Dell has introduced the
Inspiron Mini 9
"netbook".
"This small, easy-to-carry device stands ready to connect teens,
tweens, and travellers to their online world, be it surfing the
web, chatting with friends, blogging, streaming content, uploading
photos or enjoying favourite online videos, music and games," said
Dell.
Netbooks are increasingly popular. Fujitsu launched two similar
lightweight and compact machines earlier this week. Acer and Asus
also recently launched netbooks onto the market.
Both Microsoft and Google are throwing resources at developing
operating systems that can support slimmed down devices designed
for web access on the move.
With a starting weight of 2.28lbs, the Inspiron Mini is equipped
with solid state drive (SSD) memory storage to make it more durable
on the move. SSD memory has no moving parts and resists knocks.
Dell said a bright 8.9in LED display presents most web pages
with no left-right scrolling, and the keypads are large and easy to
navigate.
The machine comes with built-in Wi-Fi support, and can be
optionally expanded to include a built-in webcam or Bluetooth
short-range wireless connectivity.
The machine comes in either black or white and can be loaded
with the Windows XP or
Ubuntu Linux operating system.
The Windows machine starts at around £200 and the Linux model is
cheaper.