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The little Leopard laptop
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Hardware, Portables, Hacks, How-tos, Odds and ends, Leopard
I can always tell when I'm bored, because that's when I think up some challenge for myself. The initial spark for this challenge came when I wrote a post a few months ago about how Paul O'Brien at Modaco had successfully installed ...
Review: a weekend with Dell's Inspiron Mini 9
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... keyboard, its swooping curves seem rather bulbous.On the other hand, it feels sturdier and somewhat better-made as a result.
One caveat is the keyboard layout: it doesn't have dedicated function keys, and the apostrophe/quote key is in an odd spot.
Later today, this machine gets mailed off, and I'm sad to see it go. Bought as a gift for my nephew and reviewed en passant, it almost stayed right where I wanted it: in my possession.
$429 as reviewed — Mini Inspiron 9 [Dell]
Why Your Next Computer Might Be A Linux PC
ReadWriteWeb —
It's the perfect storm. Computer manufacturers have figured out how to produce lightweight, low-end machines that cost very little just as the economy takes a big tumble. Meanwhile, software applications that once needed robust software to run are now moving to the cloud. The result? An explosion of netbooks, the "sub-compact" car of notebook computers, most of which don't cost too much more than the average smartphone. When buying a netbook today, you're presented with two options for the OS: Windows XP or Linux. One of those options is less expensive than the other, and that just may be all it takes to get people to choose the Linux machine instead. ...
Awesome gifts for the wired teen
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... Dell Inspiron Mini 9: Netboooks are great for teens. They're cheap, portable, and so hip you'll want to get one for yourself. The Dell Mini 9 features an Atom processor, Windows or Linux, 8.9-inch LED display, and up to 16GB of storage. You can configure yours, but the most basic model starts at $349. ...
Microsoft Keeps Netbooks Small And Weak
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
Topics: Microsoft Microsoft Keeps Netbooks Small And Weak Posted by Dave Methvin , Dec 28, 2008 07:25 PM [image] Although this doesn't seem to have been a great holiday season for technology in general, I suspect that netbooks will be a bright spot for computer makers. Tiny notebook PCs like the Asus Eee PC , Acer Aspire One , Dell Inspiron Mini 9 , and HP Mini 1000 are attracting a lot of attention. All is not peachy in netbook land, however. For one thing, these tiny notebooks also tend to carry tiny prices. Several of these ...
Dell Mini 9 gets 64GB SSD option for Linux, same 'ol for Windows
Engadget —
Looking for a little more room to grow in a netbook yet still can't get over the fear of spinning platters that's plagued you for years? So long as your odd phobias don't also include open source software Dell has your fix with the Mini 9, now available with a $75 64GB SSD option when purchasing a model sporting Ubuntu. Why no big SSD love for XP? ...
The best three Linux introductions for beginners
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols's blog —
A friend of mine, who knows Windows well, recently told me that he was going to give Linux a try. On a recommendation of a friend, he was going to start with Sabayon Linux 4.0 . Oh dear. It's not that Sabayon is a bad Linux distribution. It's, in fact, quite a good one. To me though it's a Linux pro's Linux instead of one that's well suited for a newbie. From where I sit, a new Linux user needs a Linux that's close enough to the desktop they already know-almost always Windows-so they can quickly start using it. That way, they can clearly see the benefits of Linux, such as its stability, security, and speed, without being slowed down by the need to learn new ways of doing things. ...
Persnickety photog has good reasons to love a cheap $300 Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook
DVICE Atom Feed —
... until we read about photographer Rob Galbraith's experience with his Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook. Notice the $300 tinyBook wedged into Galbraith's camera bag on the far left of this pic — it fits in there perfectly. Plus, he likes its "photography-friendly LED display." ...
Building a DIY Apple netbook
The Apple Core —
February 23rd, 2009 Building a DIY Apple netbook Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 7:30 am Categories: Hack , Hardware , How-to , Netbook , Windows Tags: Netbook , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Hardware , Jason D. O'Grady [image] Waiting for Apple to finally release a netbook? Don’t hold your breath. All signs point to it being a long time before Cupertino delivers the small, light and cheap notebook that are so popular with the kids these days. In the mean time, simply go out and create your own. Gizmodo has published a tutorial on how to create the ultimate, no compromises DIY Apple netbook. ...
Don't ignore the netbook
The Apple Core —
February 25th, 2009 Don't ignore the netbook Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:36 am Categories: Netbook Tags: Netbook , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Hardware , Jason D. O'Grady [image] There’s a good article by Clive Thomson called The Netbook Effect in the latest issue of Wired Magazine that’s worth a read. In it Thomson explains the netbook phenomenon: When Asustek launched the Eee PC in fall 2007, it sold out the entire 350,000-unit inventory in a few months… Soon the major PC brands—Dell, HP, Lenovo—were scrambling to catch up; by fall 2008, nearly every US computermaker had rushed a teensy $400 netbook to ...
Can't we just settle on 'netbook' already?
Betanews —
Can't we just settle on 'netbook' already? To you and me, they're netbooks... but if only it were that easy for the computer industry. By Tim Conneally | Published February 27, 2009, 5:10 PM No matter how inaccurate or stigmatized the term, "netbook" has become the de facto name for those small PCs we see people toting around everywhere. Now could someone please tell that to the companies making them? This week, mobile processor company VIA introduced a lifestyle site dedicated to the netbook phenomenon called How To Be Mobile , (or "H2BM" if you're filling out a personal ad.) Even here, however, the devices are interchangeably referred to as "Mini-notes, ...
Boot time shootout: MacBook Air v. Dell Mini 9
The Apple Core —
March 26th, 2009 Boot time shootout: MacBook Air v. Dell Mini 9 Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 4:00 am Categories: Benchmark , MacBook Air , Netbook , Windows notebook Tags: ERROR: brand required [TR|ZD|BN] e.g. searchapi.php?brand=TR =document A friend forwarded me this video that compares the boot time of the MacBook Air to that of a Dell Mini 9 netbook and the results are pretty astonishing. Keep in mind that this test is unscientific and that the MacBook Air is using a standard SATA hard drive whereas the Dell Mini 9 is using Solid State Drive (SSD). It’s also worth noting that the MBA’s Core 2 Duo processor is much faster ...
How-to: upgrading the SSD in your Dell Mini 9
The Apple Core —
March 26th, 2009 How-to: upgrading the SSD in your Dell Mini 9 Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 9:53 am Categories: Mac OS , Netbook , SSD Tags: [image] It’s no secret that the Dell Mini 9 is the currently the best netbook for running Mac OS X . I’ve had one for a month now and I find myself using it more and more all the time. (See my previous posts about how to install OS X on it). One of its best features (after the size and price) — the zippy SSD — is also one if its biggest liabilities simply because of its small capacity. I opted for the 16GB SSD because it’s considered the minimum configuration for OS X, but I started filling it up pretty ...
Microsoft Wrestles Netbook Control From Linux
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP —
According to what is being described as a ‘leak’, Microsoft has dropped their copy of Windows XP to OEM’s of netbook computers to under $15 a copy. The Redmond software giant is trying to undercut the use of Linux on the pint sized netbook computers that have become so popular. With netbooks selling for less than $300 and with profit margins becoming slim for the OEM’s, this strategy may be an attempt to wrestle control away from Linux. Some of the major OEM’s such as Dell feature Ubuntu on their low cost models.
Yesterday I received a update from Dell which was selling their popular mini 9 with Ubuntu for $279. A check of Dell’s web site ...
