Dell Inspiron Mini 9n Netbook Purchased
I just sold my Wii, so I had money to burn. I was looking at ultraportable notebooks a few months ago (and by ultraportable notebooks, I really meant netbooks; the cheap linux based gutless systems, not the 8x-the-price fully fledged systems like the Macbook Air), and I ended up scrapping the idea, but recently I’ve been thinking of nice it might be to be able to take a netbook places, even just in the house. Sure I use a notebook already, but it’s even a hassle to disassemble it and move it around the house. I’d never take it from my living room to the bedroom, for instance, because it’s too much work to haul everything.
So, I just purchased what I would consider to be a very slick deal, a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook. The price was right,
$249 base
- $50 instant for EPP
- 7% for EPP
+ 9.99 for shipping
- 9.99 shipping discount for EPP
Final price: $185.07
Configured thusly:
Black chassis
Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.6GHz/533Mhz FSB/512K cache)
512MB DDR2 at 533MHz
8GB Solid State Drive
Glossy 8.9 inch LED display (1024×600)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
Wireless 802.11g Mini Card
32WHr Battery (4 cell)
Ubuntu Linux version 8.04.1
1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
It’s not expected to arrive for about a month, but I’m pretty stoked. I plan to upgrade it and hax it out pretty heavily, and maybe even get hackintosh up and running on it (this is the only fully hackintoshable netbook).
Dan Said,
March 25, 2009 @ 7:30 am
I can’t believe how ridiculously cheap those Mini 9s can be had for.. under $200? That’s insane!
Hope you enjoy it, netbooks are amazing and I don’t know how I’d live without my EEE.
Raybdbomb Said,
March 25, 2009 @ 12:41 pm
Yeah, I can’t see not liking it, honestly. I’ll play around with it for awhile before I make any decisions. The only issue I really foresee is battery life.
Brandon Said,
March 26, 2009 @ 7:28 am
Slickdeal had a great deal on an asus eee pc today. No sweet EPP deal to go with it though. I’m strongly considering it.
Raybdbomb Said,
March 26, 2009 @ 9:40 am
Yeah dude, that’s not a bad deal at all. I’d say jump on it!
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