Dell Inspiron Mini 9 – 33% Sold With Linux

Back in October of last year, MSI mentioned a high return rate for Linux netbooks versus Windows XP-based netbooks. In some cases, up to four times the Windows XP return rate. That hasn’t been the case with the 8.9″ Dell Inspiron Mini 9 when it … Read more

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 – More Info, Hands-On, US Release Date

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 The 10.1″ 16:9 Dell Inspiron Mini 10 is going to be one of the first mainstream netbooks/ultraportables available with an HD display (720p – 1366×768). As such, it’s garnered a lot of attention since CES 2009. Today, we finally found out quite a bit more about it, through a few different channels.

Direct2Dell and QVC have indicated that it will be available for order tomorrow through QVC’s shopping channel (and possible website). There were also details released about configurations available directly from Dell.com later this week or next week.

Dell has also posted a promotional video about the Mini 10:

One very important note – initial Mini 10s will have 1GB of RAM and will NOT be upgradeable.

$399 Base Model (Dell.com):
– 10.1″ Glossy 1024×576 (non-HD) display
– Intel Atom Z520 1.3GHz CPU
– 1GB RAM w/160GB HDD
– 3-Cell Battery
– Windows XP Home
– 1.3MP Webcam
– HDMI

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Netbooks Available in AT&T Stores Soon?

Netbooks Engadget has news that a market research firm has been conducting an online survey indicated that AT&T is considering carrying netbooks/ultraportables in AT&T stores.

This is on the heels of a Fortune Magazine interview with the AT&T executive responsible for the AT&T side of the iPhone agreement with Apple, where he mentioned that netbooks were his next target, with plans to use them to sell AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband plans.

On top of all of this, LAPTOP Magazine has an interview with Glenn Lurie, the AT&T executive mentioned above, where he confirms that AT&T plans on adding netbooks to their stores, with this response to LAPTOP Magazine’s questions:

LAPTOP Magazine: Will people be able to buy a netbook in an AT&T store at some point?

AT&T/Glenn Lurie: Yes, at some point we will carry them and many types of devices in our stores. I see us including netbooks, MIDs, e-books, portable navigation, and all types of connected devices. I also see these devices being in the traditional big-box retailers and their Web sites.

Quoting the AT&T survey material (from Engadget):

Introducing….The Netbook at AT&T

Netbooks represent a new category of ultra-mobile laptops that are small-sized and lightweight. They are optimized for wireless Internet access and browsing needs.

It then mentions some of the benefits (“compact and lightweight, easy to carry around”) and common specifications (screen size, weight, battery life) as well as mentioning no internal optical drives.

Then we have this:

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