Dell has the Inspiron Mini 9 for $199 + $8 shipping = $207 shipped. This netbook sports a low-power consumption Intel Atom Processor N270 1.6GHz, 1GB DDR2, 4GB SSD, 8.9" 1024x600 LCD, 802.11g Wireless, 32WHr Battery, and runs Ubuntu Linux. [Review]
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#1
sacherjj - Posted 7:48 am PST 11/2/09 (175 Posts)
Still shipping with 8.04? 9.10 was just released. 9.04 is old news. Why are you 18 months behind, Dell?
#2
nahcyrag - Posted 8:51 am PST 11/2/09 (222 Posts)
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I have a Mini 10 with 16GB. I am constantly running out of space. Keep that in mind before purchase.
#3
Budman - Posted 9:03 am PST 11/2/09 (525 Posts)
That and an 8.9 inch screen is not even as long as my dong. Both will make you go blind.
#4
mjb - Posted 9:10 am PST 11/2/09 (44 Posts)
The problem Dell has is that the proprietary video driver that they shipped with the the 8.04 equipped mini 9 won't work on later Ubuntus.
The good news is that the non proprietary drivers are getting better and
9.10 - I'm running it right now on another system - is said to offer pretty good support for the Mini 9.
If you are willing to put 9.10 on it, this Mini 9 looks like an excellent value netbook.
The good news is that the non proprietary drivers are getting better and
9.10 - I'm running it right now on another system - is said to offer pretty good support for the Mini 9.
If you are willing to put 9.10 on it, this Mini 9 looks like an excellent value netbook.
#5
mattb123 - Posted 9:23 am PST 11/2/09 (698 Posts)
I put 9.1 on my Mini9 over the weekend. The only hitch was the wireless driver which got worked out with auto updates (via wire).
#6
zesta - Posted 9:37 am PST 11/2/09 (16 Posts)
8.04 is the most recent LTS version. Dell is not going to put on a version that will be completely unsupported in a year.
#7
itprogrammer - Posted 9:58 am PST 11/2/09 (175 Posts)
Running Windows 7 Ultimate on mine. Works way better than XP. You will of course have to add a bigger SSD. The W7U footprint is about 10 gig. You can pick up a 32gig 80 read /40 write SSD for around $100.
#8
doomed - Posted 10:55 am PST 11/2/09 (717 Posts)
The mini 9 will work with 8.04, 8.1, 9.04 or 9.1
I have even had compiz working on each.
If you are running out of space on a netbook, then maybe you dont need a netbook and need laptop.
I have even had compiz working on each.
If you are running out of space on a netbook, then maybe you dont need a netbook and need laptop.
#9
sohanhalwa - Posted 9:31 am PST 11/5/09 (62 Posts)
8.9"? No way. I had one for a couple of months thinking that I will get used to it. Heck. My eyes were always strained and I had hard type typing on the tiny keyboard. This will be good deal if priced at 149.
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