The MINI 9, the Internet Laptop
Meeting Expectations Dell has entered the netbook industry. The Company unveiled on Thursday the Mini 9. Weighing 2.28 pounds, with a 8.9 inch screen, and priced at $349 the mini 9 has been built for Internet related tasks, weather that be chatting, surfing, watching videos, uploading pictures or just listening to a webcast.
For many of us that is pretty much all we use a computer for, and that is why the big players in the Computer hardware industry should not ignore the new category of laptops. The truth be told, software makers should follow! Since these new lightweight, low cost computers don’t have the specifications for running heavy programs.
How successful this new breed of laptops are has to be seen, but the potential is immense and internet companies will be the first to benefit. The base model of Dell’s bran-new machine comes with a “mini” operating system produced by Ubuntu (the $399 model is powered with Windows XP Home). The mini 9 comes in two colors, “Obsidian Black” and “Alpine White,” (which is quite a lot of style for a low cost laptop).
The launch of the mini 9 is no big surprise, there was speculation that such a device was coming soon. Time will judge how far Dell gets with the Mini 9!




