Dell may not be as aggressive as netbook-obsessed companies like Asus and HP, but it does have several of them under its belt. Though the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and the Mini 12 are slowly being phased out, that still leaves Dell's 10-inch netbook—of which there are two versions: The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (review coming shortly) can be configured with bells and whistles such as an "HD" screen resolution, a TV tuner, and mobile broadband. The "v" in the Dell Inspiron Mini 10v ($334) might as well stand for value, since it lacks these options while leaving you with the bare netbook essentials. Still, it's very aggressively priced, and the 56Wh battery secured almost 8 hours of battery life.
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- Price as Tested: $299.00 Street
- Type: Value, Netbook
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home
- Processor Name: Intel Atom N270
- Processor Speed: 1.6 GHz
- RAM: 1 GB
- Weight: 2.5 lb
- Screen Size: 10.1 inches
- Screen Size Type: standard
- Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 945 GM
- Storage Capacity: 160 GB
- Networking Options: 802.11g
