the winter!

Shes quite lovely, isn't she!

 

wow, +1 rep for an awsome car..

 

Really ... ... I have a feeling you pulling chains here.

Side note: Can i not get reps for being an ALum of the number 1 team in the nation. J/k

 

Why thanks! )

No, I wouldn't do that! hee hee...Seriously I have it in the chrome & red.

Your Team is rocking right now!

So, I wonder when the I9 will be availi' on Dell's EPP site??


Cin

 

honestly I think there are better choices in the 9 netbook like the Acer or Asus. I was disappointed in the dell in their choices. I guess if you want red or other colors Dell is good in the netbook. Personally I like everything to be black so dells color options don't matter to me.

 

I didn't even see the option for red in my EPP Dell ordering page. Since my Studio 15 is black (like a Dark Trooper), I found it fitting that the Mini 9 would be glossy white being the little sister of the Studio 15. Again, the glossy white reminds me of Stormtrooper/Clone Trooper armor so it's all good.

 

same here.... still black and white only in my EPP site.

I think it's like that just to make Cin' wait longer. It's been a couple months Cin', a few more days won't hurt! By the time they appear on the EPP site, the red will be backordered!!!

 

Cin' keep calling, maybe you'll get a CSR with half a brain that can put an order in for the Red. Cmarcho is right about the backordered though.

If Cmarcho would to paint a lid Yellow, would Dell follow up with this color choice a couple of days later? Prolly

Since Cmarcho obviously has some kind of influence over Dell's decisions I wish he could just make a custom BIOS that will allow to boot from the SD card or at least claim too. Then maybe Dell would follow up with this often requested feature.

 

HaHA! :tongue: Yeah...I've been waiting since June..so a bit longer wouldn't cause any more harm to me...

no no no backorder...hee hee...I want my *red*....still continuing to be nice and patient? Can't you tell!

Now to get them up on the EPP site!

OH I hope by the time they go on the EPP site there is no backorder

*crosses fingers* I'm sure once I get it, it will be well worth the wait!


Cin

 

Maybe you'll get lucky and they'll start showing up in the outlet, and get an even better deal.

 

booo i was hoping for a green or expresso brown.

Guess i'll buy a white and paint myself.

 

Some deals on accessories for the Mini:

For those still wanting to get 16GB SDHC. Amazon has one via SuperMediaStore for $20.99 shipped.

http://www.amazon.com/DATA-16GB-Tur...3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1227282348&sr=8-3

Also, for those wanting a skin for the Mini You can to the website www.3acp.com and order the skins. The website gives you the option of just ordering the skin for the lid for $12 plus $5 for shipping. You can also use coupon code: 'coupon08' to receive an additional 15% off.

 

wow some really sweet stuff there.

 

Thank you!..Hey you got a new Avy! LOL

Ok guys...I'm working w/the Dell EPP rep on getting me my *Cherry Red* color, and matching all applicable discounts for my EPP...we shall see :

Wish me luck!

 

Not Asus! Their customer service is the worst I've ever run across.

 

My son has an Inspiron Mini 9 (XP). We made sure that he is unable to access our home wireless network (ours has WPA with a password that he is not privy to) but I have now discovered that he is able to get online via some in range unprotected wireless setup .

Is there a (relatively) simple way for *me* to disable *just* his wireless i.e. so he, without my intervention, is still able to use any other feature of this laptop.

 

Yes. Unscrew the back plate, (2 screws) and remove the wifi card (2 more screws and unplug the antenna).


That's what I would do. No doubt that he would get online anywhere now!

 

Were you able to get pink or red?

 

I just got one of the red ones and am going to sell my white one or else
give it to my mom for Christmas Cin. I juuuuuuuuuust couldn't resist it.
xo

 

For anyone who doesn't want colours and thinks that the original black/white versions are too garish the Vostro A90 is now available:

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/p...-a90?c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&l=en&s=bsd&~tab=specstab
http://www.liliputing.com/2008/11/dell-vostro-a90-hits-europe-paints-the-town-black.html

Lilipiting is wrong about the price: Because it's a 'business machine' the price doesn't include VAT (like sales tax) it's actually the same price as the Mini and has a lower spec.... So it doesn't have a lot going for it, unless you're a Goth!