Dell Inspiron Mini Netbook - Specification
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook is the ideal affordable option for portable computing and mobile broadband access.
Features
- Obsidian Black or Alpine White colour options
- 8.9" glossy LED display
- Built-in wireless connectivity
- Ideal for use with mobile broadband, simply choose a provider and you'll be free to surf wherever you choose
- 0.3 megapixel camera, upgradable to 1.3 megapixels
- 2GB of remote storage space, expandable to 25GB
- 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor encouraging quick computing
- 4 hour battery life, making the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook ideal for travelling
- 3 USB ports
- A total weight of just over a kilo, making the unit ultra portable
- Runs either Windows XP or Ubuntu operating systems
Our View
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook is one of the more favourable options in the portable laptop market. It can be customised to suit an array of different users, but is probably most useful to mobile users like students or businesspeople.
Students looking for a laptop for home, university or travelling in between, will find this an affordable but functional little machine, suitable for work and leisure use. Likewise for business users; optional extras such as expandable memory available up to 25GB make the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook a shrewd purchase.
Dell's ethical policy is something to be aware of when choosing a mini netbook manufacturer. In our opinion, they run a fair organisation, allowing consumers options such as planting a tree on their behalf when a PC or laptop is purchased. On the whole, their aim is to be as environmentally sensitive as possible, which they do and continue to do successfully via various techniques such as efficient energy usage, selective use of materials and recycling.
Help & Support
Dell offer a broad variety of help and support options. Their technical help and customer support areas are clearly divided on their website. Before actually contacting Dell for any reason, there is a question and answer help section on the website. If this fails to help, there are separate Dell telephone helplines for customer services, software issues and hardware issues, so you can contact the right team first time around. If the Dell help team can't help you with a technical problem, they will arrange a convenient time for your machine to be collected for repair under the standard warranty.
Reputation
Dell have been established in the home and business computing markets since 1984. As the first company to offer custom-built computers direct to customers, they have continued to go from strength the strength in this area, now offering a wide variety of products that can be tailor-made to fit individual needs. As one of the world's most significant PC and laptop producers, Dell's products vary from the most affordable models catering for basic computing needs, to some of the most advanced business models available in the computing market.