Dell today officially unveiled the Dell Inspiron Mini 9. This small, easy-to-carry netbook stands ready to connect teens, tweens, travelers and "Tweeters" to their online world be it surfing the Web, chatting with friends, blogging, streaming content, uploading photos or enjoying online videos, music and games.
With a starting weight of 2.28 pounds, the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 offers a durable design with sealed keyboard and solid state drive (SSD) memory storage. A 8.9-inch glossy LED display (1024x600) presents most web pages with no left-right scrolling, and the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 comes standard with Wi-Fi connectivity. A built-in Webcam is upgradeable from 0.3 to 1.3 Megapixels, and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity can be included in the final configuration.
Dell has teamed up with Box.net to offer web-based file storage, access and sharing to users of the Dell Inspiron Mini 9, including a free Basic plan with 2GB of remote storage space, expandable to 25GB.
Customers can personalize their Dell Inspiron Mini 9 with choice of colors - Obsidian Black or Alpine White. Initially, the netbook can only be configured with Windows XP Home, but a version offering Ubuntu 8.04 with a custom Dell interface will be coming soon. The latter will start at $350, while a full-configured Dell Inspiron Mini 9 with Windows XP Home will cost you approximately $480.
Powered by the 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is claimed to offer a battery life of up to four hours. The netbook weighs under 2.3 pounds and measures 1.25 by 9.13 by 6.77 inches.
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