Dell Inspiron Mini 10

While manufacturers have been benefiting from the current popularity of netbooks, Dell with its Inspiron mini 10 has finally hopped on to the 10-inch netbook bandwagon.

Features
The mini 10 is built around the Intel US15W chipset and this netbook is powered by the Z530 processor, which is clocked at 1.60 GHz. In addition to that, the housed 1 GB RAM and a roomy 160 GB—5400 rpm—hard drive collectively make up for an average entry-level netbook. On the Inspiron mini 10, office and mainstream applications such as Microsoft Office, Internet surfing and video chatting will be a breeze (it has a built-in 1.3 MP webcam).

Also, emailing, chatting, blogging and applications that need typing on the go will be easy, special thanks to its ultra-light weight and a roomy keyboard. Onboard graphics are courtesy a GMA 500 GPU and the glossy screen houses a crisp 10.1-inch 16:9 screen displaying 1024 x 576 pixels. Watching movies on the go is fun. Here’s the best part, if the miniscule screen doesn’t suffice, use the HDMI port to connect your HDTV but a VGA port is absent. Other standard features include three USB ports, Ethernet and sound jacks. A multi-card reader is provided too.

Connectivity is offered via Bluetooth, 10/100 Ethernet and Wi-FiB/G but Wi-FiN would have been better. Finally the mini 10 comes pre-installed with Microsoft Windows XP and a recovery disc is bundled along with.