Dell Mini 9 Touchscreen w/ motion detection (accelerometer)

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"For a complete installation guide, please visit http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/dell-... Experimenting with a motion game controller and a few tools to make it rotate the screen on the Mini 9 Tablet. "

Dell Mini 9 makes surprise reappearance

From Engadget -

Dell has previously officially discontinued the Mini 9 but it appears the company may have a surplus of excess stock, as the model has made a surprise reappearance on its website. However, at a base price of $299, it's not as cheap as some of previous deals.

Dell Mini 9 being phased out

From Engadget -

Dell's Mini 9 has conspicuously gone missing from its website while its Studio XPS 16 and a customer service rep has confirmed that i is being phased out, possibly as soon as possible. At least the Vostro A90 is still available.

Dell mini 9 3G install

A Hack a Day reader has sent in instructions on how to install 3G on the Dell mini 9. He used a mini pci-e bracket and found a SIM connector that matched the specs he needed. After soldering it all in place, he was able to connect, without issue.

Dell Mini 9 on sale for $199 (Today Only)

Dell has the Ubuntu-based Mini 9 on sale for $199 today only. Specs include Atom N270 (1.6GHz/533Mhz FSB/512) CPU, 512MB RAM and 8GB SSD. The Windows XP is still at $299.

Dell Product Page here.

Get a Dell Mini 9 foir $99

Dell Computers has a special offer for buyers of certain systems (Studio Slim Desktop, Studio XPS, XPS M1530 and XPS 630) to purchase its Mini 9 for only %99. We are not sure when the offer expires, so if you are in the market for a hot lappie - the M1530 is an attractive one - get yourself a bonus. Sort of like a digital Mini me. :)

Dell Product Order Page here.

How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 9 Into the Ultimate OS X Netbook

Gizomdo has a posted a guide to turn your Dell Mini 9 into the ultimate Mac OS X machine via the "Type11" install, which uses a $129 factory-fresh retail OS X install disk in tandem with a special bootloader that does the necessary tweaking.

What You'll Need

• Dell Mini 9 With 16GB SSD or higher (8GB SSDs will techincally work, but it will take some fiddling not covered by in the tutorial)
• Retail copy of OS X 10.5.x
• A USB flash drive 8GB or higher
• An external USB DVD drive
• The "Type11" Bootloader: DellMiniBoot123v8.01.iso.zip (download link in this forum post)
• Blank CD to burn bootloader image (I actually used version 8.0 of Type11 on my CD-if your boot process with 8.01 is different than what's spelled out in this guide, you can download 8.0 here. Both should work.)
• Windows PC for preparing the flash drive (if DVD drive works fine, this is optional)

If you have all of the above, just follow the instructions here.

Dell Mini 9 selling for just $249

From Engadget -

Dell is currently selling its lowest-spec Mini 9n, with 512MB RAM and Ubuntu installed on a 4GB SSD, for just $249, down $100 from last September. A Windows version, with 8GB SSD, sells for $299. But like all things good, this one ends on February 12.

Get a refurbished Dell Mini 9 Netbook for $178

From CNet -

Although the offer is not expected to last long, Dell's outlet store has the Inspiron Mini 9for as low as $178 shipped. For that price you get a low-end model with the 1.6GHz Atom processor, 512MB RAM, a 4GB SSD, and Ubuntu Linux. It's available in Alpine White or Obsidian Black.

To avail of the offer go to the outlet store page, click Outlet Laptops, then Inspiron & Mini Laptops, and then Inspiron Mini. Under Inspiron Mini 9, click Continue, then Check Availability and Prices. In the list, click the Price column to sort low-to-high. You should see the Mini 9 models for $209. Add the one you want to your cart, then apply coupon code $C$TXXP1CT3BLC to bring the price down to $177.65.

Get it while you can!

Dell Mini 9 Has a More Pro Screen Than MacBook Pro

From Rob Galbraith via Gizmodo -

Using an Eizo ColorEdge CE240W as reference monitor, rofessional photographer Rob Galbraith compared the screens on the three bestselling notebooks in their respective categories MacBook Pro, Dell Mini 9 and Lenovo W700 and that of the Lenovo ThinkPad T60 whose in-plane switching LCD panel is well-regarded. His conclusions are amazing -

The ThinkPad W700, which is geared toward pro photographers and has a built-in Pantone calibrator, not surprisingly, came out best for color accuracy and could possibly replace a desktop display for pro work. What is surprising, though, is that the $300 Dell Inspiron Mini 9 has a display with better "overall hue accuracy" than the $1999 MacBook Pro, which is "one or two steps below a good desktop display."

You can read the entire review here.

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Now for $99 with AT&T 3G Service Purchase

From Laptoping -

Dell is now offering the Inspiron Mini 9 for $99 after $350 mail-in rebate for customers who get it with the AT&T 3G mobile broadband service bundle. The service, however, must be activated (at $60 per month) and maintained for 90 calendar days.

The mail-in rebate offer expires 01/31/2009. Additional details here.