The Mini 10 has several useful features. One of the most remarkable is that although this netbook weighs only 2.9 pounds (1.3 kg), it has a keyboard that is 92 percent the size of a standard laptop keyboard; its roomy design and comfortable keys rectify one of the biggest disadvantages of the Inspiron Mini 9 (even so, Inspiron Mini 9 is one of the best netbooks in the market, according to some experts). The Mini 10 also has a 10.1-inch display with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a touchpad that supports multitouch gestures.
The most curious thing is the netbook has an HDMI port onboard. And this is curious because the benefits of this port are limited unless you want to get high-definition video onto the Mini 10′s 160GB hard disk drive. According to Dell, some optional features will be available later this year including an internal ATSC digital TV tuner and “high-def resolution”, which is a new technology that is basically unknown so far. Maybe these features will make the HDMI port most interesting.
Another interesting thing: Dell announced that the Mini 10 will be available in six colors (a trend that several makers are following): black, white, red, pink, blue, and green.
Important specifications were not published in the first Dell’s official press release about this launch; of course, they will be known when the main online stores start to sell the netbook. The official press release highlights some basic aspects: the Mini 10 comes with a RAM 1GB standard (Dell says that the units with 2GB will be available later this year), Windows XP, Wi-Fi and webcam. Other expected features are the support for Ubuntu Linux and Windows Vista (operating systems), 120GB and 250GB hard-disk drives, solid-state drives, bluetooth, wireless WAN and internal GPS.
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