Dell Mini 9 Launched, Vodafone Announced As Exclusive Carrier
It’s difficult to avoid the influx of these tiny sub-notebook computers at the moment, with all the networks attempting to raise interest in broadband contracts by bundling them with these new industry darlings.
Whilst this market was blown open in the UK by relative unknowns Asus and Acer, American manufacturer Dell has thrown their oversized hat into the ring with the Inspiron Mini 9.
The angle to make this an Omio story is that Vodafone has been announced as the exclusive network to sell it…
So in addition to buying it from Dell’s own site, the Mini 9 will become available with a nice little package of wireless internet courtesy of Vodafone. The internal HSDPA modem allows for superfast web access on the go, which is welcome news to Vodafone’s ears and pockets once the deals start flowing. How much the entire bundle will cost has not been finalised, but the Mini 9 is far too well endowed to be considered a freebie a la Carphone Warehouse’s Webbook.
The £299 model has a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 16GB solid state hard drive. A pricey little number, but this is currently their only setup announced for the UK. That cost will certainly be subsidised when Vodafone contracts are factored into the equation, but by how much is uncertain.
With a touted launch of late September, we have plenty of time to see just how lucrative this new market for mini-laptops has become once a known brand becomes involved.
Source: The Register
