From Electronista -
Sprint has launched a subsidized version of the Dell Mini 10 that includes an internal EVDO Revision A modem for 3G access (with speeds between 600Kbps and 1.4Mbps downloads in real-world conditions). Other specs include 1.33GHz Atom, 1GB RAM, 160GB HD and Windows XP Home. It costs only $200 instead of $300, but requires a two-year contract for a $60 monthly data plan and a $100 mail-in rebate.
From I4U News -
AT&T has added the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 and the Lenovo S10 netbooks to the Acer Aspire one it already offers at subsidized prices for a new 2-year subscription and a mail-in rebate.
Both models will be available for $199.99, with the cheapest qualifying plan costing $40 monthly for 200MB of data. A $60 monthly with 5GB data is also available.
Thing is you can already get versions of the Mini 10 for $199.99 already without a contract.
AT&T Product Page here.
From Direct2Dell -
Starting next week Dell U.S. will be offering the Dell Wireless 700 location solution for its Mini 10. The solution will have an internal GPS card with built-in Wi-Fi locationing, allowing it to work both indoors and out. The Dell Wireless 700 is powered by Broadcom's A-GPS and Skyhook Wireless' Wi-Fi position solutions.
Per Gizmodo the Dell Mini 10 is finally getting that built-in TV tuner option promised at CES as a $50 add-on. It tunes in to over-the-air digital ATSC TV.
Portable Monkey has reported the availability of a 6-cell battery 56Whr option for $30 for the Mini 10 over at the Dell website. There is also more skin options.
Dell Mini 10 product page here.
Per Boing Boing the new Dell Mini 10 can have a maximum of 1GB RAM, unlike practically every other model on the market, including its popular sibling Mini 9. There is no obvious rationale for this except that per Microsoft's licensing, Windows XP can't be bundled with machines containing more than 1GB of RAM. As such, for netbooks that come pre-installed with XP, they are crippled with the 1GB RAM limit. For most models, however, the memory upgrade is cheap and easy.
Unfortunately this is not the case with the Mini 10. Which remind us again, Microsoft and Intel have indicated that they plan to take control of how netbooks are sold and configured and killing off Windows XP once and for all is top of the former's todo list.
From Engadget -
The Dell Mini 10 will apparently have two display options: a unique 1366 x 768 and a more conventional 1024 x 576 WSVGA option for those less concerned with 720p content. It will also be available in either 1.3GHz or 1.6GHz Atom processors, six different colors, with a 3-cell or 6-cell battery. No word on a price or release date, though.
From Engadget -
The Dell Mini 10 has shown up at Tesco's site and is listed for £349 ($480). Basic specs are generic - 1.6GHz Atom Z530 (listed as Z520), 1GB RAM, 160GB HD and Windows XP. But the addition of a multitouch trackpad, built-in GPS and optional WWAN makes the Mini 10 a little more interesting than the competition.
