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

Thanks for the info, GJ!

Oooh and nice! Can't wait for further info!

It is very *glossy*...I bet the *red* is/will be even more *glossy, sexy, sleek*..


Cin

 

I have to say though... I rather pay a little more $$ for a better quality device... The common thread seems to be that the Dell Mini 9 is a pretty nice build in terms of quality...

 

Sweet! I'm getting impatient!

 

yeah... I like the 'Red' too... black is ok but will probably show the fingerprints more...

 

yeah... know the feeling... might just go and order one... hehe

 

I've just had mine delivered and i think it's great! I've had an eee pc 900 for a while but the 4gb ssd failed. The dell seems far more responsive and the keyboard is better too. the only downsides i can see are: there is no hdd activity light and file compression was enabled as standard in xp. apart from these very minor things i'm happy!

Oliver

 

Congrat's and WoOT to youze!

I'm happy you got it! What color??

Please, if you would..will you provide pics and a little review

I know we all want to see pics, and something on how you *the owner* feels, once you get to know it more! )

Cin

 

hows the heat with it? Thats really the only thing that I didnt like about it

 

Thanks! I'll take some pictures and try to prepare a little review. I'm in the UK and it's black, 16gb ssd, 1gb ram (2gb on order!), webcam and xp home.

Another small thing i've noticed is the battery light doesn't come on when i'm charging the battery, but the power cord is great, there is no block, just a slightly over sized plug. Battery life seems good, i'm down to 46% at the moment and it's been on battery for over two hours.

I've been on it for about three hours in total now, uninstalling a lot of the stuff it comes with (google search, toolbar, mcafee etc) and been doing some updates and other bits and bobs. It's barely warm which is a big improvement over the eee 900 which always got hot even with the fan on.

As mentioned before, the keyboard is great. With the eee pc there were some buttons that took some extra pressure to work, but the inspiron seems to have a great keyboard and the keys are slightly larger. It's a bit strange having the function buttons built into the letter keys but i don't think it's a bad thing.

The build quality seems really good. It's all solid. The screen is very good and i like the gloss finish. The viewing angle is good from left to right but it does seem to suffer a little if you tilt the screen too much.

I will report back again soon but I'm very happy!

Thanks

Oliver

Oliver Plante
Tresco
Isles of Scilly
United Kingdom

Dell Mini Inspiron - Black - 16gb
Asus EEE PC 900 - Black - 20gb
Samsung Q45 - Red

 

Awesome... Good to finally start hearing reviews from "real people".

Looking forward to the pics and further feedback!

 

congrats on your new purchase... looking forward to the review... ;-)

 

Oliver, thank you so much for sharing this information...I know it will help everyone here get an idea from an actual *brand new I9 owner* per se!

I really look forward to the pic's when you provide them!

Congrat's again.......

:cry: now I want mine in my *red* LMAO...

It's nice you got yours, and are taking the time to get know it!!!!

Cin

 

Hi

Thanks for all the kind words! It's a very exciting day

Here are some basic pics. The quality isn't great but it will give you a good idea. If anybody wants any specific pics or info, just let me know.

Oliver

 

Oliver,
Oh your awesome!

Thanks so much for taking those pic's and providing them to us...It's quite lovely... I loved all the photos...*sigh* (that's a good sigh)

Those were some great close-ups..and I do like the keyboard, and the shots from what I could see, the screen wasnt so bad...It's a quite a sweet lookin piece of machinery!

I really want mine now!!!!!

Cin

 

I just stumbled on a couple of links!

The first shows that UK customers shouldn't be limited to the top of the range version much longer: http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-8967.aspx

And the second is for the Inspiron Z530 12" model: http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-8424.aspx Price is the same as a fully loaded I9.

Both should be available from the week commencing 06/10.

 

Glad you like the pictures

Another thing I've just noticed is the function keys only go up to F10 as far as I can see, so F11 for full screen browsing could be a bit tricky!

I'll post some more pictures and info tomorrow.

Oliver

 

Very nice pictures, thank you! You got yours really quick ~week since launch. Do you think you could take a picture with it on top of a ream of paper or even a single sheet to kind of give a reference.

 

Thanks for sharing the links! Interesting...

Yes, I did! I'd like to see how it works when you are away from home, and out-and-about for you how long the batt, actually lasts

Are you going to get a bag, backpack, or messenger bag for it? I saw the ones on Dell's site...Just curious!

Can you take a real close-up of the side/rear to show the batt, for me please!

Thanks!

Cin

 

Any idea how durable these Dells are with the glossy finish?

I normally just throw my laptop/s into my backpack with whatever else might be in there and have the same intentions of doing the same with the mini if it will stand up to the abuse.

With every new laptop, I tell myself I should purchase a sleeve however once the "new car" smell wears off, I know I'll be back to just tossing it in my pack.

 

Oliver can you tell me what CD's come with it? I was interested to see how they handled the recovery-cd issue... whether they included a bootable USB drive or something.

Thanks in advance!

 

While I’m close to getting the Dell Mini 9, the shortage of storage space really has me looking elsewhere specifically at the Acer Aspire One instead...

While I am a big proponent of Solid State technology, the price break just hasn’t caught up with the market yet. The drives Dell is offering just seem too small for me (4/8/16GB), 4GB is a jump drive, even with the 16GB by the time you load XP, MSOffice, a few other programs and some “selected” music…what are you going to have left? I could live with a 32GB drive, but can’t justify the cost to upgrade.

With the Acer Aspire One you can pre-order on Amazon for $399, you get a 160GB HD, 1GB RAM, 6 cell battery, free S/H and no tax for most states. This gets you tons of storage space (downloading 2GBs of photos off my camera won’t be a problem), and a longer life battery.

I had also looked at the MSI Wind with the 10” screen, but it doesn’t offer any increase in resolution, so I would rather have the smaller form factor.

I like Dell’s ease of access for upgrades, the fact I can put in a 2GB stick of RAM, the AC power pack, basically the shortage of storage space is my only big problem at the moment.

Does anyone think Dell will release a version that will take a standard laptop hard drive in the near future?

 

With my EEE 901 I have a cd that has ghost files of the two ssd's and the drivers.

Dell looks like it sends:

Mcaffe cd
XP cd
Driver cd
Microsoft Works cd

 

I really do not see the small storage as a negative for this type of computer. You can use a USB drive, a NAS box or your primary computer for storage. Or any combination of the above. More space would be nice, but for a netbook I would rather have the speed of SSD.

 

Oliver can you load up a site like youtube or BBC (do they stream episodes?) and let us know how it performs?

 

Spend an extra 50 bucks and double your space with a 16gb sdhc card.

 

Just curious... It has been reported that the 16gb Mini 9's are using the STEC SSD drives and the 4/8GB Mini 9's are using the Intel SSD drives... Performance on the STEC drives are meant to be better when compared to the Intel drives...

It would be nice to see a comparison between the two spec'd Mini 9's (8GB vs. 16GB)...

 

Is this the NEW 12" Dell Atom based Netbook? October?

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-8424.aspx

 

Nice find. They are supposed to come out with at least a 10 inch netbook and the plans this summer included a Dell E Slim which was 12 inches. That was before the name change, not sure what the plans are now.

 

Dell has been designing some low quality cheap and unreliable machines, yet they charge more with less value for the 910.

 

I'm hoping that mine comes tomorrow.

You could take the cover off the back and take a picture of it please? I'm curious to see if it has an empty mini-PCI-e slot. Thanks!

 

How cheap will the Z530 be since the Inspiron 13 is already only $700? It better be less than $500 otherwise there is no point in getting over the Inspiron 13.

 

I'd also like to see a shot of the innards G3 wise

 

So are these shipping out early or what? I ordered mine the day they were released, and the estimated ship date was the 19th. I'd love to get it early!

 

Hey,
I bet you do get it earlier!....(should I have stated that)? LOl
ESD is usually, over-projected...sounds like lot's of peep's are getting them earlier, already!

I bet you can't wait! :yes:


Cin

 

I was wondering everybody's opinion. I ordered mine the 10th and
it said ship date the 24th. I thought I would be safe as I'm gone all
next week and then back Sunday.

I'm probably safe don't yah think?
And this is a sign for item isn't it?
I've had such bad problems with shipping lately , scarey...

 

I ordered this a few days ago:

http://www.amazon.com/Neoprene-Sleeve-Inspiron-Notebook-included/dp/B001FDNBFW



I'll let you know how it goes!

 

Hey, is there anyway you can check while you are away next week?
Such as the automated phone line??

It looks like a few peep's received their's earlier..but yes I would hope you would be safe....not fun having to worry, though


Cin

 

Oh, I like that..nice, simple..yet classy!

I like accessories for lappys, esp. bags, sleeves, etc

Be sure to let us know how it works out with your I9!


Cin

 

Yes, I can check online probably that's a good idea.
Such bad luck lately I would hate to have to worry about it....
Most dell's you have to sign for I think or they don't leave..

 

Oliverpi,

Congrats on the new computer? When did you order your I9 and what was your ESD?

 

Yes for sure check online or by phone....I would hope that you wouldn't have bad luck with this...

With DHL..if you are not there to receive your lappy..they are supposed to leave a pickup tag on your door for you. That's what happened when my 1530 was delivered. I wasn't home, they left a pickup tag....and I went to the DHL depot after work to pick it up!

*fingers crossed for yah*

Cin!

 

That's what hoping and if I miss it totally well that would better than
having it stolen. Just had a mother of the groom dress set on my mailbox a mile from my house.. and it was stolen so I'm weary....
lol

 

Hi

I'm at work now but will post some more pictures later. I ordered on Sunday 7th September and the original ESD was 22nd September.

Oliver

 

haha slip up there by Tesco!
OS: Linux Ubunto!

 

http://www.0xyg3n.com/?p=106

 

Can't say I understand those benchmarks, are they decent?

 

Oliverpl - Thanks for the pictures: I've been wondering if the Mini has a proper UK enter key. Sadly it doesn't but I find myself liking this machine more and more. It's so small for a 9" and versatility etc is really good.

It's going to be interesting to see which design features will be carried through to the 12" model.

If Tesco are to believed, the Ubunto (sic) Z530 sells for the same price as the UK I9 which costs $534 full price or $469 with the current money off deal in the US. It should be quite a bit lighter and smaller than the 13" Inspiron but choice is good

 

Hey Nankuru!!! Yes, with Oliver's pics posted (nice photo's BTW)....it makes me want it even more (still holding out for red, though) I think I may have a family member purchasing though ~ in black! So, hopefully...if ordered I can play around w/it once they receive it! *Cin' takes it and runs* LMAO!

I actually don't mind the look of the keyboard!!

Cin

 

What the $*@% ! I ordered September 5th and mine is still in production.

 

Hey...ok..Call Dell and ask them for a *verbal* confirmation ~ as to the current status of your I9!!! It may help..I did that a couple of times while awaiting my 1530..and it helped me

Good luck...


Cin