It took some time, but Dell has finally created a netbook of its own by means of the Dell Inspiron Mini 9. The 8.9", a couple of.3lb subnotebook carries a 1.6GHz Intel® Atom Processor® N270, and our model came with 1GB RAM and an 8GB SSD.
The first word that comes to mind when you consider the Inspiron Mini is glossy. The screen is glossy,
the lid is glossy, as well as the plam rest and also the silver border surrounding the keyboard and display on either side is glossy. Whilst this all looks really good, it signifies just concerning the only things that will not track fingerprints within the very first ten minutes of use are the computer keyboard and also the trackpad (even though the silver borders don’t track nearly around the lid, that is entirely black but for a grey Dell logo at its center). Much better glossy rim of silver, the LCD has an interior border of black when the integrated webcam is housed above and two speaker bays on possibly side of a shiny Dell logo are housed below.
It wouldn’t be a netbook without having a miniscule size, and also the Inspiron Mini fits right in with the remainder from the class. Having a pounds of 2.3lbs and dimensions of just 9.1"x6.8"x1.3", the Mini feels comfortable in your lap, if the warm underbody doesn’t bother you the laptop will never be a distraction there. Placing both hands on possibly side of the laptop’s keyboard we could actually balance it conveniently on 1 knee, although for obvious reasons we suggest scrunching those legs together to balance it on both legs when not typing. The AC adapter does not add a lot pounds either, for a combined weight of 2.6lbs that’s easy to throw into a little bag or case.
If the size and weight are the primary attraction of the netbook, the computer keyboard is almost by necessity among the main minuses. Dell really does an very decent job of fitting as a computer keyboard as it can certainly into this kind of a little area, but it is far from ideal. All keys above the numbers have been removed, with F1-F10 still accessible by pressing function and the middle row of keys. But some keys are just gone, such as F11, F12, and scroll/num lock. We do not really miss scroll lock and we can realize not having a number pad or num lock, but F11 is really a helpful key for putting browser windows into full display.
The trackpad leaves less to complain about. The left-click is about the same dimension since the right-click and neither make an annoying sound when you press them, which is nice. The trackpad itself is really a decent size, and our only complaint is the horizontal scroll is really a bit sensitive.
With an 8.9" LCD along with a resolution of 1024x600, the Dell Mini includes a reasonable quantity of screen real estate for such a small unit, with just enough room to view the webpages or documents you need.
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 really functions a good amount of connectivity to get a unit so little, even though you won’t find any HD ports this kind of as DisplayPort or HDMI. Like with most netbooks, you also won’t find an optical drive. Nevertheless, it is around you can expect from a netbook, if not a little bit more.
The LCD pivots not just above but behind the computer keyboard, which signifies the power cord, generally located on the back, is pushed to the left side instead. Also about the left side are 2 USB ports in addition to a multicard reader.
The correct side contains headphone/microphone jacks, a third USB port, VGA out and Ethernet. There is a tiny and relatively ineffective exhaust between the microphone jack and also the USB port.
No ports about the front, even though we do have a power indicator light in addition to a battery indicator light.
