The Dell Mini 10 started shipping a month ago and we are already seeing the next incarnation of the netbook. This time around though, the hot Atom Z-series CPU isn’t an option, but this model is also $100 less than the original. Everything else seems to have survived the cut and the 10v still packs the 120GB HDD, 1GB of memory, and 1.3MP webcam option. Plus, it can be configured with a 32GB or 64GB SSD for an extra $75 or $125. Do you see what Dell is doing here? Yeah, the Mini 10v really isn’t a top-of-line netbook.
Basically, this netbook isn’t anything special. It packs everything that most netbooks had from last year in to a Dell packaging. That doesn’t really take away anything from the netbook as for a webrowsing, emailing machine. We’re just pointing out this $299 netbook’s little secret. Anyway, if you’re still interested, expect this boy mid-May.
At $299, I don’t think it has to be as special as you think.
This baby probably has the nicest keyboard on any netbook, packs hdmi for convenient SD playback on your HDTV, has an option for a high-res screen and comes at the right price.
Will you be able to install OSX on this one, as on the Mini9? You can’t on the Mini10.
Incorrect. The 10v version of the Mini has no edge-to-edge display, no HD 1366×768 upgrade option, a VGA port instead of the HDMI port, no HD tuner upgrade, no 2gb upgrade.
Read here to confirm:
http://en.community.dell.com/blogs/direct2dell/archive/2009/05/12/dell-mini-10v-is-official.aspx