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Dell Inspiron 910 Gets Release Date: This Friday, September 5th.
Posted by Kit Eaton at 9:20 PM on September 2, 2008
We've been following the news and leaks on Dell's Eee PC answer, the Inspiron 910, and now here's some more info: we've learned it'll be released on September 5th. The news is not concrete, for sure, and there's no word on pricing, but that date's soon: this friday, ultra-portable PC fans.
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
LL
Posted September 5, 2008 8:53 AM
Inspiron Mini 9 is now visible at www.dell.com.au under Home/Home Office --> Laptops --> Inspiron Laptops. But it seems it is not (yet?) being offered in Australia with Ubuntu. Also no sign of price in AUD. Base price in USA is US$349, but lots of add-ons, so the price will quickly ramp up. See www.dell.com for USA offering.
jimmyznutz
Posted 10:19 PM 2/9/08
*believe* Dam I should wake up before I try to type.
jimmyznutz
jimmyznutz
Posted 10:18 PM 2/9/08
I'll belive it when I see it.
jimmyznutz
illutionz
Posted 10:11 PM 2/9/08
Mi Bai Tis Netbuk... Instal Oh Es Ex w00t
illutionz
nuke_you
Posted 9:46 PM 2/9/08
Does anyone know what the price will be yet?
nuke_you
Glavan27
Posted 9:44 PM 2/9/08
hooray!!!! on my birthday!!!! k im done now
Glavan27
rrwakc
Posted 9:43 PM 2/9/08
price 300 confirmed?
rrwakc
amorde
Posted 10:38 PM 2/9/08
This probably is the real date, the date coincide with the back to school time-frame for retailers. As the picture indicates, this would be a great supplement for the student and education market.
amorde
zyberteq
Posted 10:32 PM 2/9/08
and how about us europeans?? will we get it this friday as well?
zyberteq
phantam
Posted 10:26 PM 2/9/08
if this is 300 im picking up 2... i wish theyd surprise us with a standard 1gb of ram
phantam
JoOngle
Posted 10:52 PM 2/9/08
Ah, don´t you just love when you get 10 different brands with the exact same idea
and near same design....to choose from.
Why not surprise us - bigtime? Touch Screen,
super thin, keyboard hidden....etc...
Nooo...it´s just a copy of everyone else. Yawn
JoOngle
sargentr
Posted 10:49 PM 2/9/08
hmm this now or wait for the lenovo s10 to get back in stock. i fear this one is to small for my big hands.
sargentr
rrwakc
Posted 11:18 PM 2/9/08
@JoOngle: because this is low-price market, so everyone puts in just what they really have to.
rrwakc
strider_mt2k
Posted 11:16 PM 2/9/08
I so wanted one of these, but as it stands I'll wait for my current laptop to bite it before buying another smaller one.
My N810 tablet has filled the portability gap nicely in the meantime.
That being said I eagerly await the review-modo!
strider_mt2k
Zargon
Posted 10:05 PM 2/9/08
Just in time for the European release of Spore then...
Zargon
jaakennuste
Posted 11:26 PM 2/9/08
Long-waited ultraportable notebook. eeePC has been one step ahead, having latest 900 and 1000 models. Acer is there with Aspire One. Fuji and MSI are also there. What about battery? Heard that Dell has 4-cell compared to eeePC 6-cell.
Jaak, [shop.it.ee]
jaakennuste
reddingofish
Posted 11:58 PM 2/9/08
This is for people that still think Dells are cool or live in Roundrock Texas.
reddingofish
deputyjones
Posted 11:56 PM 2/9/08
o well, I got pissed after they missed the August 22nd date and bought an HP mini note.
deputyjones
chuloallen
Posted 11:52 PM 2/9/08
too late, Dell's silence on this deal has cost them alot of customers. I bought my Acer Ones since i didnt know how long i should be waiting.
chuloallen
BDGallof
Posted 11:45 PM 2/9/08
eeePC is not one step ahead with a $650 price tag
BDGallof
mhlaxp
Posted 11:45 PM 2/9/08
Well for $300 I don't know that I can resist, but I want to see how all the pricing for more options plays out, as well as how much what was originally the 12.1" E Slim will cost. If I can get that bad boy with a battery that will last me all day for about $700 I'm in.
mhlaxp
strider_mt2k
Posted 12:40 AM 3/9/08
@chuloallen: August came and went.
They snooze they lose, but hey I might come back if this is well reviewed or they send me one free.
(Ball's in your court, Dell.)
strider_mt2k
Cygnes
Posted 12:26 AM 3/9/08
if this is 300 im sold and if it comes in the bamboo style then im.... sold more? harder?
Cygnes
Hvedhrungr
Posted 12:55 AM 3/9/08
Dell really dropped the ball when they missed their 08/22 deadline. I've heard from at least a dozen people who were waiting to buy the Dell E, and went for Acers or HPs shortly after. For this netbook to make up that lost ground, it had better cost $250, make water into gatorade and cure carpal tunnel syndrome just by looking at it.
Hvedhrungr
ARP
Posted 1:14 AM 3/9/08
I still haven't taken the plunge on a netbook, so I'm hoping that they're competitive with eee, etc. in terms of pricing, features, etc.
What could really differentiate them is the ability to customize (which is what they are known for). I'm not sure it makes sense with such a low cost product, but would be a welcome addition to choose how much RAM, SSD or spinny HD, screen size, color, Linux or XP, etc.
ARP
godwhacker
Posted 1:32 AM 3/9/08
eee 4g, still the king!!!!
godwhacker
Agent-199
Posted 2:36 AM 3/9/08
@Glavan27: My birthday too! Go Virgos!
Agent-199
Dinotech
Posted 2:26 AM 3/9/08
@ Hvedhrungr and all the other Dell bashers that think Aug. 22 was some kind of release date or deadline. IT WAS A RUMORED RELEASE DATE!! GET A GRIP AND READ!!!
AND, let's bear in mind, that this piece of Gizmodo copy is also only heresay.
Dell has yet to officialy announce anything!!
I hope it does indeed come out Friday. I'll gladly place my order then.
Dinotech
Benitocarmona
Posted 2:50 AM 3/9/08
My Birthday too... Go Virgos
Benitocarmona
ideaman2020
Posted 2:46 AM 3/9/08
Would it be better to debut this product on Sept 10th?
I'm just sayin'..
ideaman2020
Stacky Botrus
Posted 3:42 AM 3/9/08
Where is the webcam? Hmm? GPS? Dual atom? HOw about that AMD Athlon 64 that is MORE powerfull'er and LESS fuelnoteworthy battery-wise? HMM? I dosnt see it!!
Stacky Botrus
amgra
Posted 5:20 AM 3/9/08
It would be cool to have Hard Disk so we can have more juice.
amgra
chuloallen
Posted 6:02 AM 3/9/08
@Dinotech: My problem was after they tease eveyone, they dont say ANYTHING about when its coming out, thats why if you read my comment you will see, all i wanted was information on when it would be out. Not releasing an official release date hurts them more, since people dont know how long to wait, or hold off buying a new computer
chuloallen
urbanturban666
Posted 5:45 AM 3/9/08
...ill stil wait for a dual core model to upgrade from my 4g...
urbanturban666
urbanturban666
Posted 6:52 AM 3/9/08
@jibbly: and you gotta watch out for the fn key in the bottom left corner instead of ctrl...that annoys me...
urbanturban666
jibbly
Posted 6:40 AM 3/9/08
One major problem I noticed (and with a few other netbook keyboard layouts): The right shift key is placed behind the up arrow. It makes it nearly impossible to touch type. Ugh.
jibbly
Aaron Stein
Posted 9:33 PM 3/9/08
one of dell's internal blogs had a post about them deliberately NOT releasing this until after school started to avoid losing sales of their more expensive units.
Aaron Stein
Killjoy
Posted 10:19 PM 3/9/08
Dell, Dell, Dell. August, Dell. That ring a bell?
The only reason the Aspire One isn't in the mail is because I've been waiting for an Amazon retailer to catch up with the price drop, since I'll be buying with a gift certificate. If I can confirm by Friday that your 1G RAM model is cheaper than Acer's, Dell, then you have a deal. After Friday you can take a long walk.
Killjoy
ShwetaDarnsies
Posted 4:07 AM 3/9/08
I was waiting ever since the first photos of Michael Dell carrying around the mini Dell. Then I saw images of the keyboard and I bought an Acer Aspire One the next day. How will anyone be able to touch type on this thing?
ShwetaDarnsies
Nickrick2641
Posted 1:52 AM 3/9/08
Its about time! Dell should be considering themselves lucky that there are people still waiting for this netbook. They've already lost perhaps 1,000 sales due to their ridiculous delays...
Sigh.. lets just hope it'll perform well, if the $300 price tag on it is true, they have a chance on making a comeback.
I'm holding out from clicking the "Buy Now" Button for the Acer. Come Friday and Dell oversleeps again, they'll lose more buyers than ever.
Cheers,
Nick
Nickrick2641