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    Dell Mini

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by vistanoob18, Feb 10, 2009.

  1. vistanoob18

    vistanoob18 Notebook Guru

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    I was wondering if any of you Dell owners have the mini and what you think of it? I was thinking of getting the 12 but I saw that the 9 comes with a SSD which I am very interested in. Could you guys let me know what you think. Thank you :)

    My mother was interested in the 12 which turned me onto it but I don't know about PATA drives at all :0
     
    vistanoob18, Feb 10, 2009
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  2. NAS Ghost

    NAS Ghost Notebook Deity

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    Theres nothing wrong with PATA drives, its just an older interface. Most current drives still have trouble fully using all the bandwidth of the PATA 100 and 133 interface except for the larger desktop drives and maybe the 500GB laptop drives.
     
    NAS Ghost, Feb 10, 2009
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  3. atbnet

    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    There is a Dell Mini 10 coming by the end of the month, I'd wait for that.
     
    atbnet, Feb 10, 2009
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  4. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    I have the I9 in Red (Garnet) and shes a tiny, sleek and sexy Netbook! :cool:

    I have had no problems nor any issues with her at all :D

    And, when the Mini 10 comes out, I will prob's also purchase that.

    It depends, do you want a Netbook now, or later?

    Wat til the end of February/beginning of March, and you could have a nice sized Mini 10!!! :D

    You got several choces there...the I9, wait on the I10, or also go for the I12 :D

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Feb 10, 2009
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    wlfng2005 Notebook Consultant

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    the mini10 is coming, so you might want to wait for it. Anyway, I dont recommend you buy the 12 because it is very slow. If you decide to buy the mini9 then pick the one with the lowest specs (RAM, SSD) and just upgrade these yourself, it is cheaper and it is better that way.
     
    wlfng2005, Feb 10, 2009
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  6. vistanoob18

    vistanoob18 Notebook Guru

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    Aren't SSD's really expensive still? I was looking into them before and I thought they were a few hundred dollars for a decent sized one. I'll look into that I guess.

    As for RAM, I can handle doing that no problem but is it really worth it to upgrade instead of buying it direct from dell?

    Thanks for letting me know the 10 is coming out. I had no idea so I think I'm going to wait for that netbook.
     
    vistanoob18, Feb 11, 2009
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  7. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    I think your making the right decision, in waiting for the I10 to be released! :D

    It's gonna be another sweet Netbook ;)


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Feb 11, 2009
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  8. CrazyDesi

    CrazyDesi Notebook Geek

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    I think I am the only one that loves his MIni 12 :(. I have been using it as my primary notebook now.
     
    CrazyDesi, Feb 11, 2009
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  9. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    If I had a use for another computer I'd probably buy a mini 12 :)

    But right now I have 2 desktops and 2 laptops ... I dont need half that many.
     
    millermagic, Feb 11, 2009
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  10. Nankuru

    Nankuru Notebook Evangelist

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    If you're happy then it's a good machine. I think a lot of people wanted Dell to build it differently and turned against it when it wasn't what they wanted.

    It's still the only netbook in it's class until the Samsung NC20 turns up.
     
    Nankuru, Feb 11, 2009
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