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Inspiron Mini 9 Released

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  • #52
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


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  • #53
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,279 ✭✭✭ongarite


    I looked into the SSD in the Mini9 and there are 2 different types of SSD depending on spec chosen.
    The 4-8GB SSD is by Intel and has very slow read/write speeds comparible to Acer Aspire SSD and 16GB SSD (only SSD sold by Dell.ie) is by STEC with good read/write speeds.


  • #54
    geecee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 904 ✭✭✭geecee


    Dellare offering the ubuntu version of teh Mini on the Irish site now...€349

    Unfortunately it only has an 8GB drive instead of the 16GB on the XP version

    So although its 50 quid cheaper - i don't know if its worth dropping €50 and halving your disk storage?

    Anyone know if its possible to buy one of those 32GB SSD PCI cards online and stick it into the mini?


  • #55
    Cormic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 818 ✭✭✭Cormic


    That is bizarre geecee. Why are they offering smaller storage! You would have thought that XP licence would be the 50 euro and you would get the same hardware spec with the free OS. I would not really bothered about the extra storage myself but I would be worried about the read / write speeds of the SSD as posted earlier.

    I have read somewhere that it is very easy to access the internals of the Mini 9 so you should be able to replace the SSD provided it's not soldered in.


  • #56
    davemie
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭davemie


    geecee wrote: »
    Unfortunately it only has an 8GB drive instead of the 16GB on the XP version

    The cheaper laptop also only has a 0.3 MP web cam compared to the 1.3 MP webcam in the Windows xp version.


  • #57
    Doodah7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,767 ✭✭✭Doodah7


    Bizarrely, I see that the price of the Mini 9 has increased by €30 to €379 for the Ubuntu version and to €419 for the XP one...

    I thought PC prices were meant to come down after a while not go up or is this a sign as to how popular this netbook is?


  • #58
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,973 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    I see it is only E299 in Carrefour Spain (spanish version of Tesco)

    They also have it on display beside the Acer netbook, i have the Acer and it looks better as its widescreen and the Dell is not.

    Acer has bigger hard disk too. I got my Acer for E299 undr the Dun nes Stores 25% back offer.


  • #59
    richieg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 587 ✭✭✭richieg


    What's the 25% back offer?


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