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#1
iLikeDeals - Posted 8:49 am PDT 07/12/09 (81 Posts)
This would be sweet if it comes with 6-cells battery. Also, why Dell's uses 1024x576, while most of the other netbooks use 1024x600? 
#2
blayne - Posted 9:55 am PDT 07/12/09 (220 Posts)
I've yet to see a really good price on the Dell Mini's. Compared to Asus and Acer, you're always giving up something -- in this case, a few pixels and half the battery. Dell got such a big market share in laptops a few years back by lowballing the prices, but with the netbooks they've not done that -- and that's why they've got such a tiny market share in the netbook segment. It's all overpriced.
#3
rennsemmi - Posted 1:10 pm PDT 07/12/09 (5 Posts)
not really true, for the Mini 9 or Vostro A90 they had good $200/$250 deals late spring. I guess the Mini 10 is still too new for a good deal.
#4
solid_spence - Posted 9:29 pm PDT 07/12/09 (280 Posts)
LAME!!! dell totally nerf'd their netbooks, and then RAISED the price.
the mini 9 was where it was at.
--small
--up to 2GB of ram (try finding that now) gonna be nice with windows 7 but no
--same screen
--same battery options
--cheaper
--broadband
--wireless (why is N not standard on these, like who's gonna plug em in, so just give me N standard)
the mini 9 was where it was at.
--small
--up to 2GB of ram (try finding that now) gonna be nice with windows 7 but no
--same screen
--same battery options
--cheaper
--broadband
--wireless (why is N not standard on these, like who's gonna plug em in, so just give me N standard)
#5
wahoomcdan - Posted 10:02 am PDT 07/13/09 (200 Posts)
#5 - You forgot a few items.
Dell FAIL due to pricing $40 extra for color, unless its black or white.
Dell FAIL for not including Bluetooth without an extra $20
The only thing I can give them credit for is using the Z520, which is a more expensive, lower power using CPU than the usual N270 or N280 Atom.
But I digress - this should be a discussion about the Staples deal. Sorry, but I get carried away when I think about Dell's sales model.
Dell FAIL due to pricing $40 extra for color, unless its black or white.
Dell FAIL for not including Bluetooth without an extra $20
The only thing I can give them credit for is using the Z520, which is a more expensive, lower power using CPU than the usual N270 or N280 Atom.
But I digress - this should be a discussion about the Staples deal. Sorry, but I get carried away when I think about Dell's sales model.
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