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Dell’s Inspiron Zino HD now official in Ireland

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:45:40 +0000

The Irish may be a few hours ahead of us Yanks, but that’s not stopping us from snooping on their web pages. Dell’s long-awaited Inspiron Zino HD has finally popped official over on the outfit’s IE portal, and considering that it even made a brief appearance on the US site over the weekend, we’re guessing it’s only a matter of hours, minutes and / or nanoseconds before the minuscule desktop shows up everywhere. A total of ten interchangeable colors and designs are being offered on the machine (which gets going at €329), not to mention an integrated HDMI socket and an optional Blu-ray drive. Unlike most of the mini PCs out there today, this one actually has a specs list worth drooling over, and if we can figure out how to get a TV tuner in here, we’d say we just might be looking at our next bedroom HTPC.

via Dell’s Inspiron Zino HD now official in Ireland.

Dell announces Moblin Mini 10v at IDF

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:43:13 +0000

Dell just announced the first shipping Moblin netbook, a developer-edition Mini 10v that runs Canonical’s Moblin Netbook Remix. No pricing info yet, but it’ll go on sale tomorrow, September 24, on Dell.com. We’re told they have units on the show floor for us to play with, we’ll be back with way more details soon.

via Dell announces Moblin Mini 10v at IDF.

UPDATE:

You can grab a copy of Moblin for the 10V from here.

Install Snow Leopard on your netbook with Netbook Installer 0.8.2

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:47:51 +0000

Meklort and a team of testers have brought a new application suite that allow one to easily install OSX Leopard or Snow Leopard on a netbook.

The application suite is called Netbook Installer 0.8.2. Here is how it goes in 6 easy steps:

Restore OSX DVD (10.5.x or 10.6) to USB drive
Run NetbookBootMaker (this version) to patch the USB
Make sure Legacy USB is enabled in BIOS (for booting from USB)
Boot Netbook to patched Install USB
Install OSX 10.5.x, OSX 10.6 or upgrade from 10.5.x to 10.6
Once the installation has completed remove your USB drive and reboot
Enjoy OSX on your Mini!

Netbook Installer currently support Dell mini9, mini10v and the Lenovo S10. Other netbook are alsoknown to work with Netbook Installer.

This release is offering the community to add support for other netbook on their own as long as you know how to edit and copy a few files. More details on this can be found here.

Have fun installing OSX on your netbooks!

Techaisle Small Business Survey Finds 50 Percent of Netbook Owners Use Push Email

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:51:21 +0000

Techaisle‘s study on ownership and use of Netbooks among businesses shows that current and potential Netbook buyers are more technologically sophisticated than non-Netbook owners and support mobility products within their businesses. These small businesses not only support and use mobile applications such as direct push email they have a defined policy for the use and support of Smartphones. Surveys were conducted across several countries in both developed and emerging markets

The study conducted by Techaisle, a market research and consulting organization focused on Emerging Markets, Emerging Technologies and Interactive Entertainment also found that 46 percent of small businesses that are “Likely to Buy” Netbooks currently use push email. These small businesses are tech savvy using databases, SaaS and collaboration technologies.

As per the study, ASUS brand with 52 percent penetration is strong among small business primarily due to early entry into the market and availability through online retailers and local VARs/Resellers. Dell and HP are stronger players with higher penetration within Mid-market and Large Businesses.

Survey also finds ASUS brand is strong among small business with 52 percent penetration while Dell and HP have higher penetration within Mid-market and Large Businesses

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 GPS option explained – Video

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:26:22 +0000

Thinking about picking up one of those newfangled Dell Inspiron Min 10 netbooks with integrated GPS? Better get out the wallet, because Notebooks.com is reporting that the feature will set you back an extra $69.

Dell Mini 10v Now Available at Dell Outlet

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:44:39 +0000

The Dell Mini 10v is now available at the Dell Outlet (refurbished stuff) which prices currently starting at $259. (prices will fluctuate as stock goes quickly)

Buying the Dell Mini 10v new will cost $299, so you can save $40 through the outlet. You probably won’t get 1024×600 screens on these though, which are starting to appear in the latest shipped batch.

Check out the Dell Mini 10v at the Dell Outl

Source: FatWallet

Dell targets students with new netbook

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:13:27 +0000

DELL believes every child should have the opportunity and tools to learn the skills necessary to succeed in the digital world.

The company recently set a new standard in education technology with the launch of a netbook influenced by the needs of students, the Latitude 2100. The Latitude 2100 is also ideal for any business or public institution that needs affordable, durable internet-ready device for e-mail and collaboration.

Inspired by close cooperation with hundreds of students, teachers, parents and administrators, Dell designers created a purpose-built education netbook that focuses on what’s most important—learning.

Dell Mini 10v Gets 10.1” 1024×600 Display – Most likely NOT

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:46:33 +0000

What’s this? I just noticed Dell Japan has switched over from 10.1” 1024×576 displays over to 10.1” 1024 x 600 displays on the Dell Mini 10v! Will other countries follow suit? Dell US still offers 1024×576.

A couple of things that really put me off the Dell Mini 10v is the difficulty in upgrading the RAM (need to completely take apart your Mini 10v) and the 16:9 ratio 1024×576 display. This gets rid of one of those annoyances. Now, I hope this is not a typo, but then again it’s reflected on all Mini 10v models and the other day it was 1024 x 576.

More at source

Admin note: Most likelly an error if you ask me… but

UPDATE:

What people also missed is that the display is WLED instead of WSVGA… But looking at the actual technical specifications on the Japan Dell site still list the resolution as 1024×576 WSVGA.