I had the chance to test one of these babies. Paid $289 for a Dell mini 8.9″ at BestBuy (Canada).

Quick Review:

Pros:
- Aesthetics: These “little creatures” are unbelievable nice. The finish and details are top notch
- The screen is one of the best. I could say that they are at an Apple level. No dead pixels or defects whatsoever. The view angles are really good.
- The netbook is super quiet. You cannot even tell if it’s on.
- The ones I got came with XP. They were white (only top cover)
- Boot up was super fast
- Wireless, SD and USB slots work flawless.
- VGA and Ethernet ports
- Everything works under OSX from the beginning.
- All packaging was perfectly designed.
- It is “really” a mini Dell (mini laptop from dell)
- Traditional Trackpad (buttons at the bottom)

Cons:
- No Webcam (these is supposed to be standard now)
- 8Gb SSD is insufficient. If you want to install Windows 7 or OSX, you will need to spent some time figuring it out. IT is not as straight forward as it should be.
- No HDD led. Sometimes, you don’t know if it is doing something
- Battery tops 3 hours max (4 cells)
- Keyboard is not as good as HP or Asus.
- Some glare outdoors – bearable.

That pretty much sums it all. Hope it helps on your decision.

Detailed Specs from Dell:

Processors
- Intel®  AtomTM  Processor (1.6GHz, 512KB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)

Operating System
- Genuine Windows®  XP Home Edition SP3

Memory
- Up to 1GB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM.

Chipset
- Intel®  945PM / GS Express Chipset

Graphics
- Intel®  Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950

LCD Display
- Glossy 8.9 inch LED display (1024X600)

Audio and Speakers
- One external speaker

Hard Drives
- Up to 16GB configured with a Solid State drive.

Optical Drives
- None

Ports
- USB 2.0 (3)
- Integrated 10/100 LAN (RJ45)
- 15-pin VGA video connector
- Audio jacks (1-line out, 1 mic-in)
- 4-in-1 Media Card Reader
- AC adapter connector

Power
- 4-cell 32WHr Li-Ion Battery

Camera
- Optional 0.3MP or 1.3MP webcams

Wireless
- 802.11g mini-card

Bluetooth Options:
- Bluetooth®  Internal (2.0) mini-card

Ports, Slots, Chassis
- USB 2.0 (3)
- Integrated 10/100 LAN (RJ45)
- 15-pin VGA video connector
- Audio jacks (1-line out, 1 Mic-in)
- 3-in-1 Media Card Reader
- AC adapter connector  Dimensions & Weight
- Width: 9.13″ (232mm)
- Height: 1.07″ (16.8mm) front / 1.25″ (31.7mm) back
- Depth: 6.77″ (172mm)
- Weight: Starting weight of 2.28 lbs. (1.035 kg)3(8.9″ display, 4 cell battery). Weights will vary depending on configurations and manufacturing variability.

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