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8.9" Dell Inspiron Mini 9 1.6GHz 1GB 16GB SSD XPH Black $499

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8.9" Dell Inspiron Mini 9 1.6GHz 1GB 16GB SSD XPH Black $499
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ruraro on 04/05/2009 - 21:33 ht.com.au (837 clicks)
Last edited 04/05/2009 - 23:10 by 1 other user

Dell Inspiron Mini 9
Intel Atom 1.6GHz D-ville
1GB RAM
16GB SSD Storage
8.9" WSVGA TL LCD
Integrated 1.3MP webcam
Integrated 802.11 b/g wireless connectivity
4-cell Battery
Microsoft Windows XP Home
1 Year Next Business Day

Pricematch at officeworks to get it for $474. Netbook price watch thread is at: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1171893

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  • kogi on 04/05/2009 - 22:20

    Very Nice Find

  • [Deactivated] on 04/05/2009 - 23:46
    -8

    thats not much of a good deal, come back when they are 400!

    • ruraro on 05/05/2009 - 04:09
      +3

      It is when it's a $200 difference to Dell's own pricing at www.dell.com.au($699). Ie: it's 71.4% of Dell's price.

  • Mnke on 05/05/2009 - 00:13

    Its a shame that the Mini 9 has a terrible keyboard layout.

  • WhiteEvo6 on 05/05/2009 - 00:17

    Isnt that the price Dell had them before they upped the price twice?

    • spodosaurus on 05/05/2009 - 06:45

      I think you might be right - $499 was what they were charging for pre-sales to compete with the other netbooks prior to their release.

    • troyandhope on 05/05/2009 - 09:48

      Yes, definitely was $499, went up $100.

  • tiberio on 05/05/2009 - 07:06

    this is only $474.05 if you get officeworks to match it.

  • Stuzi on 05/05/2009 - 08:42

    perfect for a hackitosh

    • tiberio on 05/05/2009 - 09:46

      exactly…

  • catmao on 05/05/2009 - 08:50

    good deal if buy from ow

  • TCM on 05/05/2009 - 09:27

    The main thing I don't like about this machine is the 16GB SSD, it just seems a bit too small for todays uses. I know it's SSD but the size does matter when it's this small.

    • battler on 05/05/2009 - 09:56

      u could stick a 16GB SD card in it for $50

      • ruraro on 05/05/2009 - 11:00

        Yep.. SD card is the cheap way to do it. Runcore pci-e SSD is the performance option. Available from http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com with 80MB/s read/write (or so they claim). 32GB=$119US, 64GB=$219US. Add $20 delivery. Offers far lower latency than any HDD.

    • Crownie on 05/05/2009 - 10:09
      +1

      For a portable web browser, email viewer, and "student" applications; this is perfect.
      It’s not as though you can play games that require 5+GB of HDD space.
      Why would you need 160GB?

      If this is your primary laptop, you will be disappointed in the speed more than the lack of hard drive space.
      That’s what 2.5” external drives are for ;-)

  • scotty on 05/05/2009 - 10:58
    +1

    For me it's the lack of F11/F12 key. Actually the lack of function key row is just wrong. Otherwise it's a nice little machine at a good price. 16GB SSD is more than enough IMHO.

    • jashjash on 05/05/2009 - 12:58
      +1

      I second that. The ommission of the F key's means that I probably won't even consider this model if I were to buy a netbook in this size.

      Their 10" model has the F keys though. I use the F keys all the time.

  • Cobalt_ on 05/05/2009 - 11:09

    I love how Dell stick up the RRP of the Dell Mini by $200, and then when it falls back to the regular price people think its a special deal. Much better netbooks available for a similar price. Dont be fooled.

  • ruraro on 06/05/2009 - 13:50

    Dell Mini 9 just got another price competitor:

    10.2" $499 Lenovo S10 Atom 270-1.6/533 1GB 160GB 3-cell expressport www.ksonline.com.au/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flyp…

    NOTE: BenQ Joybook U101 supports hybrid SSD+HDD setup according to BenQ specs.

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