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Archive for December 18, 2008
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ships with 24WHR Battery
Dec 18th
Those who are buying the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 might want to check out whether they are buying the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 with the correct battery pack. The Dell order page indicates 4-cell 32wHR battery pack for the said netbook but words on the street indicated that some of these netbooks are actually shipping with only the 24WHR battery pack.
If we are to consider press releases and advanced information about the Inspiron Mini 9 and the Dell order page as the basis in determining what the Dell Inspiron Mini 9’s battery pack should be, then there’s no doubt the they should have the 4-cell battery.
And as Brad of Liliputing noted, advanced units of the said netbook sent to journalists for review came with the 32WHR, so it is but proper that Dell released the same for the final commercial product.
Or we might as well wait for Dell to come out with an official announcement regarding this issue before buying the Inspiron Mini 9. Just to make sure that we are getting value for our hard-earned bucks.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ships with 24WHR Battery
Asus Eee Top ET1602 Gets Unboxed and Reviewed
Dec 18th
For those who got attracted with the Asus Eee Top ET1602 and are having second thoughts whether to buy it or not, Slashgear has a blow-by-blow review of the said nettop, complete with unboxing video.
The review pointed out that although the Eee Top’s display maybe relatively small compared to other standard desktops, this small size can work to the portability advantage of the Eee Top. You can practically carry it anywhere in your house easily. They also emphasized the energy-saving quality of the nettop which is even economical than a standard desktop PC.
Those who are not looking for a high-quality graphics performance might find the Eee Top useful enough with its robust web browsing, office applications and media playback capabilities.
As for the Touchscreen features of the Eee Top, Slashgear pointed out that it may not be that perfect, but still pretty useful at a lower cost than HP’s touchscreen desktop PC.
For the full review of the Eee Top ET1602, check out Slashgear.
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
Asus Eee Top ET1602 Gets Unboxed and Reviewed
New Line-up for Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Netbook
Dec 18th
With the success Dell have had with their Inspiron Mini netbooks, it’s good to see them continuing to add different features and configurations to the line up, for the Inspiron Mini 12 at least.
Pricing of the Mini 12 has been altered and Dell have also added the installation of Windows XP to the model and some would say, it’s about time, as Vista slowed the netbook down according to reviews. The list of new specifications are posted below as sourced from Small Laptops along with links to the Dell product page for each netbook configuration:
Inspiron Mini 12 Ubuntu Linux Version – $499
- Intel Atom Z520 (1.33GHz)
- 1GB RAM
- 40GB HDD
- Ubuntu Linux 8.04.1
- 3-Cell Battery
Inspiron Mini 12 – $549
- Intel Atom Z520 (1.33GHz)
- 1GB RAM
- 40GB HDD
- Windows XP Home
- 3-Cell Battery
Inspiron Mini 12 – $599
- Intel Atom Z530 (1.6GHz)
- 1GB RAM
- 60GB HDD
- Windows XP Home
- 6-Cell Battery
A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.
New Line-up for Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Netbook
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