Month: September 2008

Lenovo ThinkPad X301 – First Look (GBM)

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Warner Crocker over at GottaBeMobile has put together a first-look inkshow covering the new ultraportable 13.3″ Lenovo ThinkPad X301. He’s working with an evaluation uniot that has the Intel Core 2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) U9400 (1.4GHz), with a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD). … Read more

Asus Eee PC Price – Falling?

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Could the 7″ Asus Eee PC line that really started the netbook craze be dropping in price? It could be happening, at least in Europe. Liliputing is reporting that Expansys, a major UK retailer of laptops, netbooks, etc., has dropped the prices on the 512MB, … Read more

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 – 2GB RAM, Q&A, Video, Expandability

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Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Some interesting articles from LAPTOP Magazine about the 8.9″ Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook have popped up.

First-up, Avram Piltch in the LAPTOP Magazine blog takes a look at the expansion options available for the Inspiron Mini 9. This is, to me, the most impressive thing about the Inspiron Mini 9. Dell has went out of their way to make it easy to access everything – there is a cover on the bottom that allows you access (another LAPTOP Magazine article covers RAM upgrades, including 2GB). The panel covers the memory slot, two mini PCIe card slots (one is filled with the Dell WiFi card), and the Solid State Drive (SSD).

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Dell Inspiron Mini 9 – Several Reviews

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Quite a few reviews of the new Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook popped up today, once the embargoes were off. PC Magazine gave it a 3 out of 5, and believe that for the size of the device, especially with the bezel around the screen, … Read more

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 – Available for purchase

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It’s official – the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is now available for purchase, starting at $349. The specifications of the 8.9″ netbook that were leaked yesterday were pretty accurate. Two of the base models are shipping two weeks from today, and you can pre-order through … Read more