The Dell Mini 9 was a fantastic netbook that we had the opportunity of reviewing. I still use it to this day and am impressed with all that it does. A few weeks ago we started hearing rumours of the Dell Mini 10 that was a seriously nice sounding netbook. Dell have now made the Dell Mini 10 official.
The Dell Mini 10 is a nice upgrade to it’s smaller brother, the Mini 9. You can choose between a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 or a 1.60GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor. The Mini 10 runs Windows XP Home edition with Service pack 3 installed. 1GB of DDR2 memory can be found inside that runs at 533MHz. Graphics are provided by an onboard Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500. The screen is a 10.1 inch LED display with a resolution of 1024×576 (WSVGA). Rather then the SSD that the Mini 9 utilised, the Dell Mini 10 opted for a 120GB or a 160GB 2.5″ SATA drive. It is not clear just yet if an SSD model will be made available.
With the device being a netbook and the need to keep things small, there is no optical drive. This is not a problem though as you can use one of the USB ports to transfer data over, or use the wired or wireless LAN for transferring data. The Dell Mini 10 is powered by a 3 cell Li-Ion battery although it’s not clear yet how many hours of battery life can be achieved. A 1.3 MegaPixel camera is built in just above the screen making it handy for conference calls and capturing images. Wireless connectivity see’s the Mini 10 connecting at a/g/n speeds and Bluetooth is also available to pair with a mobile phone.
A 3 in 1 card reader can be found in the side of the laptop that accepts SD/SDHC/MMC and MS cards. A new addition to the Dell Mini 10 is the HDMI connector allowing you to use it for HD video.
A step up from the Dell Mini 9 is obviously the extra inch of screen space. As well as using a larger screen the Dell Mini 10 also uses the full width of the netbook for a full QWERTY keyboard that’s 92% of a standard laptop in size. The touchpad also has been upgraded to multitouch which is a nice bonus.
The Dell Mini 10 comes in various configurations that will see an even better netbook come to the market. Optional features that will be made available include…
* HD capabilities – Enjoy your favorite movies on the optional 720p Hi-def 10.1¨ seamless display.
* More Storage – Do even more with optional 2GB memory and optional 250GB2 hard drive.
* Navigation – Know your way like the back of your hand using the optional GPS with optional internal WWAN support.
* Design Studio – Personalize your Mini 10 with cool designs from the artist, Tristen Eaton, in Dell’s Design Studio.
* Long battery life – No need to sacrifice weight for battery life. The Inspiron Mini 10 provides extended battery life while keeping the weight of the system under 3 pounds. 3-cell: approx. 3 hours. 6-cell: approx. 6.5 hours.
* The New TV – Watch your favourite TV shows with the internal digital TV tuner.
This is one netbook I am looking out for (well, one of a few ;)). Hopefully the extra features like the HD 10.1″ screen and GPS do not boost up the price by too much.
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