• GreatDay

    So would someone please explain just where i'd be sorry if I bought one of these. I mean, besides weight, I already own a laptop with all my favorite apps on it. How often would I regret having saved two pounds of bulk and wished I'd have access to one of those many applications. I just don't get this rush to what seems like half a computer at more than half the price?

  • ShadowPenguin

    It's funny because I was just talking about this with my school's computer programming director. He was all excited because his wife is getting him an Asus eeepc or whatever, and he already has a decently high end HP tablet. And he is just so into the fact that it's tiny and he can just slip it in his bag with such little weight. he seems convinced that it'll make taking notes, blogging, and instant messaging so much easier for him. But from my perspective, the damn things got a battery life of 3 hours, that wouldn't even last through one of my night classes. How is that supposed to be convenient? Sure 8 cell batteries are gonna be developed for it and that might make a difference to me, but as of right now, I don't understand the Netbook craze.

  • adhurt

    I just got my wife an Acer Aspire One (WinXP, 1GB ram, 120GB hd). Not only does she love it, she carries it everwhere with her in her (abliet oversized) purse!

    This Dell and the Acer Aspire One and all of the other computers have a very good nitch market. I am going to get myself one as a fantasy football player and for going over to friends' houses etc. They are prices perfectly and perform above expectation.

    I am also a major Google user (yes, I support the evil empire) and these laptops are great to use with Chrome and all of the Google apps. (Docs, calendar, gmail, etc.)

  • dotch77

    The Asus Eee PC 901 is more expensive, but I like the design better, plus it comes with a 6-cell battery and standard 1.3 MP webcam, bluetooth, 2 speakers and 12 or 20 GB SSD. I agree with Dell that SSD drives are a better choice for netbooks then traditional hard disk drives. See this article on netbookusers.com :


  • PKScarbrough

    Can someone tell me if the Mini 9 can read SDHC cards or just SD cards? I can't find this infomation on the Dell site.

  • fdc

    This netbook craze is taking its toll. Dell wants to pretty much sell its PC factories. End of an era.

  • Dude

    I have one of these with Ubuntu Linux and I’m very happy with it. The size and weight are very convenient for traveling. It weighs half as much as my 14 inch Dell laptop. My only complaint is the non standard keyboard. And yes, it does read SDHC cards.