i'd buy if under $600

averyt14

SOLD

werk

Wait, what? Dell had a super-mini laptop at least 4 years ago. I don't remember the exact number, but I knew at least two people my freshman year of college who had them.

RFX

I like how it looks... >_> And that "wasted space" is where you rest your hand when typing, I believe.

GiantEnemyCrab

I've waited from buy the Eee incase Dell came out with something like this.. Please, Dell, release here in the US, and soon!

GiantEnemyCrab

Yes, the outside is so candylicious that I'd almost pick one up without knowing its specs just from its looks alone. But when you open it up -- blech! The eyecandy just turned into crap with that boring black and silver design. And what's with all that wasted space above the keypad?

Ragnaroknroll

love it.

thomusvoo

Meh, I'll stick with my eee 900. My guess is that it's not an ssd.

@shamoononon: Got a bad case of carpal/tendonitus at the moment which might be from the eeepc and taking 30 pages worth of notes on it in the course of 2 days, not something it was likely meant for. Otherise it's an amazing little machine and I wouldn't trade it for a mac air or any other computer at the moment.

GizmoBub

I want it.

nintendude

This is basically what I wanted Apple to announce when they came out with the MacBook Air (minor differences, including the OS, of course).
If it goes on sale in the US with linux, it looks very tempting. Dell certainly seems to have finally gotten the 'design' message.

splig

You fools above, nothing makes an HP better than a Dell or vice versa. All parts come from the same place and then are assembled. You sound like such an end user, i.e. my mom. At least Dell is willing to sell its customers any part or upgrade and let them replace it themselves...and I'm even talking about laptops. That's like saying Chevy is better than Ford, same shit, different logo.

slaughter33

Mark my words, next there will be a micro-mini that is as thin as a paperclip.

So, what is a guy with big sausage-like fingers supposed to use? I can only imagine a biker using this...

eternalargus

@Phenostar: Meh. Dells are usually fairly Linux-friendly, so I'd be willing to bet that it'd be a relatively painless install.

As long as it doesn't have a Broadcom wireless chip, of course. Then, all bets are off.

HeartBurnKid

Awesome, I was wondering when Dell would get on the bandwagon. Hopefully it'll convince HP to buck up their ideas about the Mini-Note. It's buried on the Small Business part of the site, for crying out loud.

Sockatume

@Rabid Penguin: Omfg, they make something that prints Etch A Sketches out. Where the fck wuz i when this happened?! I'm pissed now =.=

I used 2 love those. Good therapy, till you have to erase 3 hours of boredom/work in 2 seconds each time you want to make another.

xXCapto-ExsequorXx

Awww, It's sooo cute! Look at the little guy, oohhh. You're so sweet, yes you are, yes you are...

MagnoliaBoy

Looks sweet! Also looks like it's got a webcam.

wcnghj

@itchytooth: Ouch. Good luck.

Phenostar

@LindsayJoy: (insert mundane task you obviously want to do)-->format and install Ubuntu

itchytooth

Maybe these will be given out as part of a settlement for their business practices...

MyPetFly

@themediaguy: Wait, you mean this is not the Lenovo ideaPad?

ripfire4

You have to judge something for how it looks on the outside and how it treats you.

Yes. This Dell may tease you with its lipstick red gloss and slick physique, but will bitch at you all day long in its Vista tone, asking: do you really want to do (insert mundane task you obviously want to do).

LindsayJoy

Haha developing countries my foot. Just sell them in plain old regular countries at a reasonable price and you will make a fortune. Considering the price of low-end Dell laptops there is no reason at all that some small form factor laptop with a small screen, memory and low storage capacity cannot be at least as cheap if not cheaper.

Asus really seem to have lost the plot on the whole cheap is good thing. Maybe Dell & others can pick up where Asus left off.

DrXym

it's a dell..it's a pos

themediaguy

Hmm...Iooks cheap. I think the 2133 is the best option in this arena, especially if it gets a new processor (isaiah/atom) in the near future.

mrbrownstone

With the Eee price continually floating skyward I'd say that some good old fashioned competition is in order.

Plus it sho' is purdy.

Windhawk

@dingus: The rest of it looks great, I just can't stand that damn wrinkled up, old crusty port on the side. To me it's like Keyra Augustina walking around with an a$$hole on her forehead.

No, in all honesty, it's not that bad.
You should see me hate on ADC.

Phenostar

@Phenostar: Wow. I never would've thought it that way. **cringe**

Well there's always electrical tape.

ripfire4

Judging by the Windows key it would be safe to say she is running Vista and XP - maybe even a linux offering for the cash starved as well

kibets

"He wouldn't tell me what OS it's running..."

Doesn't the Windows key on the keyboard indicate that it's running either XP or Vista?

aseriesoftubes

@ripfire4: Naked computer genitalia... blech... At least put a cover on it.

Phenostar

Wow. I like this!

sarahm

@Phenostar: You'd better get a bucket, what with the eee and just about all other minis having VGA out.

dingus

@Phenostar: Oh come on. VGA is not that bad.

ripfire4

Very pretty but it's just screaming carpal tunnel.

@Rabid Penguin: Blah ha ha.

shamoononon

@Rabid Penguin: Ahhh, that must be why I'm attracted to it.

itchytooth

Fuck it.

How much, and where can I get one?

Kaiser-Machead

Wow, that VGA out made me throw up in my mouth a little.

Phenostar

@itchytooth: It looks like the back of an Etch-o-Sketch. I bet you each one comes with a free printer roller and 3D View-Master.

Printer Roller       /   3D View-Master

Rabid Penguin

As long as the display is at least 1280x768 I'll be interested. No more of this 1024x600 garbage.

Dillenger69

Let's hope this is a competitor to the Eee, and NOT the overly-expensive Macbook Air. If this was going for < $500 it would fly off the shelves and into many old people's, young people's, and student's hands, including mine!

Marty

Brian,

I'm quite curious how one "bumps into Michael Dell" and then gets enough time to take multiple snaps of a laptop without anyone seeing.

Be honest, did this occur between bathroom stalls when you two happened to be dropping the kids off at the pool?

Keebler

Damn, I can barely see the screen from the pictures.

ripfire4

That case looks too big for this.

bandit

Well, Apple will probably be the first to release one with an OLED screen what costs $2k!

Noobs-R-Us

@Tezlan: I have not had a single problem with my desktop. And it was a outlet purchase.

Voyou_Charmant

by my 3 finger grope of my eee, i would say the case sizes are comparable, given the new 900s have a slightly larger case, my guess would be 8.5 in?
(given that dell likes to put the speakers in the base as opposed to the eee with the speakers by the monitor)
needs to be flat black though

godwhacker

This looks easy to type on.

Voyou_Charmant

Great laptop! I only hope you can make it 3 months without having to send it back in like everything else Dell makes (besides displays). Grrr...

Tezlan

Developing countries like... Alabama?

Before anyone from Alabama flames me, go look up Alabama and OLPC.

theimmc

Best looking Dell laptop I ever did see.

itchytooth

Ahh yes, and being a Dell product I can probably get the ol employer to pay for it :)

Scott

I'm thinking one of these would work well in a vehicle/mobile environment. I'm currently using a full size laptop and would like something a bit smaller.

Scott

It's about time Dell made something like this. Can't wait for specs.

getgreg

looks very good I hope they have a good price..
still I am HP over DEll.

Benitocarmona

So tiny. So pretty. I'd replace my Eee if it had a bigger keyboard. I love me some Dell, even if they are frauds!

weatherman

Using rough guesstimation and a little bit of the pathagorean theorem... I'm saying thats an 11-incher, though slliiightly possibly a 12 depending on the size of the bevel.

SweatshopArtist

Apple: How DARE you let Dell come out with the 12" MacBook Pro first!

SHAME!!

Phenostar

Mmm. So candylicious!

ripfire4

Brian,

Why don't you carry a better camera around with you for situations like these? The pictures you have are ok (clear, decently lit), but it'd be really nice to view these at a higher resolution than 800 to spy out all the details.

geekpi

@SweatshopArtist: I have a 12 incher that I've owned for several years by now, and no way thats around 11 inches. Looking at the keyboard my guess it is around 7 inches.

saych

@saych: "I have a 12 incher that I've owned for several years by now..." Dude (if dude you are), and you're not talking about your laptop screen, I say you're lying....

Mandatory_Field

@saych: I think it's probably 8.5 or 9 inches.

@Windhawk: @DrXym: Why does everyone keep saying that? Yes, they are bringing out more expensive and capable models -- but they've never (to the best of my knowledge) ever said that they're discontinuing the original cheap ones.

@weatherman: Yeah, I totally agree. If it's *just* the tiniest bit bigger than the Eee, and better performing (esp wrt screen resolution), then it will be worth a serious look. Being a Dell also makes it more likely IMO to be an Atom than a Via.

Mandatory_Field

omg omg omg omg omg. If it has decent power management on ubuntu, I'm there. Goodbye macbook air fantasy!

billo

@Mandatory_Field: It's just that we want the 901/1000 for $399, that's all... :-)

Windhawk

@Windhawk: Yahh, me too.

Mandatory_Field

@theimmc: Someone gets pissy everytime I use that joke.

matt buchanan

Couple of additional pics have been posted on Dell's "Your Blog" ... [yourblog.direct2dell.com]

JohnP at Dell

@JohnP at Dell: OMG a WEBCAM. something HP mini note or Asus EEE doesnt have.

look in pic at the dell blog

lilcrzytimmy

Love it, love it, love it! When can I buy one?

funtasticguy

@Phenostar: I thought the same thing! :X

But vomit aside, this is likely the first Dell I'd like to buy.

howdytex

Awesome! I was waiting for this to be shown. It looks great.

To all the "OMG Dell is shit" people: There are 5 Dells in my family, they all work perfectly.

Admiral Cat

@splig: Can I just say "AMEN!" I was crestfallen when I saw the Air... It is gorgeous, it just doesn't solve any of the real problems. These little guys are where the next blue ocean of growth will come. I think it has blind-sided Apple (and others) and, frankly, may have even surprised Asus. The current model is:
(i)Phone for web at all times ---> Laptop --->+/- Desktop ---> Media Center type setup.

But I think it is going to be:
(i)Phone --> UMPC/Mini for on the go "real" computing ---> Laptop

Apple: Please hear my plea! Make a sub-12" Mac Book to rule them all! I will pay up to $1000 if there are minimal compromises... Please!

pedros

why do we still use dells? they have the highest failure factor in the history of pc's. however.. i could be completely wrong, i remember hearing about a company once called... compaq ;)

i'm just being mean now, but seriously... for pc-fan's sake... i really hope dell gets their act together! i do enjoy the design of this laptop though; no un-needed buttons or unused ports. it's all about simplicity sometimes when it comes to miniature laptops!

devianaut

@saych: As my wife would tell you, everything she was told that was about 12 inches wound up being more like 5.

'Cept me of course.

Sora57

I didn't see any keys indicating wireless, but does it appear that that will be an option?

boyvbar

This would be very appealing to me if it wasn't a Dell. Maybe this will inspire me to finally haxxor Leopard onto a PC, since this could very well make an excellent Macbook Air alternative.

videoCWK

Gorgeous...

jhtrico1850

doh, that should read 'naming'

MarvinJackson

Hey Mike, how about namining it the "Dell Minspiron"

MarvinJackson

@GiantEnemyCrab: Uh, I said ABOVE the keyboard, I know what a palmrest is, thanks. Anyway, that's a minor gripe, the color scheme inside is what's really disappointing, compared to the delicious exterior. Oh sure, it looks nice in the PR photos (that weren't there earlier), but hopefully they'll change the interior to an all-black one, like the Lenovo IdeaPad, or why not even red and black?

Ragnaroknroll

Thats actually the nicest out of the bunch - looks wise. Hopefully its running XPooP, and has an SSD of some sort. no optical, thats not a surprise. Looks good so far.

Stacky Botrus

@Loremaster101: Really? You could pay me to buy it. I could squirrel away the cash, maybe pay down some student loans, and, if I didn't like the computer, sell it and pocket that cash too.

I don't think you understand how money works.

OMG! Ponies!

Who gives a rats arse????
Dell makes GARBAGE now, you couldn't pay me to buy it!

Loremaster101

well, engadget seems to think its 8.9 inches, and who wouldn't trust them, there just so......dreamy :)

mr_bigglesworth

@Ragnaroknroll: Yeah, that big black bulge above the keyboard is a ridiculous waste of space. I love the form factor, but shouldn't they be doing all they can to maximize the size of the keyboard? I'm hardly Andre the Giant, but I don't have elf hands either.

ChoadNamath

ahh, the dEEEll pc.

firesign

The keyboard is missing keys and most have been remapped to an alt+key combination. Check out the letter WERT for {}[] and where is the doublequote key?

I would definitely have to physically try it before I buy one.

Alexander

All I know is that Thinkpad's were built in China, before Lenovo bought the rights to the name and put a different badge on them. They're damn near bullet proof, and they're certainly fool proof, (with the caveat about better fools, etc.)

That said, the contractors that repair the business Dell's on-site wouldn't buy one. They're reputed to be balky, and prone to many known faults, mostly on account of cheap parts. But in this, you get what you pay for.

I own an Eepc 701. I'm willing to bet that the shiny new Dell will not cannibalise Dell's existing Laptop business, and as such will not be a direct competitor, except in size. £200 is OK for a toy, but more than that and you can find better stuff that's been refurbed.

praxis22

The part I find funny is how they keep throwing around the developing country lines, yet the demand is in the developed world. The sweet spot for mass adoption of electronics is $100-$200, so obviously any company that hits that with a laptop is going to score big.

modsuperstar

Hackint0sh?

Cyborg28

Im am gettng one of these to offset my stupidly huge Inspiron 1720. It is just too big to haul around.

Oroka

They should look into ways of making it look more rectangle and less squarish. Too much dead space around the keyboard and lcd. Then the dell logo I find unattractive smack in the middle one of the reasons I don't buy apple laptops but thats just me obviously.

Heihachi.vs.Kazuya

Looks like i found my new tuning-laptop.

High-horsepower Saab here I come!

impreza

@Keebler:

It says in the post above:

"Update: Dell just released a pair of shots that add to the sense of scale, but no official name yet."

eno

If the price and screen res are both reasonable, I'm there.

Cobolman2

this does look like one sweet subnotebook, yet the specs would definitely help to give it the throne of the exponentially growing field of inexpensive laptops. I would say its around 9-10 inches.
I'm currently stuck between buying a M1530 with Intel C2D T8300 2.4ghz, 320 gb hd, 1440x990 res, 4 gb ram, and 256 mb graphics for a mere $1200. Should I buy now or wait till Intel releases the centrino 2's?

PCvsMac89

@RFX:
They had the 700m and 710m back in the day that had a 12.1" screen, but that was as small as it got.

I'm looking forward to this...I've been wanting to buy a Eee PC or the Wind, but I do believe I'll wait now.

isp23

@RFX
They used to have the 700m and then the 710m back in the day that had a 12.1" screen, that was as small as it got.

Niiice... I can't wait for this...I've been wanting to buy the Eee Pc or the Wind...but I think I will wait for the Dell.

isp23

i'm gettin a hankering for a chiclet just looking at it.

Duane_Nason

The first mini laptop from dell, is so cute and so beautifull.I hope so that function like all other Dell's laptop and price be reasonable

shyti23

If this new mini laptop from dell is stronger like every dell laptops and have more function that another same mini laptops from others brand will be the best.
The mos important thing is price and function

shyti23

Pencils are the new manila envelope.

pjnofrills

It looks promising.

usa1

I used screen calipers to measure the thing using the VGA adapter as a base. This is just a rough estimate but it should be pretty close. Based on the measurements it's approximately 10" wide 7" deep and 1" thick (at the back). The screen is approximately 9" though who knows what the display resolution is. I'd guess something in at least the 1024 range maybe better though it would be getting pretty small to see text at that point.

jagwirex

ubuntu ultraportable here I come!

takemetoyourtoaster

But will it feature DVI/HDMI?

B

@takemetoyourtoaster:

just what i was thinking, finally a way to steer clear of M$ and their patent B$.

providing it's up to scratch of course

Gonzie

This is clearly nothing more than a mock up. No lights, no display. Folks this is all about showiness but not substance. It will probably take two or three more quarters to get a working prototype out of Quanta. IF and it is a big IF Dell gets it working they will still be late to the game. Sinclare had a unit like this 20 years ago that used a simple TV.

dell_dud

I think it looks yummy. As someone who travels a lot, I'm always on the look out for something lighter -- which generally means smaller. If only it had a pointing stick....

GeekChick